Craig Lyons
craiglyons.bsky.social
Craig Lyons
@craiglyons.bsky.social
Managing editor at the Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University. Veteran newspaper reporter. Adopted Hoosier, native Mainer.
“Like you, we felt betrayed”: The faculty at The Media School issued this letter today in support of our students and a free press at Indiana University.

www.idsnews.com/article/2025...
LETTER TO THE EDITOR: Media School faculty sign open letter to students
A open letter to students signed by 48 Media School faculty members.
www.idsnews.com
October 30, 2025 at 2:03 AM
Indiana’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation and their staffers have accepted over $640,000 in privately sponsored international travel since 2020, the Arnolt Center found.

Thanks to @indianacapitalchronicle.com for publishing the story.

indianacapitalchronicle.com/2025/07/29/f...
Five-star stays and Michelin-starred meals: Interest groups foot the bill for congressional travel • Indiana Capital Chronicle
Indiana’s U.S. House of Representatives delegation have accepted roughly $640,000 in privately sponsored international travel since 2020
indianacapitalchronicle.com
July 29, 2025 at 12:20 PM
@stacykess.bsky.social is doing great work (also, she’s a former Hoosier and current New Englander). Happy to support @equalaccesspublicmedia.org and its mission.
March 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
The latest from the Arnolt Center and Chalkbeat Indiana:
Scholarships for career-driven Indiana teens are growing and gaining fans, but lack transparency.
State agencies denied records requests for invoices related to spending and distribution of taxpayer dollars.

www.chalkbeat.org/indiana/2025...
The footprint of Career Scholarship Accounts is growing. Transparency for them is lacking.
The two-year old program that connects students to local businesses to provide them work experience is at full capacity, and lawmakers could soon increase its funding. But figuring out how much money ...
www.chalkbeat.org
March 12, 2025 at 1:15 PM
Many thanks to @ire-nicar.bsky.social for giving me the opportunity to lead my first panel (Google Sheets 2) at NICAR in Minneapolis last week. A special shoutout to @ksophiewill.bsky.social for her coaching assistance during the session. (Photo by Rashika Jaipuriar/IRE)
March 11, 2025 at 3:28 PM
The Arnolt Center for Investigative Journalism at Indiana University and The Media School are well represented at #NICAR25. @ire-nicar.bsky.social, @kathleenmjohnston.bsky.social, @egawthrop.bsky.social
March 7, 2025 at 3:15 AM