This fall, Florida Trend and 11 Florida newspapers were honored by the Brechner Center for Freedom of Information for their use of public records in investigative journalism. Trend’s “Road Racket” by Cynthia Barnett was named one of the top 30 freedom of information stories in Florida in the past 30 years.

Watch below as reporter Cynthia Barnett talks about she developed the story.

And read “Road Racket” from FloridaTrend.com.

From Brechner.org: