The Prineville Review is pleased to announce a new partnership with the Oregon Journalism Project (OJP), a nonprofit newsroom focused on investigative and enterprise reporting across Oregon. This collaboration is a natural fit, aligning with the Review’s longstanding commitment to government transparency and watchdog journalism.
Through the partnership, the Prineville Review will begin featuring select stories produced by OJP, helping to bring more in-depth, statewide investigative reporting—while maintaining its focus on local issues. The addition of OJP’s content allows the Prineville Review to offer broader coverage on public policy, state government, and civic accountability, all while continuing to publish its work free of charge for the community.
Founded in 2024, the Oregon Journalism Project was created to address the growing gap in investigative journalism across the state. The organization is led by some of Oregon’s most respected journalists, including Pulitzer Prize winner Nigel Jaquiss, longtime Willamette Week editor and publisher Mark Zusman, and seasoned editor James Neff.
Jaquiss earned national recognition in 2005 when he received the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for his work at Willamette Week, under Zusman’s editorial leadership. His reporting exposed former Oregon Governor Neil Goldschmidt—once considered one of the most powerful Democrats in Oregon history—for sexually abusing a minor during his time as Portland mayor. The revelations effectively ended Goldschmidt’s public engagement and shook the state’s political establishment.
Zusman’s editing tenure with the newspaper has been a persistent watchdog over Oregon politics and government, most notably uncovering the business and political entanglements of then-Governor John Kitzhaber’s fiancĂ©e, First Lady Cylvia Hayes—reporting that played a key role in Kitzhaber’s eventual resignation.
Since starting last year, OJP’s diligent investigative reporting has played a role in the resignation of public officials, including the longtime CEO of Travel Oregon.
With OJP’s team of veteran journalists, the partnership brings added depth and statewide perspective to the Prineville Review’s already robust local reporting. It reflects a shared belief that access to fact-based, investigative journalism is essential for informed civic engagement.
Mr. Alderman is an investigative journalist specializing in government transparency, non-profit accountability, consumer protection, and is a subject mater expert on Oregon’s public records and meetings laws. As a former U.S. Army Military Police Officer, he brings a disciplined investigative approach to his reporting that has frequently exposed ethics violations, financial mismanagement, and transparency failures by public officials and agencies.
