Matt Stroud
Matt Stroud is an investigative reporter and author of Thin Blue Lie. He writes about journalism, power, and how stories get made, drawing on two decades of reporting for national outlets and long-form investigative projects.
The Amphibian Show
Hidden Mirrors with Alan Huffman
Thin Blue Lie: The Failure of High-Tech Policing
Chicago police spent years trying to predict murder. We spent years reporting it. Amazon spent five minutes burying it
Chris Morris broke television news in 1994 and nobody noticed
The Pentagon spent $93 billion in a single month on lobster tails, king crab, ribeye steak, and a Steinway grand piano
Pittsburgh has ~40 newsrooms and little shared infrastructure. I'm going to talk about it at TEDx Pittsburgh May 29, 2026
