https://matthew-bovee.com/categories/investigation/Recent content in Investigation on Matthew Bovee | Investigative ReporterHugoen-usSat, 09 May 2026 13:00:00 -0500https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/investigation-workflow/Sat, 09 May 2026 13:00:00 -0500https://matthew-bovee.com/blog/investigation-workflow/<p><img src="https://matthew-bovee.com/images/s-investigation-workflow-how-breaking-stories-ge-a8f349.jpg" alt="Investigative journalist workspace with documents and data analysis"></p> <p>Every breaking news story starts somewhere. For me, it usually begins with a phone call, an email that doesn&rsquo;t feel right, or a conversation at a coffee shop in Lincoln that pivots from small talk to something much bigger. What happens between that first spark and the moment a story goes live is a process I&rsquo;ve refined over three decades of investigative journalism in Nebraska.</p>