Tom Gogola, Author at Type Investigations

Tom Gogola

Tom Gogola is news editor of the North Bay Bohemian, a weekly paper in Northern California. He was formerly a criminal justice reporter for The Lens, an investigative news site in New Orleans; editor of the Fairfield County Weekly, in Bridgeport, Connecticut; and has written for numerous publications, including Newsday, New York and The Nation. Last updated July 2017

Investigations

Rules Should Follow Small Fishermen

Is the government destroying fisheries in order to save them?

Bycatch 22

As a twisted consequence of overfishing regulations, commercial fishermen have no choice but to catch sea bass, flounder, monkfish, and tuna — and throw them dead back into the sea.

The Backstories

The Backstory: Tom Gogola

Tom Gogola discusses his perspective on fishing bycatch, what didn’t make it into his final story, and the critical role played by The Investigative Fund.