Mike Cronin
Journalist
Portfolio
Austin Business Journal
July 19, 2019
Gen. John Murray, head of the new Army Futures Command, is courting the private sector — and already has the ear of Michael Dell.
Austin Business Journal
April 26, 2019
AUSTIN'S NEW STARTUP SCENE:
Move over tech, food and drink startups are all the rage.
Austin Business Journal.
November 20, 2018
The Business Journal Interview with Steve Ballmer: His mentors, Microsoft's failures & how to stay positive.
Austin Business Journal
September 21, 2018
Military's advance on Austin likely a boon for businesses: Army, Navy, Air Force, DoD all have outposts in the Texas capital to absorb some of our creative thinking.
Austin Business Journal
August 3, 2018
By allowing employees to bare their inner demons, Scribe Media has the ultimate open office.
Austin Business Journal
March 9, 2018
WHURLEY'S WAY, WAY OUT THERE ON THIS ONE: After making a SXSW splash in 2016 and then cashing out to Goldman Sachs, one of Austin’s most audacious entrepreneurs returns to the big show to debut a startup that some observers say is ridiculously ahead of its time.
Austin Business Journal
February 21, 2018
Cronin Office Hours, November edition: 4 startups in Capital Factory's accelerator.
Austin Business Journal
December 7, 2017
Cronin Office Hours, November edition: 4 startups in Capital Factory's accelerator.
Austin Business Journal
October 5, 2017
Is Dosh Austin's most promising consumer-facing startup since Whole Foods and Dell?
Austin Business Journal
June 8, 2017
Women in Austin tech: Women-led startups funded a fraction of male-led ventures; Data shows that's bad business.
Austin Business Journal
June 14, 2017
Mikes Take: Why ABJ's cover story on women in Austin tech went so deep with details.
Austin Business Journal
July 26, 2017
How AMD boss Lisa Su engineered chipmaker's eye-opening resurgence.
Is your water safe to drink?
This investigation examined the major public drinking water systems of the Citizen-Times’ five-county coverage area. Public drinking water systems officials admitted they didn’t know where or how many lead pipes existed. That means no one knows if the correct homes are being tested to ensure the water is safe to drink.
Asheville Citizen-Times, April 23, 2016
Former official: Archdiocese didn't report priest's pornography
The second major story our investigative team published about the clergy sex-abuse that officials of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis had kept secret for decades. I wrote the story while sharing a byline with my colleague. We broke the news of the decades-long sex-abuse cover-up by archdiocesan officials.
The continuing consequences of our project, Betrayed by Silence, include criminal charges being filed by prosecutors against the archdiocese for its “role in failing to protect children and contribution to the unspeakable harm” done to three sexual abuse victims of a former priest; the resignation of Archbishop John Nienstedt; the unprecedented court-ordered disclosure of names of abusive priests; the filing for bankruptcy by the archdiocese; the suspension of a $160 million archdiocese capital campaign; and the reopening of three child sexual-abuse and pornography-possession cases. Our investigation won several national and regional awards.
MPR News, Oct 4, 2013
Rash of improper influence over high-dollar contracts at Houston ISD -- while teachers are cut and schools are closed
Our 2011 investigation of questionable business practices by the Houston Independent School District – which had a roughly $1.6 billion annual budget and an enrollment of about 203,000 students – won the best online project First Amendment Award from the Society of Professional Journalists, Fort Worth Professional Chapter. All Texas and Oklahoma print and broadcast journalists were eligible. Our reporting spurred two independent audits and new procurement and ethics policies.
Texas Watchdogs, December 20, 20111
U.S. scrambles to develop cyber defenses to fight Internet hacking
This story analyzed cybersecurity threats to the United States and examined American efforts to counter those threats. It won first place in the 2010 Western Pennsylvania Press Club Golden Quill Awards in the Science/Technology category.
Pittsburgh Tribune-Review May 30, 2009
