Author Rex Smith @rexwsmith Rex Smith is editor of the Times Union in Albany, New York. Remembering the Value of Investigative Journalism A newspaper editor describes six newsroom strategies that ensure that watchdog reporting thrives—even at news organizations where resources are limited. September 15, 2008 A Front Page Dominated By Local News Changes in how the Times Union’s newsroom functions drive the paper’s push of breaking local news to the Web, with more analysis on its printed pages. December 15, 2007 A Mid-Sized Newspaper Connects Its Readers to Africa Times Union journalists traveled to Malawi to trace the links of local citizens to the people of sub-Saharan Africa. September 15, 2004