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D/B/A SUNCOAST SEARCH LIGHT. THE COMPENSATION WAS PAID BY THE GULF COAST COMMUNITY FOUNDATION THROUGH GRANT FUNDING PROVIDED BY THE BARANICK FOUNDATION. FORM 990 - ORGANIZATION'S MISSION OUR TEAM OF WATCHDOG AND INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALISTS DELIVER DEPTH NOT BY GENERATING DAILY HEADLINES BUT BY STRATEGICALLY FOCUSING OUR REPORTING POWER WHERE WE CAN GET MAXIMUM IMPACT. WE WILL DO THIS IN SEVERAL WAYS: ORIGINAL JOURNALISM: WE PRODUCE QUICK-TURN ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXPLANATORY STORIES, MID-LEVEL ENTERPRISE PIECES AND IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS USING OUR OWN, IN-HOUSE RESOURCES AND MAKE THEM FREELY AVAILABLE FOR REPUBLICATION BY PRINT, DIGITAL TELEVISION AND RADIO OUTLETS. COLLABORATIVE JOURNALISM: WE PARTNER WITH PRINT, DIGITAL TELEVISION AND RADIO NEWSROOMS TO PRODUCE QUICK-TURN ACCOUNTABILITY AND EXPLANATORY STORIES, MID-LEVEL ENTERPRISE PIECES AND IN-DEPTH INVESTIGATIONS USING SHARED RESOURCES AND CO-PUBLISH THEM. SUPPORTIVE JOURNALISM: WE PROVIDE RESOURCES INCLUDING PUBLIC FOIA ASSISTANCE, DATA WORK, EDITING HELP AND TRAINING SESSIONS TO BOLSTER THE WORK OF LOCAL PRINT, DIGITAL TELEVISION AND RADIO NEWSROOMS, WHICH WILL CREDIT US FOR THAT ASSISTANCE WHEN APPROPRIATE. COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT: WE SEEK INPUT FROM THE COMMUNITY, ENGAGE WITH THEM ON THE TOPICS THEY THINK ARE IMPORTANT AND PRODUCE STORIES THAT OPEN DISCUSSION ON CIVIC AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT. WE ALSO HOST EVENTS AND CREATE OTHER OPPORTUNITIES TO GIVE VOICE TO PEOPLE ACROSS THE REGION. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 11B NO REVIEW WAS OR WILL BE CONDUCTED. FORM 990, PAGE 6, PART VI, LINE 19 NO DOCUMENTS AVAILABLE TO THE PUBLIC