Signal Ohio is proud to announce that Scott Cameron will join the organization as Bureau Chief of Signal Statewide, beginning November 3.
Cameron brings to Signal Ohio more than two decades of experience leading innovative, collaborative, and high-impact public-service journalism. Most recently, he served as Managing Editor at Indiana Public Broadcasting News, where he led the state’s largest team dedicated to government and policy reporting. There, he guided coverage that made state policy more accessible and actionable — producing daily stories, explainers, and investigations that deepened civic understanding and contributed to smarter public policy outcomes in the state.
Before his work in Indiana, Cameron was the Executive Editor of the Illinois Newsroom, where he co-founded and led a statewide journalism collaboration uniting eight public media partners. Under his leadership, the network strengthened local reporting capacity while maintaining editorial excellence across disparate communities.
“Scott is a strategic newsroom leader with a deep understanding of how to bridge state policy and local impact,” Signal Ohio CEO Rita McNeil Danish said. “His experience fostering collaboration and clarity in public affairs journalism will be invaluable as Signal Ohio continues to grow.”
In his new role, Cameron will oversee the Signal Statewide team — including Andrew Tobias, Jake Zuckerman and Amy Morona in her role serving both Cleveland and Statewide audiences.
In just a year, Signal Statewide has established itself as a leader in coverage at the Ohio Statehouse and in the communities impacted by the decisions made there and in Washington. Through proactive analysis, perceptive enterprise reporting, and thoughtfully executed investigations, Signal Statewide has shone a needed light on public policy, helping to inform voters at the ballot box and in their everyday lives.
More than 40,000 subscribers already receive its weekly newsletter State Signals.The team’s work can be found on Signal’s websites and is made available for free for other publishers to syndicate.
Among the team’s high-level stories that have generated impact:
- They revealed how a hospital in Bellefontaine has sued 2,700 patients in a two-year period over unpaid medical bills — some for as little as $215. Along with this, we took a look at a bill lawmakers are considering around medical debt.
- They broke down the property tax debate at the Statehouse — making sense of how it affects homeowners and schools across the state.
- They uncovered how an explosion of opioid recovery homes is straining the housing stock and that current laws prevent local leaders from doing anything about it. Soon after the story was published, Ohio sued to shut down the recovery housing network over lack of accreditation, citing risks to residents.
- They exclusively reported that while Ohio lawmakers pushed forward a sweeping reform bill that reduced the independence of higher education institutions, the presidents of the state’s public universities made a calculated choice to remain silent.
This is journalism with purpose: showing how policy decisions play out in real life and spotlighting the people impacted. Signal Statewide is here so Ohioans understand the state — not just the headlines, but the stakes. The organization has ambitions to grow the size of the team in the coming year to provide even more authoritative coverage on topics critical to Ohio’s future.
About Signal Ohio
Signal Ohio is a nonprofit, nonpartisan newsroom network committed to delivering community-centered journalism that helps Ohioans understand the forces shaping their lives. With reporting hubs in Cleveland, Akron, and a growing statewide team, Signal Ohio aims to strengthen civic engagement, transparency, and trust across the state.