Culture
How upstart Nick Shirley transcended humble beginning, threats, to plant his flag on journalism summit
Celebrated citizen journalist Nick Shirley always wanted to be a YouTuber, and at 23 he’s already traveled the world. But it wasn’t until he exposed mammoth Somali-led daycare and healthcare fraud in Minnesota â simultaneously exposing baffling legacy media neglect â that he became a household name and the fresh face of investigative journalism. Yet, […]
February 27, 2026
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