INVESTIGATIVE JOURNALIST & WRITER
Scott Johnson.
The questions
worth pursuing.
I’m an investigative journalist based in Mobile, Alabama, reporting on public accountability, courts, health care and business.
SCOTT JOHNSON
Digital Editor & Investigative Reporter
Lagniappe Daily ↗
SELECTED REPORTING
Follow the story.
01 / FEATURED INVESTIGATION
Crash. Call. Collect.
A local injury clinic. A network of medical and legal businesses. An investigation into the connections behind the claims.
2026 DAVID CARR AWARD · FIRST PLACE
Original feature presentation · Lagniappe Daily · From my reporting archive
01 / THE INVESTIGATION
Crash, Call,
Collect.
The story starts with a local clinic.
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Explore the investigation — four articles in reading order
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02 / POLITICAL ACCOUNTABILITY
Tommy Tuberville
Promises, residency and public records. Reporting that follows the documents behind a senator’s public statements.
Tommy Tuberville · From my reporting archive
Tuberville homestead records withheld ↗
Pursuing the documents behind the residency debate.
No record Tuberville donated Senate salary to veterans ↗
Following a public pledge through the available records.
Senate travel records deepen residency questions ↗
Travel records and the questions surrounding residency.
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03 / CORPORATE ACCOUNTABILITY
Continental Aerospace
Inside a major Mobile manufacturer: the cyberattack, the corporate response, international ties and the changing ownership.
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Continental Aerospace returns to US ownership ↗
Following the company through its ownership transition.
Continental’s red connection examined ↗
Corporate documents, international ties and a proposed acquisition.
CEO claimed cyber breach ‘not a significant event’ ↗
Examining the company’s response through internal communications.
Inside Continental Aerospace’s crippling 2024 cyber attack ↗
Reconstructing a cyberattack and its effects on workers and operations.
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Alabama’s IVF
turning point
Following the legal decision and its consequences.
A judicial campaign
under scrutiny
Reporting on a candidate’s use of a 2003 police killing.
Recognized reporting.
AAN PUBLISHERS · 2026
GREEN EYESHADE AWARDS · 2026
A-MARK PRIZE · ALABAMA · 2026
COMMERCIAL WRITING
Complex subjects.
Clear writing.
Alongside my journalism, my writing work includes SEO content, ghostwriting, case studies and marketing copy, including work for UserWay.
SEO & editorial content
Research, structure and clarity.
Ghostwriting
A clear perspective in a client’s voice.
Case studies & marketing copy
People, products and ideas explained.
BEHIND THE BYLINE
Based in Alabama.
Following the evidence.
I’m a journalist and digital editor at Lagniappe Daily in Mobile. My reporting examines public institutions, the courts and the businesses that shape people’s lives.
Before joining Lagniappe in 2021, I worked at the Journal Record in Hamilton, Alabama. Public records, careful sourcing and clear explanations are central to my work.
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