Robert Higgs

About

Managing producer for Cleveland.com. A fancy way of saying I manage of team of people, while still writing for the largest media site in Ohio and its newspaper, The Plain Dealer. Formerly posted as Columbus bureau chief, covering the governor and state government for 3 1/2 years, but now back home in Greater Cleveland. Endured half a decade of covering Cleveland City hall. Previously the charter editor for PolitiFact Ohio, a fact-checking effort to take the spin out of politics. Stories for PolitiFact Ohio appear online at PolitiFactOhio.com as well as in The Plain Dealer and in other newspapers around Ohio that are partners in the Ohio Newspapers Organization. As online medical editor increased readership to Cleveland.com for coverage of consumer health and the medical industry in Greater Cleveland. As a deputy metropolitan editor, handled at various times a staff of medical team of reporters, 12 general assignment reporters and a local government team. Was the principal editor of a series of stories entitled "Fixing Mr. Fix-it," which examined the long recovery for a man who lost both hands in a work accident. Plain Dealer writer Diane Suchetka, was a Pulitzer Prize finalist for feature writing in 2010 for that work. Specialties: Online product development. Staff management. Story development. Editing. Writing.