UNLV has started an investigation to determine who revealed the name of a top donor to the Review-Journal but a media expert said school should focus on internal controls.
Arthur Kane
Named Review-Journal Investigations Editor in February 2023, Art has been a reporter, editor, producer and executive producer at top metro newspapers and a top 20-market television station. His work sparked indictments, audits and changes to state law. He has been honored with two duPont-Columbia awards, a Peabody and was a finalist for the Investigative Reporters and Editors honor. Since joining the RJ, his stories led to indictments of convention officials, the Henderson constable and a revamping of the state dental board, including the resignation of half the board and termination of the top two staffers. His stories about police misconduct and Nye County Sheriff deputies' failures to stop an impaired driver won top state awards, including Story of the Year, and Video of the Year. He also won best investigative story at the Nevada Press Association in 2021 and 2022. He was honored as Nevada's outstanding journalist in 2020 and again in 2022.
Henderson Constable Earl Mitchell was indicted after a Review-Journal story questioning the spending of county money, including at casinos and bars.
The UNLV dentist who received nearly $500,000 in payments that a school lawyer deemed he didn’t deserve, also had a $72,000 a year contract with College of Southern Nevada for part-time work on top of his full-time UNLV job, records show.