Jim DeBrosse, Ph.D

Author, Journalist, Investigative Reporter, Researcher, Editor, Teacher

I'm the author of five books, a contributing writer for Cincinnati Magazine and an award-winning newspaper reporter and columnist. I retired in 2018 as an assistant professor of journalism at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio. As part of my commitment to social justice, I co-founded a news website devoted to workplace fairness and equal opportunity, "Cincinnatians for the American Dream." Since earning my certification from the International TEFL Academy in 2021, I've volunteered locally and overseas to teach English as a second language.

Recent Articles

A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY BEARS FRUIT FOR PALESTINIAN ARTIST JASON AL GHUSSEIN

A JOURNEY OF DISCOVERY BEARS FRUIT FOR PALESTINIAN ARTIST JASON AL GHUSSEIN

By Jim DeBrosse |

Jason Al Ghussein plants his Palestinian roots in Over-the-Rhine, hoping a bright mural can open minds and bring people together.

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FILLING THE LOCAL NEWS VOIDS

FILLING THE LOCAL NEWS VOIDS

By Jim DeBrosse |

A new digital newsroom in Cleveland using “community documenters” is looking to spread across the state.

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WIN, LOSE, DRAW: INSIDE OHIO’S REDISTRICTING BATTLE

WIN, LOSE, DRAW: INSIDE OHIO’S REDISTRICTING BATTLE

By Jim DeBrosse |

Ohio Republican lawmakers submitted unconstitutional election maps five different times in order to run out the clock on fair redistricting, and they prevailed. A second primary this month cost taxpayers $20 million.

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My Books

See No Evil

See No Evil

By Jim DeBrosse |

Why do the mainstream media marginalize and ridicule more plausible conspiracy theories when the majority of Americans long ago wrote off the Warren Report as a cover-up? See No Evil analyzes the built-in biases of the U.S. corporate media, exposes its complicity in the whitewashing, and advocates for the broadest possible investigation into the motives and key players who may have been responsible for the Crime of the Twentieth Century.

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The Secret in Building 26

The Secret in Building 26

By Jim DeBrosse |

The Secret in Building 26 is a history of America’s heroic effort to break the Nazi’s toughest Enigma codes during World War II. And the heart of the operation was hidden in a nondescript factory building at NCR in Dayton, Ohio. The Washington Post said the book “needs to be read… by those who want to understand the indispensible role of information technology in modern warfare.”

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Hidden City

Hidden City

By Jim DeBrosse |

In Hidden City, a plot to spread plague among Cincinnati’s homeless population leads investigative reporter Rick Decker underground into the city’s long-abandoned subway tunnels. Set in Cincinnati’s historic Over-the-Rhine and Brewery districts, this is the second mystery novel in the Rick Decker series, and a Mystery Book Fan Club selection.

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The Serpentine Wall

The Serpentine Wall

By Jim DeBrosse |

When six college football stars die in a suspicious after-hours fire on a luxurious riverboat nightclub, reporter Rick Decker’s investigation runs up against both organized crime and an overzealous county prosecutor. 

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Southern Cross

Southern Cross

By Jim DeBrosse |

In Southern Cross, the disappearance of a wealthy heir on a Caribbean cruise takes Decker to the British Virgin Islands, where the beauty of the setting is matched only by the treachery of the plot he uncovers.

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