Those who dedicated their time and effort to the Arizona Project were dubbed the Desert Rats.
Team leader: Robert W. Greene, Newsday
Assistant team leader: Richard Cady, Indianapolis Star
Team story editor: Anthony Insolia, Newsday
Reporters and writers: Ross Becker, Lowell Bergman, Don Devereux, Alex Drehsler, Jack Driscoll, Dave Freed, Bill Hume, Susan Irby, Harry Jones, Doug Kramer, Dick Levitan, Dick Lyneis, Ken Matthews, Jack McFarren, Bill Montalbano, Phil O'Connor, Dave Offer, Dave Overton, Myrta Pulliam, John Rawlinson, Tom Renner, Mike Satchell, Ray Schrick, Ed Rooney, Bob Teuscher, Norm Udevitz, Jerry Uhrhammer, Bob Weaver, Mike Wendland, Steve Wick, and Jack Wirner.
Other team members: Steve Goldin, Dan Noyes, George Weisz.
Assisted by contributors: Assistant Prof. James Johnson, Arizona State University, Profs. Don Carson, George Ridge and visiting instructor Bruce Dobler, University of Arizona.
Legal counsel: Andrew L. Hughes, Townley and Updike, New York City, N.Y., and Edward O. DeLaney, Barnes, Hickman, Pantzer and Boyd, Indianapolis, Ind.
Organizations: Albuquerque Journal, The Arizona Daily Star, Boston Globe, CBS/WEEI Boston, Chicago Tribune, Colorado Springs Sun, Denver Post, Detroit News, Elyria (Ohio) Chronicle, Eugene (Ore.) Register-Guard, Gulfport (Miss.) Herald, Idaho Statesman, Indianapolis Star, Jack Anderson Associates, Kansas City Star, KGUN-TV Tucson, Miami Herald, Milwaukee Journal, Newsday, Reno Newspapers, Riverside (Calif.) Press, St. Louis Globe-Democrat, Seers Rio Grande Weekly, Tulsa Tribune, Urban Policy Research Institute (Calif.), Washington Star, Wenatchee (Wash.) World.
Students: Nina Bondarook, Carol Jackson, Mike Padgett, Mike Tulumello (ASU); Gene McKinney, Bob Rast, Jody Schreiber, Paul Wattles and Rob Wilson (UA).
Office staff: Marge Cashel, Mary Cuzzocrea, Betty Farrer, Jackie Foley, Diane Hayes, Flo Hogan, Nadia Moore and Kay Nash.
The Arizona Republic published a package of stories, photos and audio in remembrance of the 30th anniversary of the bombing that killed reporter Don Bolles.
The Phoenix 40
Formed in 1975, the "Phoenix 40" was an organization of influential Phoenix businessmen who professed to be working for the greater good of the community. They represented the top executives from the realms of media, finance and industry.
These documents explore their spheres of influence and are an early example of social network analysis:
