In the Oscar-nominated “Spotlight,” a team of investigative reporters puts together the pieces of a church abuse scandal in Boston. As an investigative reporter for “The Dallas Morning News,” Brooks Egerton covered a similar story happening at the same time here in North Texas. This week, we continue our Oscar preview series with a conversation about how “Spotlight” tells the story of getting the story.

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