Winning Contest Entries
Explore a diverse array of entries that have participated in our contests over the years. These entries represent the incredible talent, creativity, and dedication of journalists and storytellers from various backgrounds and media platforms.
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- Community Newspapers
One Brain at a Time
Judges’ comments: The writing in this series was just beautiful – anyone who aspires to do narrative journalism should definitely study…
- 2010
Third Place
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- Community Newspapers
Load Warriors
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "Load Warriors" by Vernal…
- 2010
No Award
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- Community Newspapers
Lifesaving Drugs, Deadly Consequences
Judges’ comments: This series achieved the perfect balance of human emotion and investigative findings. Carol Smith grabbed us with the…
- 2010
Second Place
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- Community Newspapers
DNA Deception
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "DNA Deception" by Emily…
- 2010
No Award
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- Community Newspapers
Bad Medicine
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "Bad Medicine" by Joel…
- 2005
No Award
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- Community Newspapers
A Burning Issue
Judges’ comments: This wasn’t necessarily the most sophisticated entry we read, but it was so beautifully conceived and executed that…
- 2010
First Place
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- Beat Reporting
Peter Aldhous’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. 2010 Body of Work…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
William Neuman’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. William Neuman's 2010 Body…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Marshall Allen’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "Do No Harm: Hospital…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Marilyn Marchione’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. Marchione Medical Reporting Beat.…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Rita Rubin’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "Looking toward the future…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Liz Szabo’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. Beat reporting by Liz…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Laura Ungar’s 2010 Body of Work
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "Terrell Starks, 1986-2010: Amid…
- 2010
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Kay Lazar’s 2010 Body of Work
Judges’ comments: Kay Lazar of The Boston Globe, for the range and depth of her health policy coverage, and its…
- 2010
First Place
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- Beat Reporting
Elizabeth Simpson’s 2010 Body of Work
Judges’ comments: Elizabeth Simpson of the Virginian-Pilot, for her engaging, compelling use of individual case studies to illustrate major health…
- 2010
Second Place
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