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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- Business (large)
Meet the Drug Dealer Who Helps Addicts Quit
http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/26/155424108/meet-the-drug-dealer-who-helps-addicts-quit http://www.npr.org/blogs/money/2012/07/31/157665908/episode-391-the-anti-addiction-pill-thats-big-business-for-drug-dealers Provide names of other journalists involved. Alex Blumberg, editor and co-host, Planet Money Uri Berliner, deputy national editor,…
- 2012
Third Place
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- Consumer/Feature (small)
Can You Be Too Old for Cancer Treatment?
http://www.nj.com/inside-jersey/index.ssf/special_reports/can_you_be_too_old_for_cancer_treatment.html Provide names of other journalists involved. No other journalists were involved List date(s) this work was published or aired.…
- 2012
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Two More Patients Overdosed at St. Luke’s
List date(s) this work was published or aired. 26-Apr-12 Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any…
- 2012
No Award
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- Public Health (large)
Coverage of fungal meningitis outbreak tied to contaminated drugs
http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2012/10/27/doctors-piece-together-rare-cases-fungal-meningitis-uncover-outbreak/55SIHvy58Pf8lCB0yFvpHJ/story.html?camp=aw&rico=1&zph=9avc http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2012/12/09/little-scrutiny-drug-compounder-expanded/smg30vIQyW7qbIgROxYpaK/story.html?camp=aw&rico=1&zph=9avc http://www.bostonglobe.com/lifestyle/health-wellness/2012/12/21/tainted-steroids-cause-spine-infections-addition-meningitis-all-patients-face-grueling-recovery/Wk6B2zgzyn8X7lM1PwBzhI/story.html?camp=a Provide names of other journalists involved. Carolyn Y. Johnson, Liz Kowalcyzk, Todd Wallack, Patricia Wen & Kay…
- 2012
First Place
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- Public Health (small)
The Devil in the Medicine Cabinet
http://www.invw.org/post/some-solutions-for-ending-1250 http://kcts9.org/prescription-for-abuse http://www.invw.org/content/drug-companies-fight-take-back http://www.invw.org/content/how-addiction-nearly-killed-justine Provide names of other journalists involved. Carol Smith of InvestigateWest was the lead reporter and writer.…
- 2012
No Award
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- Investigative (small)
Patients’ pain pumps fraught with problems
List date(s) this work was published or aired. 29-Jan-12 Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including any…
- 2012
Special Judges’ Citation
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- Business (small)
Risky bonds prove costly for Carilion
List date(s) this work was published or aired. Sept. 16, 2012 Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories,…
- 2012
Third Place
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- Health Policy (large)
The growing burden of being well
Provide names of other journalists involved. William McMichael Corianne Natoli Kelly Bothum List date(s) this work was published or aired.…
- 2012
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Sheri Fink’s 2012 Body of Work
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/20/nyregion/at-queens-high-rise-fear-death-and-myth-collided.html http://www.propublica.org/article/in-hurricanes-wake-decisions-not-to-evacuate-hospitals-raise-questions http://www.propublica.org/article/nyus-backup-system-undone-by-key-part-in-flooded-basement http://www.nola.com/hurricane/index.ssf/2012/09/hurricane_isaac_tests_the_regi.html# Provide names of other journalists involved. Editors were Gordon Russell (Times-Picyaune), Stephen Engelberg and Robin Fields…
- 2012
First Place
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- Beat Reporting
Leapfrog’s New Safety Report Card Alarms Hospitals
http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/content/LED-286906/Leapfrogs-New-Safety-Report-Card-Alarms-Hospitals http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/print/LED-286906/Leapfrogs-New-Safety-Report-Card-Alarms-Hospitals http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/slideshow.cfm?content_id=286951&CFID=20515334&CFTOKEN=43149550 http://www.healthleadersmedia.com/view_comments.cfm?content_id=286906&topic=WS_HLM2_LED Provide names of other journalists involved. Cheryl Clark List date(s) this work was published or aired.…
- 2012
No Award
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- Health Policy (small)
Stop Loss — The Tug Between Self-Insurance and the ACA
http://insidehealthpolicy.com/201207192405072/Health-Daily-News/Daily-News/self-insured-lobby-says-stop-loss-insurance-is-not-health-insurance-as-gop-fears-more-regulation/menu-id-212.html List date(s) this work was published or aired. 19-Jul-12 Provide a brief synopsis of the story or stories, including…
- 2012
No Award
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- Investigative (large)
Prescription For Cheating
http://www.cnn.com/2012/01/13/health/prescription-for-cheating/index.html http://www.cnn.com/2012/02/03/health/doctor-cheating-dermatology/index.html Provide names of other journalists involved. Scott Zamost, Drew Griffin, Azadeh Ansari List date(s) this work was published…
- 2012
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Will Physician-Assisted Suicide Spread to Massachusetts?
http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/773883 Provide names of other journalists involved. None List date(s) this work was published or aired. 4-Nov-12 Provide a brief…
- 2012
No Award
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- Health Policy (large)
Nevada Quietly Moves Forward with Key Part of Federal Health Law
http://www.capradio.org/179479 http://www.npr.org/2012/11/13/165057222/nevada-quietly-starts-implementing-obamacare http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2012/November/13/nevada-insurance-exchange-sandoval.aspx List date(s) this work was published or aired. November 5th, 2012 Provide a brief synopsis of the…
- 2012
No Award
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- Beat Reporting
Massachusetts Tests Model for Controlling Health Costs
http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/18/mass-senate-health-bill http://www.wbur.org/2012/05/23/mass-end-of-life http://www.wbur.org/2012/08/02/health-care-shopping http://www.wbur.org/2012/08/06/health-cost-bill List date(s) this work was published or aired. 05.18.12 Senate Passes Health Care Cost Control Bill…
- 2012
No Award
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