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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- 2005
First Place
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- 000 circ.)
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- Small Newspapers (under 90
Still Lisa
Shortly after giving birth, ER nurse Lisa Speckman found herself fighting a life-and-death battle against Streptococcus pyogenes – Strep A.…
- 2006
Third Place
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- 000 circ.)
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- Small Newspapers (under 90
The Killer Cure
This Gazette investigation focuses on methadone, a drug that not only can kill pain, but also can kill the person…
- 2006
First Place
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- network
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- syndicated)
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- TV (Top 20 markets
Sick and Uninsured
Judges’ Comments: The producers did a nice job humanizing a health policy story. I believe “Sick and Uninsured” helped advance…
- 2006
Second Place
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- network
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- syndicated)
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- TV (Top 20 markets
Remaking American Medicine
Follow pioneering individuals struggling to fix our broken health care system. Judges’ Comments: A beautifully written and produced piece that…
- 2006
First Place
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- TV (Below Top 20 markets)
Healing the Heroes – America’s War Wounded
WVEC looks at what doctors are doing to help save the lives of soldiers. More injured are surviving this war…
- 2006
Third Place
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- TV (Below Top 20 markets)
Prescription for Waste
Huge pharmacy companies are paying to destroy perfectly good medicines, millions of dollars worth. And they’re doing it despite a…
- 2006
Second Place
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- General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
Patient Groups: Swallowing the Best Advice
They are supposed to be grassroots organizations representing the interests of people with serious diseases. But some health specialists think…
- 2006
Third Place
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- General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
Forever Young
As 77 million baby boomers approach retirement, the relatively new field of anti-aging is racing to keep up with them.…
- 2006
Second Place
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
Fixing America’s Hospitals
As the population ages, medical demands surge and costs rise, America’s hospitals are being tested like never before. Solving the…
- 2006
Third Place
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
The Truth About Donor 1084
In Self magazine, Jennifer Wolf reports that sperm banks, and industry with little oversight, may be hiding evidence of donors’…
- 2006
First Place
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- 000 circ.)
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- Small Newspapers (under 90
A Body’s Burden: Our Chemical Legacy
Douglas Fischer tested a typical family’s blood, hair and urine for the presence of everyday chemical contaminants such as flame…
- 2005
First Place
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- General Interest Magazines/News (news
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- investigative
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- policy)
Bad Medicine
“Bad Medicine,” an excerpt from Katherine Eban’s Dangerous Doses, revealed how counterfeit, adulterated, mishandled, stolen and expired medicine routinely lands…
- 2005
First Place
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- General Interest Magazines/News (news
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- investigative
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- policy)
Big Pharma’s Shameful Secret
The article and five sidebars document how people in the U.S. are injured and killed during clinical trials of experimental…
- 2005
Second Place
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