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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- Beat Reporting
The Cost of Living
Judges’ comments: When the diagnosis is cancer, a patient can count on receiving the full attention of medical staff, family,…
- 2010
First Place
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
The New Psychedelic Renaissance
Judges’ comments: Steven Kotler artfully weaves the story of a dying cancer patient’s experimentation with ecstasy and other illegal psychedelic…
- 2010
Third Place
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
A Light in the Darkness
Judges’ comments: Pablo Torre’s inside glimpse into the ways Major League Baseball is changing its approach – and culture…
- 2010
Second Place
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- General Interest Magazines above 1 million circ.
My Father’s Broken Heart
Judges’ comments: Katy Butler’s moving examination of the final agonizing years of her father’s life – prolonged by a pacemaker…
- 2010
First Place
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- Metro Newspapers
Secrets of the System
This entry was named an Honorable Mention. Judge’s comments: Mark Schoofs, John Carreyrou, Maurice Tamman, Tom McGinty, Anna Wilde…
- 2010
Honorable Mention
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- Metro Newspapers
Cradle of Secrets
This entry was named an Honorable Mention. Judges’ comments: If the message of this powerful ensemble series could somehow capture…
- 2010
Honorable Mention
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- Metro Newspapers
Strong at Any Cost
Judges’ comments: Amy Brittain and Mark Mueller’s series about a physician who seemingly injected steroids into every cop and firefighter…
- 2010
Third Place
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- Metro Newspapers
Target: Cancer
Judges’ comments: Amy Harmon spins out a rich tale of medical science and how it gropes its way forward…
- 2010
Second Place
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- Metro Newspapers
Seniors for Sale
Judges’ comments: Michael Berens’ searing reporting on slipshod, superficial licensing and oversight of adult care homes in Washington State skillfully…
- 2010
First Place
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- General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
The Forgotten Patients
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "The Forgotten Patients" by…
- 2010
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
When House Calls Become Sales Calls
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. "When House Calls Become…
- 2010
No Award
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- 2TV (Below Top 20 markets)
Worlds Apart
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. The series was titled…
- 2010
No Award
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- General Interest Magazines below 1 million circ.
The Organ Dealer
Judges’ comments: From the first sentence, readers are propelled on a chilling journey where a dying woman’s desperate gambit for…
- 2010
Third Place
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- 2TV (Below Top 20 markets)
When Immunity Fails: The Whooping Cough Epidemic
1. Provide the title of your story or series and the names of the journalists involved. When Immunity Fails: The…
- 2010
No Award
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- 2TV (Below Top 20 markets)
Sexual Assault on Campus: A Frustrating Search for Justice
Judges’ comments: An issue that many thought had been dealt with decades ago. Instead, the Center for Public Integrity…
- 2010
Third Place
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