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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Killing of patient, allegations of dangerous care haunt South L.A. psychiatric hospital
Jacob Masters was killed in a South Los Angeles psychiatric hospital in 2017 and one of his roommates was charged…
- 2019
First Place
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- Student
123 have unexpectedly died in nursing homes, but Arizona still gives them top grades
Arizona is one of a few states in the U.S. that uses its own ranking system for its nursing homes…
- 2019
Second Place
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- Student
Improving the health of ”˜invisible’ farmworkers is a community effort in Willcox
Access to health treatment is a challenge in isolated agricultural communities, where most farmworkers may be uninsured and many have…
- 2019
Third Place
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- Investigative (large)
Pain and Profit
When Texas turned over the care of sick and disabled people to giant health care companies, they made billions of…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Investigative (small)
The Forgotten: An investigation into an assisted living facility
In October 2017, I got a call from a woman who said she has been giving food to people she…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Public Health (large)
Half-Life
Over the course of a year we investigated ongoing worker health and safety issues at Los Alamos National Laboratory, the…
- 2018
First Place
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- Public Health (large)
Deadly Deliveries
While much of the national discussion around the United States’ abysmal rate of maternal deaths and injuries has focused on…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Public Health (large)
Cultivating a Community
In Milwaukee’s poorest ZIP code, fruits and vegetables become powerful weapons for saving young boys – This was the main…
- 2018
Third Place
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- Public Health (small)
Malaria’s Ticking Time Bomb
Malaria is on the rise in northeastern Cambodia — and it’s becoming increasingly drug-resistant. Although Southeast Asia accounts for just…
- 2018
First Place
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- Public Health (small)
Catching Fever
Climate change is accelerating the spread of disease — and making it much harder to predict outbreaks. So I went…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Public Health (small)
The Children of Central City
“The Children of Central City” followed a youth football team of 9- and 10-year-olds in one of New Orleans’ most…
- 2018
Third Place
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- Student
Life on the Spectrum
Through the experiences of five Mid-Missouri families, we painted portraits of what it’s like raising a child with autism. The…
- 2018
Second Place
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- Student
Are pets good or bad for your child’s allergies?
The idea that pets were bad for kids gained traction with a 1997 in Germany. These findings led to the…
- 2018
Third Place
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- Beat Reporting
How Facebook and Twitter could be the next disruptive force in clinical trials
The story illustrates how clinical trial participants are using social media to trade insights and comfort — sometimes in ways…
- 2018
First Place
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- Beat Reporting
At the Intersection of Autism and Trauma
An investigation into the connection between autism and trauma – they share a number of symptoms, and can often co-occur,…
- 2018
Second Place
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