In-depth or Investigative Reporting ( Daily Group 3)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Unguarded: A three-part investigation Entry Credit: Bridget Balch Judge Comment: This. This is the reason communities need good local newspapers. The journalists took a complex issue and told a story with it. Excellent, in-depth reporting and great writing. Thank you.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Foster care system victimized children Entry Credit: Tim Eberly Judge Comment: Wow. The stories told here are incredible and the interweaving of personal stories and the news was well done. (That's rare.) It was a pleasure to read and a great service to the community.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Virginia prisons strip-search policy Entry Credit: Gary Harki Judge Comment: Thank you, journalists, for the time you spent with this important story.
