In-depth or Investigative Reporting ( Daily Group 2)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Bristol Herald Courier Entry Title: Bounty Hunters: You won't get away; On the job with bounty hunters Entry Credit: Sarah Wade Judge Comment: This is just fantastic reporting. Masterfully organized, impeccable writing, the series is both a fun and informative read. This is enterprising reporting at its finest. Well done!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Daily Progress Entry Title: Nolan Stout, Bryan McKenzie, Katherine Knott - Charlottesville Fire Department budget battle Entry Credit: Nolan Stout, Bryan McKenzie, Katherine Knott Judge Comment: At the heart of this series of stories documenting the ongoing clash between city bureaucrats and the fire department is what matters to every community: public safety. This is the kind of reporting that cuts though lies and coverups and written statements and gets to the bottom of government disfunction. Very nicely done, thorough, and unrelentless focus on the truth.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Bristol Herald Courier Entry Title: Director's credentials questioned; Credentials crisis; $76K buyout; "Stay White:" internal complaints accuse Sisk of racist remarks Entry Credit: Leif Greiss Judge Comment: This is a great collection on a disgraced school official, his fake "doctorate," and the fallout over it. If it were not for the newspaper reporting on this story, it may well have been quietly swept under the rug. Kudos for keeping government accountable and transparent.
