In-depth or Investigative Reporting ( Daily Group 3)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Power Play: Inside the Dominion lobbying blitz that's going to raise your electric bills Entry Credit: Patrick Wilson Judge Comment: Fantastic reporting that stood out among a field of competitive investigative entries from across the state. I doubt this issue has been so thoroughly explored and presented in decades. It's a complex topic, and organizing it in this compelling way was a feat itself. Kudos for this fantastic work.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Strip search - Virginia Dept of Corrections - Ban on strip searches - Virginian Pilot sues - After Virginia prisions - Entrenced racist culture Entry Credit: Gary Harki Judge Comment: Great research, sourcing, and reporting on issues of racial bias and disfunction in the city's police department. Securing sources can be difficult for this type of reporting and requires real leg work. Great work.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Roanoke Times Entry Title: Graham In-depth or Investigative Reporting Entry Credit: Alison Graham Judge Comment: This is stellar investigative journalism that dissects complex government disfunction, finds the heart of the story -- how children and families are impacted -- and presents it with intelligence and compassion. This is work of consequence, and the most important work that can be undertaken by journalists. Thank you for this public service, it has undoubtedly made a real impact on child welfare.