Monthly Journalism Award
The Washington Monthly Journalism Award August 1997 DAVID BURNHAM The FBI: A Special Report The Nation fiteran investigative reporter David Burnham draws on a treasure trove of ...
...Please send nominations (including two copies of the article or broadcast text) to The Washington Monthly Journalism Award, 1611 Connecticut Ave...
...The Washington Monthly Journalism Award August 1997 DAVID BURNHAM The FBI: A Special Report The Nation fiteran investigative reporter David Burnham draws on a treasure trove of ikternal Justice Department data to deliver aprecise and compelling picture of the misplacedpriorities and shoddy work of one of the nation’s most secretive agenci,cs...
...In two months of research, including interviews with parents, child-care experts, police, andprosecutors, McClure discovered that at a time when increasedpublic awareness andpreventative education are sorely needed, the Indiana legislature cut funding for such eforts and killed aproposal to establish childfatality review teams that have successfully reduced instances of such abuse in other states...
...Meanwhile, FBI Director Louis Freeh continues toprejs Congress for more authority to look into the lives, and listen in on the phonelines, of American citizens...
...analysis demonstrates how the Bureau’s pick-fix, high-profie crime fighting strategies aUow corporate criminals to fall through the cracks...
...Nominations for stories run in September are due October 1...
...We are particularly interested in reporting that explains the successes and failures of government agencies at all levels and of other institutions such as the media, corporations, unions, and foundations that contribute to the existence or solution of public prob1t:ms...
...Journal and Courier This three-part series examines Shaken Infant Syndrome, a somewhat misleading name for whati been called “one of thegrossest forms of child a6use”by the US...
...JULIE MCCLURE Handle With Care (Lafayette, Ind...
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...THE MONTHLY JOURNALISM AWARD is presented each month to one or more newspaper, magazine, radio, or television stories (or series of stories) that demonstrate a commitment to the public interest...
...Advisory Board on Child Abuse and Neglect...
Vol. 29 • October 1997 • No. 10
