Monthly Journalism Award

The II VVashintzton NIontMv Jouinalism Award June 1998 KEVIN CORCORAN “Tobacco Antes Up” The Portage (Ina!) Times Indiana Gov. Frank O’Bannon continued accepting campaign...

...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 problems...
...qthe FR4 wants to shed the legacy of its “tombstone”a pproach tof light safety, it has a long way to go...
...Last September a Continental flight’s engine burned out in midair...
...July 1998 SCOTT MCCARTNEY “Below the Radar” The Wall Street Journal McCartney documents a variety of sloppy practices at the FederalAviation Administration that are enough to make even a seasoned air traveler sweat bullets...
...Please send nominations (including two copies of the article or broadcast text) to Monthly Journalism Award, 1611 Connecticut Ave...
...THEM ONTHLJYO URNALISM AWARDis 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...
...the guards who allegedly committed and encouraged the violence are members of the prison guard union, a million-dollar contributor to Gov...
...intrusive investigative practices have been well documented by the press...
...The II VVashintzton NIontMv Jouinalism Award June 1998 KEVIN CORCORAN “Tobacco Antes Up” The Portage (Ina...
...Braver shows bow federalprosecutors use these same practices in many of their lower-profile investigations and how damaging these tactics can be to average citizens...
...the airline had experienced similarproblems with the same type of enginefive times in the previous 24 days...
...Nominations for stories run in August are due September 1...
...1. RITA BRAVER “Hardball” Public Eye with Bryant Gumbel Ken Starr...
...Aper Corcorani article ran, O’Bannon agreed not to accept any more money from tobacco interests and to return any money given since Jan...
...three-part series The Hackensack (N.J) Record More than 200 interviews and 7,OOOpages of documents were reviewedfor this three-part series detailing the state...
...Pete Wilson...
...Now, in the wake of the Times’ series, the FBI and two state senators have started their own probes...
...Frank O’Bannon continued accepting campaign contributionsfiom cigarette makers even while backing a lawsuit charging that they had marketed theirproducts to children...
...problem with money laundering, its reluctance to take action to stem tbe illegal activity, and the connections between the money-laundering schemes and big business...
...attorney general vowed to pressure state legislators to addresss the issue...
...It was no isolated incident...
...NW, Washington, DC 20009...
...MARK ARAX AND “Corcoran Prison: State Turns Blind Eye to Inmate Abuse” three-part series The Los Angeles Times MARK GLADSTONE For seven years, the state of Calfornia tolerated flagrant abuses at its Corcoran prison, where nearly 50 inmates were shot or wounded, As Arax and Gladstone reveal...
...THOMAZSA MBITO AND JIM HANER “Dirty Money...
...On the day thefirst installment ofthe piece ran, both the governor and the state...

Vol. 30 • September 1998 • No. 9


 
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