2015 The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

Featured Guest
Bill Keller

Bill Keller is a former executive editor of The New York Times, and current editor-in-chief of The Marshall Project - a nonprofit, nonpartisan news organization covering America's criminal justice system. Keller worked for The New York Times from 1984 to 2014 as a correspondent, editor and op-ed columnist. As a correspondent, he covered the collapse of the Soviet Union, winning a Pulitzer Prize, and the end of white rule in South Africa. From July 2003 until September 2011, he was the executive editor of the The Times.

Winners

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2nd place

3rd place

"Harsh Treatment" by David Jackson, Gary Marx and Duaa Eldeib (Chicago Tribune, Chicago, IL)

"Child protection failures in Minnesota" by Brandon Stahl (Star Tribune, Minneapolis, MN)

"Unguarded" by Lucas Sullivan, Mike Wagner, Jill Riepenhoff, Josh Jarman, Brooke LaValley and Alan Miller (The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, OH)

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2014 The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

Shawn Boburg tells the story behind "Bridgegate"

Reporter Shawn Boburg of The Record in Bergen, NJ tells the story behind how he uncovered the Chris Christie "Bridgegate" scandal. Boburg spoke at The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting held by the Better Government Association.

Winners

1st place

"Chronic Crisis" by Meg Kissinger (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

2nd place

"Small Claims...Big Injustice" by Sandra Chapman, William C. Ditton, Steve Rhodes, John Whalen, Michael Eckstein (WTHR-TV)

3rd place

"Backfire" by John Diedrich and Raquel Rutledge (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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2013 The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

ABC's Chris Bury On Investigative Journalism

Chris Bury is a native Chicagoan and respected journalist who spent three decades with ABC News. He reported extensively for "Nightline", "World News" and "Good Morning America". Bury's work has been honored with numerous awards including: six Emmy Awards, two Peabody Awards, an Edward R. Murrow Award and the Alfred I. duPont Columbia Journalism School Award.

Winners

1st place

Crime Data Investigation by John Diedrich and Ben Poston (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

2nd place

"Hidden suffering, hidden death" by Beth Hundsdorfer and George Pawlaczyk (Belleville News-Democrat)

3rd place

"Hidden Hunting Land" by Raquel Rutledge, Allan James Vestal and Emily Yount (Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

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2012 The Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting

ABC's Brian Ross On Investigative Journalism

ABC Chief Investigative Correspondent Brian Ross speaks at the Richard H. Driehaus Foundation Awards for Investigative Reporting.

Winners

1st place

"Pension Games" by Mark Suppelsa, Marsha Bartel, Jason Grotto, Ray Long and Jodi Cohen (WGN-TV and The Chicago Tribune)

2nd place

"Both Sides of the Law" by Gina Barton
(Milwaukee Journal Sentinel)

3rd place

"Superintendent Payout" by Kara Kenney, Kevin Finch and Susan Batt (WRTV-ABC)

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