In this seven-part series, “Casualties of Peace,” Russell Carollo and Mei-Ling Hopgood examine problems in what is often looked upon as an almost sacred institution, the Peace Corps. Their investigation reveals, often in vivid detail, the widespread violence directed at Peace Corps volunteers, who since 1962 have died at a rate of about one every two months. The two also report on how the agency has responded to these incidents.
The New York Times investigative series and Frontline documentary, “Dangerous Business,” found that hundreds of employers have killed their workers by willfully disregarding basic safety rules. Their work prompted a criminal investigation into safety and environmental records, leading to indictments, and to OSHA announcing steps to strengthen the oversight and punishment of persistent violators.
An investigation of how then-governor Reagan and FBI head J. Edgar Hoover had abused their power at the University of California, Berkeley. It took Rosenfeld 17 years to overcome legal hurdles preventing him from publishing the story.
The Wisconsin State Journal in Madison, Wis., uncovered widespread corruption in state government.
WFAA-TV in Dallas exposed a conspiracy by police and drug dealers to blame drug trafficking crimes on illegal immigrants, a series that spurred investigations that went all the way to the police chief and the attorney general.
National Public Radio exposed a misguided raid on a village in Afghanistan, with evidence so convincing that the U.S. military was forced to release all their prisoners.
The New York Times published articles on tax dodges by corporations and wealthy individuals, which have led to investigations by the IRS.
The series “Down on the Factory: Cheap Food, Hidden Costs” exposed the negative environmental impact of huge, industrialized hog and chicken farms.
Investigative reports from the Boston Globe exposed the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.
A series that documented systematic abuses, including excessive shootings and questionable murder confessions, in the Prince George’s County police department.