Fake Drugs, Real Lives

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.

Oruzgan Raid

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.

Tax Cheats

The New York Times published articles on tax dodges by corporations and wealthy individuals, which have led to investigations by the IRS.

Down on the Factory: Cheap Food, Hidden Cost

The series “Down on the Factory: Cheap Food, Hidden Costs” exposed the negative environmental impact of huge, industrialized hog and chicken farms.

Crisis in the Catholic Church

Investigative reports from the Boston Globe exposed the sex abuse scandal in the Catholic Church.

A Blue Wall of Silence – False Confessions

A series that documented systematic abuses, including excessive shootings and questionable murder confessions, in the Prince George’s County police department.

Exposing the Flaws

The Sentinel ran a yearlong series investigating what went wrong with the Florida vote in 2000, how many votes might have been lost, and how the system could be repaired for the future.

The New FDA: Partnership With Deadly Risk

Seven drugs approved since 1993 have been withdrawn after reports of deaths and severe side effects. A two-year Los Angeles Times investigation has found that the FDA approved each of those drugs while disregarding danger signs or blunt warnings from its own specialists. Then, after receiving reports of significant harm to patients, the agency was slow to seek withdrawals.

Revealing Terrorism

This team of reporters covered the trial of Ahmed Ressam, following their leads to the little-known international terrorist network to which Ressam belonged, its links to Osama Bin Laden, and the high level of terrorist threat facing the United States.

A Taste of Slavery

A special report on the investigation of labor abuses in West African cocoa plantations, the source of more than 40 percent of the American chocolate industry’s cocoa beans.