Announcement of a 2002 Sigma Delta Chi award entry in the category, Investigative reporting - newspaper/wire service. Mike Lee of theTri-City Herald, Kennewick, Washington, received the award. Investigation uncovered 15 years of flagrant law-breaking and abuse by two farmer brothers. Actions involved disregard of state and federal laws and regulations, including illegal water and air pollution. Series titled, "Bitter Harvest."
Gaskell, George (author), Allum, Nick (author), Jackson, Jonathan (author), Howard, Susan (author), Lindsey, Nicola (author), and Bauer, Martin (author)
Format:
Journal article
Publication Date:
2003
Published:
UK
Location:
Agricultural Communications Documentation Center, Funk Library, University of Illinois Box: 177 Document Number: C30464
Findings of a content analysis and interviews with journalists and residents implied that journalists chose and shaped their risk related messages according to their own exigencies and that the influence of newspapers was mitigated by resident distrust and access to other information sources such as personal information networks.
Report of a 2002 Sigma Delta Chi award winner in the category, Feature reporting - photography. The Des Moines (Iowa) Register newspaper created a photo documentary of every county fair in the state (100 fairs in 99 counties). Published 100 photos in a series that "capture the essence of rural Iowan society."
