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."
Reports on a meeting of agriculture and journalism deans to examine agricultural journalism curricula. They hear calls for courses and curricula that encompass not only "micro" skills (e.g., writing and broadcasting techniques) but also "macro" aspects such as international communications, rural-urban issues and national food and agricultural policy concerns.
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."
Via Society of Professional Journalists. 15 pages., Jon Marshall's "News Gems" item on the Society of Professional Journalists web site highlights an example of "the best of American journalism." Features a newspaper series about a husband-wife reporter team that spent a week trying to eat only locally grown and raised food.
