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."
Announces Sigma Delta Chi award presented to the Philadelphia Inquirer newspaper (Pennsylvania) for coverage of terrorism in an Amish community. "A world apart, shattered" was published October 3, 2006, p. A01.
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."
Summarizes activities at the first National Summit on Journalism in Rural America, convened by the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues.
Announces Sigma Delta Chi award presented to two reporters from Chicago Public Radio for their radio documentary about funding disparities for education in Illinois due to reliance on property taxes. Two rural schools and communities highlighted. The 29-minute program was available on
