Reporter persists through legal labyrinth to produce ‘affluenza’ family portrait
A staff memo by Vice President-U.S. News Brian Carovillano describes the obstacles that an investigative reporter overcame to produce “a document-driven, explanatory piece that added key context to a story that had been a focus of saturation coverage”:
Reporter’s investigation exposes abuse of migrant children
National investigative reporter Garance Burke revealed this week that more than two dozen migrant children were abused or neglected in American homes since the federal government relaxed procedures for vetting those wanting to take in unaccompanied minors crossing the southern border.
Uranium in private wells? Reporters dig for answers
A year ago, the U.S. Geological Survey released a study saying one out of four private wells in California’s eastern San Joaquin Valley, in the country’s richest farming region, had dangerous levels of uranium.
Enslaved fishermen freed: How we got that story
A team of AP journalists yesterday received the gold award in the ninth annual Barlett & Steele Awards for Investigative Business Journalism.
How one Cuba scoop led to another
In a memo to staff, Senior Managing Editor Michael Oreskes hails the AP reporting team from around the world who worked together to break an important story about the U.S. government’s secret activities in Cuba: