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2009 Casey Medal. Awarded for exemplary reporting on children and families. Stories must be published or aired in 2008. Application are due on March 4, 2009. Learn More. Learn More.
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Awards. The Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism honor distinguished coverage of disadvantaged children and families. First-place winners receive $1,000 and are honored at a luncheon in Washington, D.C. Runners-up and honorable mentions are recognized with certificates of merit. Categories include newspapers, magazines, television, radio, online and photojournalism. More than 3,400 journalists have applied for Casey Medals since 1994. Eligible work must be published or broadcast between January 1 and December 31, of the previous year. Awards are funded by the Annie E.Casey Foundation.

FIRST PERSON | 2004

Go behind the scenes with past Casey Medal winners.

Patricia Wen

Patricia Wen, The Boston Globe
"Barbara's Story:

A mother, her sons, her choice"

A sensitive, illuminating profile of a mother who relinquished custody of her two sons.
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Don BartlettiDon Bartletti, Los Angeles Times

"Through Enrique's Eyes"

A close look at the travails of an estimated 48,000 children who enter the U.S. from Central America to Mexico each year in search of the American dream.
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Michelle TrudeauMichelle Trudeau, NPR

"The Judge and the Scientist"

A deftly told story of a Florida juvenille court that considers research on the emotional needs of very young children in decisions affecting troubled families.
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The Journalism Center is funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, McCormick Foundation, Ms. Foundation for Women, Challenge Fund for Journalism, Freddie Mac Foundation and individual donors.

the 2008 Casey Medals. CJC announces the year's best child/family coverage.
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Application/Guidelines

Entries for the 2008 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism are due by March 3, 2008.
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