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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 | 2008

Go behind the scenes with these Casey Medal honorees.

Chris DavisChris Davis, Sarasota Herald-Tribune
"Broken Trust "

The Sarasota Herald-Tribune series on abusive teachers documents not only painful anecdotal material, it also provides the public with access to resources for follow-up research.
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Joshua KorsJoshua Kors, The Nation
"How Specialist Town Lost His Benefits"

Kors worked through the multiple challenges of dealing with the military, getting access to medical records and finding psychiatrists and soldiers willing to talk.
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Catherine Winter, American RadioWorks
"Wanted: Parents"

A fascinating portrait of teens in the foster care system faced with aging out of state care, as they question whether they are adoptable and whether they want to be.
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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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