1994

Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism

1994 casey medals Winners

Project or Series: Over 200,000 circulation(all honorees)
Winner: "Children Betrayed," The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
By Paige Williams and Dan Huntley
Project or Series: Under 200,000 circulation(all honorees)
Winner: "Runaways: A Tragedy, Not a Romance," The Modesto (Calif.) Bee
By Rusty Coats and Rick Weber
Single Article: Under 200,000 circulation(all honorees)
Winner: "Gangs," The Bristol (Conn.) Press
By Isabelle de Pommereau
Opinion(all honorees)
Winner: "Help for Children, Families Must Start Before Birth;" "Wilson's Witch Hunt: Prenatal Aliens;" and, "A Dow' for How America Values Its Kids," Jonathan Freedman, Freelance Columnist Los Angeles Times
By Jonathan Freedman, Freelance Columnist
Magazine(all honorees)
Winner: "Separate and Unequal" U.S. News & World Report
By Joseph P. Shapiro, Penny Loeb, David Bowermaster, Andrea Wright, Susan Headden and Thomas Toch
Audio(all honorees)
Winner: "Homeless Teens Discuss Life on the Streets," Children's Express
By Producer: Marybeth Kirchner; Reporters: Ivan Antoine and Fedley
Video: Short form(all honorees)
Winner: "Patients for Profit," ABC News Day One
By Producer: Jude Dratt; Executive Producer: Tom Yellin
Video: Long form(all honorees)
Winner: "Child Protective Services Series," WFAA-TV Dallas
By Reporter/Producer: Pam Curry; Photographer: John Doty; Reporter: Nann Goplerud; and Editor: Brad Kaplan
Winner: "My Promised Land: Bernice Cooper's Story," Wisconsin Public Television
By Producer: Linda Friend; Videographer/Editor: Frank Boll; Sound Recordist: Kerman Eckes

about this award

The Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism recognize exemplary reporting on children and families in the U.S. More than 4,500 journalists have competed for Casey Medals since 1994.