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2008 Casey Medal. Awarded for exemplary reporting on the important issues of facing children and families. Stories must be published or aired in 2007. Application are due on March 3, 2008. 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 2,000 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 | 2006

Go behind the scenes with past Casey Medal winners.

Mary McDermott Mary McDermott, WISH-TV
"10,000 Children a Month"

McDermott and Nakasone’s four-part series on the Indiana foster care system illuminates a serious problem plaguing cities around the country.

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Karen Pulfer Focht Karen Pulfer Focht, The Commercial Appeal
"Born to Die"

Focht’s photographs on infant mortality and premature babies represent the highest form of photojournalism: images that prick the conscience and encourage action.

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Daniel AlpertDaniel Alpert,The Kindling Group
"A Doula Story"

With compassion, clarity and a keen eye for detail, the producers portray the efforts of Loretha Weisinger, a doula, to guide and empower teen mothers on Chicago’s West side.
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  Amy Upshaw, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

 "Teen Cried for Help, Got Little"

  A shining example of how a tenacious reporter      

  can make a significant difference in her community

  and her state. 
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the Journalism Center is funded by The Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Freddie Mac Foundation and individual donors.
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