Medal Winners: First Person

2012 Winner, Opinion: "Columns By David Sarasohn" (Video)

Medal Winners: First Person —  April 11, 2013

The Oregonian's David Sarasohn is dedicated to exposing Oregon's hunger problem.

2012 Winner, Audio: "Native Foster Care: Lost Children, Shattered Families" (Video)

Medal Winners: First Person —  January 30, 2013

What happens when your story makes you the enemy of a big state system? NPR's Laura Sullivan found out while reporting "Native Foster Care," which won both a 2012 Casey Medal and America's Promise Award for Action.

2012 Winner, Single Article: "Autistic and Seeking a Place in the Adult World" (Video)

Medal Winners: First Person —  January 25, 2013

The New York Times' Amy Harmon shares the challenges and rewards of following an autistic young man and his family as he struggled to find a place in the adult world.

2012 Winner, Video: Long Form: "Peace Corps: A Trust Betrayed" (Video)

Medal Winners: First Person —  January 18, 2013

Brian Ross, Chief Investigative Correspondent for ABC News, discusses how he and he his team tackled "Peace Corps: A Trust Betrayed."

2012 Winner, Photojournalism: "A Stray Bullet, A Shattered Life" (Video)

Medal Winners: First Person —  December 20, 2012

The Philadelphia Inquirer's April Saul reflects on her experience reporting "A Stray Bullet, A Shattered Life."

What Does it Take to Win a Casey Medal? (Video)

Medal Winners: First Person —  February 22, 2013

What does it take to win a Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism? Courage, commitment, persistence and heart. The 2012 winners share their experiences.

2011 Winner, Magazine: "Children of the Exodus"

Medal Winners: First Person —  April 03, 2012, Melissa del Bosque, The Texas Observer

Melissa del Bosque traces the path of unaccompanied minors deported by the U.S. government in "Children of the Exodus."

2011 Winner, Video: Short Form: "Big Problem, Low Priority"

Medal Winners: First Person —  April 03, 2012, Chris Henao

Chris Henao shares the impact KCTV-5's "Big Problem, Low Priority" had on Kansas City.

2011 Winner, Multimedia: "Invisible Families"

Medal Winners: First Person —  April 03, 2012, Kathy Best, The Seattle Times

Managing Editor Kathy Best on the "unprecedented reporting consortium" that produced the multimedia project, and the community's response to the project.

Casey Medal Winner Beth Macy: "Another Sad Parting"

Medal Winners: First Person —  January 15, 2010, Beth Macy

Beth Macy, families' beat reporter for the Roanoke (Va.) Times, followed the caregiving journey of dementia patient Tommy Rhodes and his wife Linda for nearly two years. Macy and a team from the Times won a 2009 Casey Medal in the multimedia category for "Age of Uncertainty," their project about Roanoke's aging population. Tommy Rhodes died Dec. 25, and Macy wrote his obituary. Here, she reflects on the couple and on reader reaction to the project.

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