Worth Bingham Prize
| Worth Bingham Prize | |
|---|---|
 Worth Bingham, from Worth Bingham Prize.[1] | |
| Awarded for | "The Worth Bingham Prize honors newspaper or magazine investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served."[2] |
| Location | Washington, D.C. |
| Country |  United States |
| First awarded | 1967 |
| Website | http://nieman.harvard.edu/awards/worth-bingham-prize-for-investigative-journalism/ |
The Worth Bingham Prize, also referred to as the Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting, is an annual journalism award which honors: "newspaper or magazine investigative reporting of stories of national significance where the public interest is being ill-served."[2][3]
About the prize
The prize is named for Robert W. "Worth" Bingham, a newspaper heir and reporter who died at the age of thirty-four.Nantucket Island, he was assistant to the publisher.[5]
The prize is seen as a recognition of the best investigative reporting in
The first award was given in 1967 to
Watergate scandal involving Richard Nixon. Woodward won the award a second time in 1987, for his reporting on secrecy and covert action in United States foreign policy.[15][16]
Recipients
- 2019: Christopher Weaver, Dan Frosch, Gabe Johnson, Anna Wilde Mathews, Frank Koughan and colleagues, The Wall Street Journal and PBS's Frontline, Forsaken by the Indian Health Service.[17]
- 2018: J. David McSwane and Andrew Chavez, The Dallas Morning News, Pain and Profit.
- 2017: Carol Marbin Miller and Audra D.S. Burch, Miami Herald, Fight Club.
- 2016: Michael J. Berens and Patricia Callahan, Chicago Tribune, Suffering in Secret.
- 2015: Cara Fitzpatrick, Lisa Gartner, Michael LaForgia, Nathaniel Lash, Dirk Shadd, Chris Davis and colleagues, Tampa Bay Times, Failure Factories.
- 2014: Carol Marbin Miller, Audra D.S. Burch and colleagues, Miami Herald, Innocents Lost.
- 2013: Cynthia Hubert, Phillip Reese and colleagues, The Sacramento Bee, Nevada Patient Busing.
- 2012: Sam Dolnick, The New York Times, Unlocked: Inside New Jersey’s Halfway Houses.
- 2011: Michael Finnegan, Gale Holland and colleagues, Los Angeles Times, Billions to Spend.
- 2010: Michael J. Berens, The Seattle Times, Seniors for Sale: Exploiting the aged and frail in Washington’s adult family homes.
- 2009: Raquel Rutledge, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, Cashing in on Kids.
- 2008: Jim Schaefer, M. L. Elrick, Detroit Free Press, A Mayor in Crisis.
- 2007: Dana Priest, Anne Hull, The Washington Post, Walter Reed and Beyond.
- 2006: Lisa Chedekel, Matthew Kauffman, Hartford Courant, Mentally Unfit, Forced to Fight.
- 2005: Susan Schmidt, James V. Grimaldi, R. Jeffrey Smith, The Washington Post, Lobbying practices and influence of Jack Abramoff.
- 2004: Diana B. Henriques, The New York Times, Captive Clientele – How insurance companies, investment firms and lenders have fleeced thousands of soldiers fighting for their country.
- 2003: David Willman, Los Angeles Times, Stealth Merger: Drug Companies and Government Medical Research.
- 2002: Staff, The Boston Globe, Abuse in the Catholic Church.
- 2001: Ken Armstrong, Steve Mills, Maurice Possley, Chicago Tribune, Cops and Confessions.
- 2000: Michael Grunwald, The Washington Post, Series on Army Corps of Engineers.
- 1999: , Series on No Gun Ri.
- 1998: The Courier-Journal, Dust, Deception and Death.
- 1997: Douglas Frantz, The New York Times, Taxes and Tactics.
- 1996: Byron Acohido, The Seattle Times, Safety at Issue: the 737.
- 1995: Two winners: Jenni Bergal, Fred Schulte, Times-Picayune, profiteering of Louisiana Medicaid program.
- 1994: Two winners: Jeff Brazil, Los Angeles Times, Dangerous Delays at the FAA; and Ralph Blumenthal, Douglas Frantz, The New York Times, US Air (series).
- 1993: Craig Flournoy, Randy Lee Loftis, The Dallas Morning News, Race and Risk (government plans to force thousands of poor black residents to live in a Superfund toxic site).
- 1992: David Boardman, Susan Gilmore, Eric Nalder, Eric Pryne, The Seattle Times, Sexual harassment investigation of U.S. Senator Brock Adams.
- 1991: Time magazine, Scientology: The Cult of Greed.[18]
- 1990: Keith McKnight, Bob Paynter, Andrew Zajac, Akron Beacon Journal, Secret campaign contributions in Ohio politics.
- 1989: Jenni Bergal, Fred Schulte, Fort Lauderdale News and Sun-Sentinel, Crisis in Care: How HRS Fails Florida.
- 1988: Bill Dedman, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, The Color of Money: lending practices discriminate against blacks.
- 1987: Staff and editors, Newsday, The Rush to Burn: America’s Garbage Gamble.
- 1986: Bob Woodward, The Washington Post, Secrecy in Government (Reagan administration).[19]
- 1985: David Ashenfelter, Laura Berman, Tom Hundley, Larry Kostecke, Michael Wagner, Detroit Free Press, Series questioning Michigan Corrections Department's practices on prisoner release.
- 1984: First place: Brooks Jackson, David Rogers, Gannett News Service, The Vaccine Machine.[20]
- 1983: Dennis Camire, Mark Rohner, Sharon Johnson, Gannett News Service, Series investigating fraud and mismanagement in the U.S. Department of Agriculture's Farmers Home Administration (FmHA).[21]
- 1982: Alan Green, Bill Hogan, Diane Kiesel, The New Republic, The New Slush Fund Scandal: How congressmen live high on campaign money.
- 1981: Patrick Oster, Bruce Ingersoll, Chicago Sun-Times, Defense Dilemmas.[22]
- 1980: Two winners: Ralph Soda, Gannett Papers, Series on an attempt by two brothers to corner the world's silver market; Ted Gup, Jonathan Neumann, The Washington Post, Series exposing how companies bribed federal government officials for lucrative government consulting contracts.
- 1979: John Fialka, The Washington Star, Nifty Nugget: series on U.S. military shortcomings as revealed by a secret military exercise in Europe. (Presented at the White House Correspondents' Association [WHCA] dinner.)[23]
- 1978: David Hess, Akron Beacon Journal, A body of work on problems with Firestone's steel-belted radial tires.
- 1977: Michael J. Sniffen, Richard E. Meyer, The Associated Press, Bert Lance used the same stock as collateral for two different loans.
- 1976: Morton Mintz, The Washington Post, The Medicine Business (series): Why pharmaceutical disasters continue to occur.
- 1975: James V. Risser, The Des Moines Register, Corruption in the grain-exporting business.
- 1974: Maxine Cheshire, The Washington Post, Series on whereabouts of state gifts to U.S. officials and their families from foreign leaders and dignitaries. (Presented at the [WHCA] dinner.)[24]
- 1973: Jerry Landauer, The Wall Street Journal, Spiro Agnew series.
- 1972: Carl Bernstein, Bob Woodward, The Washington Post, bugging of Democratic National Headquarters at the Watergate.
- 1971: Frank Wright, Minneapolis Star Tribune, How dairy lobby applied financial weight to secure a favorable decision on price supports; implications in political process.
- 1970: James Clayton, The Washington Post, Series of editorials criticizing President Nixon's nominee to the Supreme Court, G. Harrold Carswell.
- 1969: Seymour Hersh, Dispatch News Service, My Lai 4 incident (series).
- 1968: Special Assignment Team, The Associated Press, Collection of reports on various ways the federal government wasted taxpayers’ money.
- 1967: William Lambert, Life, Senator Edward Long's Help-Hoffa campaign.
See also
- Barry Bingham, Sr., father of Worth Bingham
- Robert Worth Bingham, Worth's grandfather and namesake
References
- ^ "Worth Bingham Prize". Archived from the original on 2007-12-02. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ a b c d e Staff. "The Worth Bingham Prize". worthbinghamprize.org. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- The Atlanta Constitution.
- ^ Staff. "About Worth Bingham". The Worth Bingham Prize. worthbinghamprize.org. Retrieved 2007-11-10.
- ^ a b Staff (October 17, 2007). "Newswise Guide to Journalism Awards, 2007-2008". Newswise. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ "Bingham, 72, Heir to Media Empire, Dies | News | the Harvard Crimson".
- ISBN 978-0-8265-1547-6.
- ISBN 1-56625-234-2.
- San José State University. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ Staff. "The Worth Bingham Prize: 2006". Worth Bingham Prize. worthbinghamprize.org. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ISBN 1-58297-189-7.
- ISBN 1-931923-45-0.
- ^ Staff. "Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Reporting". NPF Awards. National Press Foundation. Retrieved 2007-11-09.
- ^ Staff (May 20, 1995). "Worth Bingham Prize. p.2". Editor & Publisher.
- Dallas Morning News.
- ^ Staff (April 23, 1987). "Woodward Wins Journalism Award; Coverage of Secrecy in U.S. Foreign Policy Is Honored". The Washington Post.
- ^ "Worth Bingham Prize for Investigative Journalism".
- ^ "10 JOURNALISTS HONORED WITH REPORTING PRIZES". The Washington Post. May 10, 1992.
- ^ "WOODWARD WINS JOURNALISM AWARD". The Washington Post. Apr 23, 1987.
- ^ Randolph, Eleanor (April 28, 1985). "Post Reporter David Hoffman Wins 2 Awards". The Washington Post.
- ^ UPI ARCHIVES (April 13, 1984). "Gregory Gordon of United Press International and Dennis Camire..." United Press International.
- ^ "Raymond Clapper, Other Journalism Prizes Are Awarded". Washington Post. April 25, 1982. Retrieved 16 September 2020.
- ^ "Sanitized Copy Approved for Release 2010/07/19" (PDF). CIA.
- ^ "3 Reporters Are Honored By White House News Group". The New York Times. May 4, 1975.
Further reading
- Chandler, David Leon with Mary Voelz Chandler (1987). The Binghams of Louisville: The Dark History Behind One of America's Great Fortunes. Crown. ISBN 0-517-56895-0.
- Brenner, Marie (1988). House of Dreams: The Bingham Family of Louisville. Random House. ISBN 0-394-55831-6.
- Bingham, Sallie (1989). Passion and Prejudice: A Family Memoir. Knopf. ISBN 0-394-55851-0.
- Tifft, Susan E. and Alex S. Jones (1991). The Patriarch: The Rise and Fall of the Bingham Dynasty. Summit Books. ISBN 0-671-79707-7.