1999 Science in Society Journalism Awards

Newspaper

John Sirica, Charles Zehren, Jordan Rau, Lauren Terrazzano, and John Paraskevas

“Science Under Siege”

Newsday

Description

The Newsday team was honored for its ambitious series, “Science Under Siege.” Over a six-month period in 1998, the newspaper covered the struggles of Brookhaven National Laboratory and its surrounding community, in light of environmental contamination from the presigious lab’s research activities.

After a radioactive leak was detected in a nuclear research reactor and the U.S. Department of Energy fired the contractor that had operated the lab for 49 years, Newsday opened a bureau inside the facility. In great depth, the team of staff reporters examined the lab’s operations, its releationship with neighbors on Long Island, and the extent, cause and health implications of chemical and radioactive leaks. In a compelling and highly readable fashion, the reporters made a complicated issue accessible and understandable while providing valuable insights.

Science in Society Journalism Awards:
2005 | 2004 | 2003 | 2002 | 2001 | 2000 | 1999 | 1998 | 1997 | 1996
about | books | broadcast | magazines | newspapers | radio | television | web | enter