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GOLD MEDAL FOR DISTINGUISHED JOURNALISM

 
2023
Bill Marler, Esq.  - Food Safety News
 
2022
The Star-Ledger - The Force Report
 
2021
Lisa Girion
Reuters
(Lisa Girion declined the award citing Reuters’ rules that restrict the
awards contests they submit to are limited to those judged by journalists)
 
2020
Lindy Washburn
Northjersey.com
 
2019
Wendell Potter
Author of the books
Deadly Spin
and
Nation on the Take
 
2018
No recipient
 
2017
No recipient
 
2016
THE NEW YORK TIMES
"Beware the Fine Print"
Reporters:
Michael Corkery
Robert Gebeloff
Jessica Silver-Greenberg
(The New York Times declined the award citing its policy
against accepting unsolicited awards from outside groups)
 
2015
No Recipient
 
2014
No Recipient
 
2013
ASBURY PARK PRESS
"Cracks in the Empire:
Inside Johnson & Johnson"
Michael L. Diamond

2009-2012
No Recipients

2008
NOW on PBS
"Home Insurance 9-1-1"
Brenda Breslauer
Producer
 
David Brancaccio
Host, Senior Correspondent
 
John Siceloff
Executive Producer

2007
CNN
"Auto Insurers Play Hardball in
Minor-Crash Claims"
Kathleen Johnston,
CNN Senior Investigative Producer
Drew Griffin,
CNN Investigative Correspondent

2006
THE BERGEN RECORD
"The Toxic Legacy Series"
 
Reporters:
Jan Barry
Mary Jo Layton
Alex Nussbaum
Tom Troncone
Lindy Washburn
Barbara Williams
 
Project Leader:
Tim Nostrand
 
Editor:
Debra Lynn Vial

2005
No Recipient

2004
THE BERGEN RECORD
(Photograph of the World Trade Center taken on September 11, 2001)
 
Photographer:
Thomas E. Franklin

2003
ASBURY PARK PRESS 
  "First, Tell No One" series
 
Paul D'Ambrosio and James P. Roberts

2002
No Recipient

2001
THE STAR LEDGER
(Editorials articulated to public policy issues relevant to NJ consumers)

2000
THE PHILADELPHIA INQUIRER
"Medical Mistakes" series

Andrea Gerlin