Tuesday, February 02, 2010

USA Today wins top Meyer social science prize

Gannett's top paper this morning took first place with "The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and America’s Schools." Reporters Blake Morrison and Brad Heath led the project examining the levels of air pollution at schools across the country, and identified thousands of schools where the air was far more toxic than in other nearby neighborhoods. In July, the project won the Grantham Prize for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment.

The Philip Meyer Journalism Award, given jointly by affiliates of Investigative Reporters and Editors and Arizona State University, recognizes the best journalism done using social science research methods.

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