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2022
Carol Marbin Miller and Daniel Chang
The Miami Herald
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2021
Michael Anastasi and Mark Russell
USA TODAY Network in the South
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2020
Maren Machles, Carrie Cochran, Angela Hill, Suzette Brewer, and the Broken Trust Team
Newsy
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2019
Staff, The Associated Press
The Associated Press
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2018
Staff, The New York Times
The New York Times
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2017
Bill Moyers
Schumann Media Center and Brick City TV in association with Public Square Media
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2016
Matt Black
MSNBC
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2015
Richard Marosi and Don Barletti
The Lost Angeles Times
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2014
Andrés Cediel and Team
UC Berkley IRP, CIR, FRONTLNE, and Univision
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2013
James Alexander and Team
The Charlotte Observer and The News & Observer
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2012
May Ying Welsh
Al Jazeera English
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2011
James Gandolfini
HBO
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2010
Rebecca Cammisa
HBO
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2009
Carol Guzy
The Washington Post
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2008
Dana Priest and Anne Hull
The Washington Post
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2007
Donald McNeil, Jr. and Celia W. Dugger
The New York Times
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2006
Karen O'Connor and Miri Navansky
Frontline/WGBH
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2005
Tracy Weber and Team
The Los Angeles Times
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2004
Rachel Dretzin, Barak Goodman, and Muriel Soenens
Frontline
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2003
Sonia Nazario and Don Bartletti
The Los Angeles Times
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2002
Sari Horowitz, Scott Higham, and Sarah Cohen
The Washington Post
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2001
Edward Pinder
Nightline/ABC News
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2000
Peter Finn
The Washington Post
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