nakkula /cmci/ en 鈥楢 really gutsy piece of journalism鈥� on police response to the death of a woman in BDSM /cmci/news/2024/03/06/journalism-nakkula-award-mannix <span>鈥楢 really gutsy piece of journalism鈥� on police response to the death of a woman in BDSM</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2024-03-06T00:00:00-07:00" title="Wednesday, March 6, 2024 - 00:00">Wed, 03/06/2024 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/nakkula-lede.jpg?h=8abcec71&amp;itok=Lb7DfvtT" width="1200" height="800" alt="A crime scene with tape and flashing police lights."> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">nakkula</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p><strong>By Joe Arney</strong></p><p>It鈥檚 complicated enough to pitch your editor a story on a woman鈥檚 possible murder and how police may have bungled the investigation.</p><p>Add in the woman鈥檚 role in the bondage, dominance, submission and sadomasochism鈥攐r BDSM鈥攃ommunity, and you can appreciate how Andy Mannix would have struggled to sell his editors on the value of an investigative report into the death of Heather Mayer.</p><p>The results, however, speak for themselves. Multiple years of reporting by Mannix, of the Minnesota <em>Star Tribune</em>, culminated in a compelling investigation of Mayer鈥檚 death that detailed how the police and legal system failed the victim, her family and other women in the BDSM community.</p><p>Today, the University of Colorado 51传媒 and the Denver Press Club announced that <a href="https://www.startribune.com/heather-mayer-death-bdsm-mother-find-justice-twin-cities/600273507/" rel="nofollow">鈥淲hat Happened to Heather Mayer?鈥�</a> is the winner of the prestigious Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting.</p><p>鈥淎 lot of newsrooms would have run screaming away from that one: 鈥榊ou want do <em>what</em>?鈥欌€� said <a href="/cmci/people/journalism/chuck-plunkett" rel="nofollow">Chuck Plunkett</a>, a judge in the contest and director of <a href="/initiative/newscorps/" rel="nofollow">CU News Corps</a>, in the university鈥檚 College of Media, Communication and Information. 鈥淚t was a really gutsy piece of journalism done with a lot of heart and a lot of empathy. It鈥檚 clear they went the extra mile and then some to do right by the subject matter.鈥�</p><div class="ucb-box ucb-box-title-hidden ucb-box-alignment-right ucb-box-style-fill ucb-box-theme-white"> <div class="ucb-box-inner"> <div class="ucb-box-title"></div> <div class="ucb-box-content"><p class="lead"><i class="fa-solid fa-quote-right ucb-icon-color-gold fa-3x fa-pull-right">&nbsp;</i> 鈥淭his story not only impacted Heather鈥檚 case, but it has the potential to influence how police and society at large view 鈥榥on-perfect victims.鈥欌€�<br>Hannah Metzger (Jour鈥�20), staff writer, Westword</p></div> </div> </div><p>Mannix began reporting on the story in 2021, two years after Heather Mayer died of what police called a suicide or 鈥渢ragic accident鈥� in the home of a man who was a 鈥渄ominant鈥� in BDSM鈥攕omeone who consensually uses 鈥渟ubmissives鈥� to play with power. Mannix was motivated to pursue the story after being contacted by Mayer鈥檚 mother, who felt the police did not conduct a thorough investigation at least in part due to her daughter鈥檚 lifestyle.</p><p>The detailed storytelling and strong use of multimedia materials鈥攊ncluding text messages, videos interviews, police videos and strong photography鈥攎ade a strong impression on Hannah Metzger (Jour鈥�20), a staff writer with Denver鈥檚<em> Westword</em> and one of the judges.</p><p>鈥淚t is an incredible feat that Andy was able to get these victims to speak on the record about something so intimate and traumatic,鈥� Metzger said. 鈥淭his story not only impacted Heather鈥檚 case, but it has the potential to influence how police and society at large view 鈥榥on-perfect victims.鈥�</p><p>鈥淚t's a shining example of the power of local journalism.鈥�</p><p>For another judge, Tory Lysik (Jour, PolSci鈥�21), the overall quality of the pool was an impressive reminder of what local journalism is doing to hold law enforcement accountable.</p><p>In the <em>Star Tribune</em> piece, 鈥渢here were so many layers the journalists could have stopped at 鈥� but they just kept uncovering more and more layers from there,鈥� said Lysik, a data visualization journalist at Axios. 鈥淚t went on to show (that) police can see cases on a monochromatic level, when there is really so much more to it.鈥� &nbsp;</p><h3>The right tone for a traumatic story</h3><p>She also noted that the boldness of the reporting was presented sensitively, in a tone other contest entries struggled to match.</p><p>鈥淭he components in place allow the reader to choose what they see, and what they cannot, without sacrificing the message and information within the story,鈥� Lysik said. 鈥淚n covering sensitive stories, this is crucial in order to not re-traumatize your audience.鈥�</p><p>Alex Edwards (Jour鈥�21), a reporter with <em>The Denver Gazette</em>, noted the tenacity of the journalists, editors, visual teams and other associated with each of the entries.</p><p>鈥淎s a young journalist, it was very encouraging to know that work like this is still being done,鈥� said Edwards, another judge on the panel.&nbsp;鈥淧ieces like those in the Nakkula series demonstrate that journalism is still the noble profession of respected titans like Murrow, Cronkite, Couric and countless others.鈥�</p><p>The special mention went to Robert Anglen and Elena Santa Cruz of <em>The Arizona Republic</em>, for their reporting on the so-called 鈥淕ilbert Goons鈥� and police inaction in making communities safe for teenagers.</p><p>鈥淲hen the cries of victims and their parents fell on law enforcement's deaf ears, these reporters listened,鈥� Metzger said. 鈥淭hey reignited hope that the victims will finally get justice. The impact has yet to fully unfold, as arrests continue to be made, but it鈥檚 clear most would not have happened without the work of these reporters.鈥�</p><p>The competition annually attracts contest entries from national media organizations like <em>The New York Times</em> and ProPublica, which has won the last three Nakkula awards. Plunkett said it was 鈥済ratifying鈥� to recognize a local publication like the <em>Star Tribune</em>, which took runner-up honors in last year鈥檚 competition.</p><p>鈥淚鈥檓 so proud to see local newsrooms stepping up as they are, and like the <em>Star Tribune</em> has done this year,鈥� Plunkett said.</p><p>Edwards echoed that sentiment. Judging the competition, he said, 鈥渟howed me that any newsroom can make a huge impact within their community鈥攁nd that almost any thread is worth tugging on. You never truly know what you鈥檒l uncover.鈥�</p><h3>51传媒 the Nakkula Award</h3><p>The Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting honors the late Al Nakkula, a 46-year veteran of the <em>Rocky Mountain News</em>, whose tenacity made him a legendary police reporter. This year, nearly 30 national media outlets submitted entries to a panel of four judges: Edwards, Lysik, Metzger and Plunkett.</p><p>Each year, Nakkula contest judges look for stories that meet the highest journalistic standards, help readers understand complex issues and solutions, show a commitment to community, and bring about societal change. The competition is sponsored by the journalism department at CMCI and the Denver Press Club, and has been awarded annually since 1991. <a href="/cmci/thenakaward" rel="nofollow">More on the Nakkula Award.</a></p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>This year鈥檚 Nakkula prize goes to a story that, as one judge put it, 鈥渁 lot of newsrooms would have run screaming away from.鈥�</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/nakkula-lede.jpg?itok=su9MR42c" width="1500" height="844" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 06 Mar 2024 07:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 6862 at /cmci 2023 Al Nakkula Award winner: Secret 911 call analysis /cmci/2023/04/06/2023-al-nakkula-award-winner-secret-911-call-analysis <span>2023 Al Nakkula Award winner: Secret 911 call analysis </span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2023-04-06T09:50:58-06:00" title="Thursday, April 6, 2023 - 09:50">Thu, 04/06/2023 - 09:50</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/20230223-911-impact-folo-3x258.jpg?h=56d0ca2e&amp;itok=IWoSpsp_" width="1200" height="800" alt="Illustration&nbsp;courtesy of ProPublica"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">nakkula</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><strong><span>By Malinda Miller (EnglJour鈥�92; MJour鈥�98)</span><br><span>Illustration&nbsp;c</span>ourtesy of ProPublica</strong></p><p dir="ltr"><span>While reporting on a suspicious death in Louisiana, Brett Murphy came across a method used to determine guilt or innocence he hadn鈥檛 previously encountered, 911 call analysis.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Murphy, </span>a reporter for ProPublica, filed more than 80 open records requests to get his hands on thousands of emails, police reports and other records in his quest to find out whether people鈥檚 word choice, cadence and even grammar on a 911 call were really being used to help put them in prison.</p><p dir="ltr"><span>He documented more than 100 cases across 26 states where law enforcement agencies had used 911 call analysis to investigate, arrest or convict defendants, despite a consensus among experts that it鈥檚 junk science.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>His reporting resulted in 鈥�<a href="https://www.propublica.org/series/911-call-analysis-forensic-science-investigation" rel="nofollow">Words of Conviction</a>,鈥� a two-part series and this year鈥檚 winner of the 2023 <a href="/cmci/thenakaward" rel="nofollow">Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting</a>.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>The Al Nakkula Award honors the late Al Nakkula, a 46-year veteran of the </span><em>Rocky Mountain News</em>, whose tenacity made him a legendary police reporter. This year, almost 40 national media outlets submitted entries to a panel of four judges, including Chris Osher, senior investigative reporter/editor of <em>The Gazette</em>; Jennifer Brown, co-founder and reporter at The Colorado Sun; Joey Bunch, retired politics writer and editor at <em>The Gazette</em>; and Tina Griego, editor, reporter and coach at the Colorado News Collaborative.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥�</span>I would say part of what stood out for us was that Brett鈥檚 work exposed something that was so unique. None of us knew that 911 call analysis was regularly being used by police and prosecutors,鈥� Osher said. 鈥淭o think that a person could be targeted at times for just calling 911 for help was revelatory. To think that prosecutors and police were relying on key phrasings to determine who they believed was guilty or innocent also defied common sense as well as ongoing research that found doing so was unreliable and prone to error."</p><p dir="ltr"><span>Each year, Nakkula contest judges look for stories that meet the highest journalistic standards, help readers understand complex issues and solutions, show a commitment to community and bring about societal change.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>"All this work, along with others submitted, blew each of us away," Osher said. "It was heartening to see the quality of work out there.鈥�</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>This year鈥檚 runner up </span>is the <em>StarTribune</em>鈥檚 five-part series 鈥�<a href="https://www.startribune.com/minnesota-juvenile-justice-system-failing-young-people-families-victims-reform-children/600165857/" rel="nofollow">Juvenile Injustice</a>,鈥� which examined how Minnesota's juvenile justice system is failing young people, families and victims of violence. The contest judges were especially impressed by how reporters Liz Sawyer and Chris Serres obtained juvenile records in order to provide detailed accounts of how youth crime affected young offenders and victims.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>The series is the 鈥減erfect balance of smart data reporting and rich storytelling, the kind that's accomplished only by earning the trust of sources who've been through the worst of the system,鈥� Brown said. 鈥淭he timing of the project is on point, given the concern nationally over the rise in youth violence, the efforts in multiple states toward restorative justice, and questions about whether restorative justice actually works.鈥�&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>For more than 30 years, the </span><a href="/cmci/thenakaward" rel="nofollow">Al Nakkula Award</a>, co-sponsored by The Denver Press Club and the University of Colorado 51传媒鈥檚 College of Media, Communication and Information, has recognized the best journalism on crime and justice from around the country.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>The first place award will be presented to Murphy during The Denver Press Club鈥檚 </span><a href="https://denverpressclub.org/events/damon-runyon-award/" rel="nofollow">Damon Runyon Award ceremony</a> April 14.</p><div>&nbsp;</div></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy is the winner of the 2023 Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/911-promo-art94.jpg?itok=5_cJnMnD" width="1500" height="1000" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 06 Apr 2023 15:50:58 +0000 Anonymous 6614 at /cmci CMCI Now: ProPublica鈥檚 Series on NYPD Impunity wins 2021 Al Nakkula Award /cmci/2021/04/08/cmci-now-propublicas-series-nypd-impunity-wins-2021-al-nakkula-award <span>CMCI Now: ProPublica鈥檚 Series on NYPD Impunity wins 2021 Al Nakkula Award</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2021-04-08T00:00:00-06:00" title="Thursday, April 8, 2021 - 00:00">Thu, 04/08/2021 - 00:00</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/propublica_final_cops.jpg?h=5510f2c5&amp;itok=Xbjb7xlq" width="1200" height="800" alt="Daniel Zender, special to ProPublica"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/258"> CMCI Now </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">nakkula</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>ProPublica鈥檚 10-part series 鈥淭he NYPD Files鈥� is a searing investigation into how the country鈥檚 largest police department maintains impunity from public oversight and the toll that impunity takes on the city鈥檚 civilians鈥撯€揺specially those who are marginalized and most at risk. The series is the winner of this year鈥檚 Al Nakkula Award for police reporting, co-sponsored by The Denver Press Club and CMCI.</div> <script> window.location.href = `/cmcinow/2021/04/07/propublicas-series-nypd-impunity-wins-2021-al-nakkula-award`; </script> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 08 Apr 2021 06:00:00 +0000 Anonymous 5515 at /cmci Series on lack of law enforcement throughout rural Alaska wins 2020 Al Nakkula Award /cmci/2020/04/16/series-lack-law-enforcement-throughout-rural-alaska-wins-2020-al-nakkula-award <span>Series on lack of law enforcement throughout rural Alaska wins 2020 Al Nakkula Award</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2020-04-16T10:50:27-06:00" title="Thursday, April 16, 2020 - 10:50">Thu, 04/16/2020 - 10:50</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/lawless_1.jpg?h=1a48ea91&amp;itok=8AdadNz5" width="1200" height="800" alt="Kiana Village Police Officer Annie Reed, 49, is a grandmother and often the only cop in the Northwest Alaska village of 421 people. (Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/260" hreflang="en">cu news corps</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/168" hreflang="en">featured</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">nakkula</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-text" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p dir="ltr"><strong>Photos by&nbsp;Loren Holmes for the&nbsp;<em>Anchorage Daily News</em></strong></p><p dir="ltr"><span>What happens when communities lack law enforcement?</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>For many of us, this may seem like a theoretical question. But through reporting based on hundreds of public records requests and interviews, </span><em>Anchorage Daily News</em> Special Projects Editor Kyle Hopkins found that one in three Alaskan communities have no law enforcement of any kind.</p><p dir="ltr"> </p><div class="align-right image_style-medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <div class="imageMediaStyle medium_750px_50_display_size_"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/medium_750px_50_display_size_/public/article-image/alaska.jpeg?itok=7VdKQ2RR" width="750" height="499" alt="(Loren Holmes / Anchorage Daily News)"> </div> </div> <span>Hopkins鈥� three-part investigative series </span><a href="https://www.adn.com/alaska-news/lawless/2019/05/16/lawless-one-in-three-alaska-villages-have-no-local-police/" rel="nofollow">鈥淟awless鈥�</a>鈥撯€損roduced in a partnership between the <em>Daily News</em> and <em>ProPublica鈥檚</em> Local Reporting Network鈥撯€搃s the winner of this year鈥檚 Al Nakkula Award for police reporting, co-sponsored by the Denver Press Club and the University of Colorado 51传媒's College of Media, Communication and Information.&nbsp;<p dir="ltr"><span>CU News Corps Director and lead judge Chuck Plunkett calls the investigation 鈥�</span>a vast and breathtaking series of reports that revealed in vivid detail how Alaska鈥檚 indigenous populations are systematically denied basic public safety services.鈥�</p><p dir="ltr"><span>In a letter to this year鈥檚 judges, </span><em>Daily News</em> Editor David Hulen and <em>ProPublica</em> Editor-in-Chief Stephen Engelberg wrote that Hopkins went to extraordinary lengths to capture the stark realities of everyday life in these communities.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淩eporter Kyle Hopkins traveled to villages where it is up to the residents to tackle active shooters and restrain them with duct tape, where generations of children were sexually abused by Jesuit priests, and where abusive husbands hide from visiting troopers with impunity,鈥� they wrote.</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In addition to communities who have no law enforcement, many others are served by unarmed village officials who receive no benefits, low pay and hardly any training, such as a 49-year-old grandmother who is the sole police officer for an </span>Arctic Circle village of 421 citizens.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>Meanwhile, well-trained and well-paid members of the Alaska State Troopers, an agency created to patrol hard-to-reach areas, instead protect mostly white suburbs surrounding road-system cities like Wasilla. According to Hopkins鈥� reporting, this is because residents in these highly populated regions鈥撯€揾ome to both current Gov. </span>Mike Dunleavy and former Gov. Sarah Palin鈥撯€搑efuse to pay taxes for local law enforcement while rural areas pay the price.</p><p dir="ltr"><span>The series 鈥渨as the first comprehensive investigation to lay bare Alaska鈥檚 failing, two-tiered criminal justice system,鈥� Hulen and Engelberg noted. 鈥淲ithin weeks of publishing our first story, U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a federal emergency, releasing millions of dollars in law enforcement funding for rural Alaska. Subsequent stories led to a state regulatory crackdown and calls for reform from the state鈥檚 U.S. senators.鈥�</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>Another standout in this year鈥檚 competition is the series </span><a href="https://news.baltimoresun.com/cops-and-robbers/part-one/" rel="nofollow">鈥淐ops and Robbers,鈥�</a> by <em>Baltimore Sun</em> Reporter Justin Fenton.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>The series exposed a culture of corruption within the Baltimore Police Department鈥檚 elite Gun Trace Task Force that allowed officers to steal money and drugs from those they were to police, in order to operate a crime ring of their own.&nbsp;</span></p><p dir="ltr"><span>In addition, the judges give special mention to a collaboration with Marquette University鈥檚 Public Service Journalism O鈥橞rien Fellowship and the</span><em>Milwaukee Journal Sentinel </em>that produced the series, <a href="https://projects.jsonline.com/topics/unsolved/season-three/the-devil-you-know.html" rel="nofollow">鈥淯nsolved: The Devil You Know.鈥�</a> Through both a podcast and written series, <em>Journal Sentinel</em> Criminal Justice Reporter Gina Barton investigated the cold case of Father Alfred Kunz, who was murdered in a rural Wisconsin town in 1998.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>鈥淟ike the </span><em>ProPublica</em> assistance, such partnerships, similar to the one that produced last year鈥檚 <a href="/cmci/2019/02/13/investigation-deaths-mentally-ill-prisoners-wins-2019-al-nakkula-award-police-reporting" rel="nofollow">Nakkula winner</a>, help illustrate how outside groups with a desire to help local journalists play an increasingly important role in doing important work for local communities during these challenging times for local newsrooms,鈥� Plunkett says.&nbsp;</p><p dir="ltr"><span>In addition to Plunkett, this year鈥檚 judges included </span><em>Colorado Springs Gazette</em> Senior Investigative Reporter Christopher N. Osher, <em>Colorado Public Radio</em>&nbsp;Reporter Hayley Sanchez, <em>Denver Post</em> Editorial Page Editor Megan Schrader and <em>Colorado Sun</em>&nbsp;Reporter Kevin Simpson.</p><div>&nbsp;</div></div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle large_image_style"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/large_image_style/public/feature-title-image/lawless_1.jpg?itok=l0RWR1Sl" width="1500" height="610" alt> </div> </div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Thu, 16 Apr 2020 16:50:27 +0000 Anonymous 4511 at /cmci Deadline extended: Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting /cmci/2019/01/09/deadline-extended-al-nakkula-award-police-reporting <span>Deadline extended: Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-01-09T10:57:17-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 10:57">Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_8250.jpg?h=94d23ecc&amp;itok=zz-9m8fG" width="1200" height="800" alt="Nakkula byline"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/413"> Awards </a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/415"> Industry </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">nakkula</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The award, sponsored by the Journalism department at the College of Media, Communication and Information and the Denver Press Club, honors the late Al Nakkula, a 46-year veteran of the <em>Rocky Mountain News</em> whose tenacity made him a legendary police reporter.&nbsp;Nakkula passed away in 1990.</p><p>The award is for work produced by a reporter or reporting team in print and/or online platforms in the United States in 2018. Entries are due by Jan. 18, 2019 and should take the form of a story or series about one topic and/or event.&nbsp;Sorry, this award is not for broadcast work.&nbsp;</p><p>The first-place prize is $2,000. The winner will be invited to speak to classes&nbsp;and to accept the award at the&nbsp;<a href="http://denverpressclub.org/news/post/david-simon-runyon-award-ceremony" rel="nofollow">Denver Press Club's Damon Runyon dinner</a>&nbsp;on March 1, 2019. The second-place finisher will receive a certificate of merit.</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Entries will be accepted now to midnight (Mountain time) on Jan. 18, 2019.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:57:17 +0000 Anonymous 3197 at /cmci