IRE Award Winners

Here is a selection of articles that were recently awarded the 2006 Investigative Editors and Reporters (IRE) Awards – follow the links to read the article (supplied via the library’s resources)

[From the Press Release]

Fred Schulte and June Arney of The Sun newspaper of Baltimore for “On Shaky Ground.” They uncovered an obscure, colonial-era law that was being manipulated by lawyers and ruthless landlords to force hundreds of people out of their homes.

ON SHAKY GROUND – AN ARCHAIC LAW IS BEING USED TO TURN BALTIMOREANS OUT OF THEIR HOMES SUN INVESTIGATION

Sun, The (Baltimore, MD) – December 10, 2006

Ken Ward, Jr., of the Charleston (W. Va.) Gazette, for “Mine Safety.”

One in a series of 5 articles:

Beyond Sago Coal mine safety in America. One by One Disasters make headlines, but most miners killed on the job die alone Poor safety checks, ignored plans at fault…