Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards, Best Investigative Report, First Place

The Illinois Associated Press Broadcasters Association Awards named “Preserving the Reputations of Sexual Harassers” as the Best Investigative Report. It was the culmination of a months-long collaboration between NPR Illinois and ProPublica to uncover how the University of Illinois handled sexual harassment complaints against University of Illinois faculty. The effort by reporters Rachel Otwell, Mary Hansen and Alex Mierjeski has led to more calls for transparency and other reforms.