SPJ Ethics in Journalism Award

Aug. 5, 2019, 11:52 a.m. EDT

ProPublica's investigation, "A Betrayal," in partnership with New York magazine, won the Society of Professional Journalists' Ethics in Journalism Award. The judges commended reporter Hannah Dreier's "exemplary work in covering the challenges faced by a young gang member who secretly became a government informant" and her above and beyond effort to protect his well-being and identity.

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