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front row left to right: V. T. Nguyen, C. Lozada, E. Ramshaw, T. Shelby, N. Brown, M. Miller, N. Barnes; back row left to right: D. Remnick, A. Applebaum, G. Thompson, E. Alexander, J. Cobb, K. Merida, N. Carroll, G. Escobar, S. Chan, K. Lytle Hernández; attending virtually: L. Bollinger (Photo by Jose R. Lopez)

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Neil Brown and Tommie Shelby, co-chairs; Marjorie Miller, administrator

Staff of the Los Angeles Times

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For coverage of the state’s legal cannabis industry that combined satellite imagery, public records searches and sometimes dangerous on-the-ground reporting to reveal widespread criminality, labor abuses and environmental consequences.
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Categories: Local Reporting

Caitlin Dickerson of The Atlantic

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For deeply reported and compelling accounting of the Trump administration policy that forcefully separated migrant children from their parents, resulting in abuses that have persisted under the current administration.
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Categories: Explanatory Reporting

Staff of The Wall Street Journal

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For sharp accountability reporting on financial conflicts of interest among officials at 50 federal agencies, revealing those who bought and sold stocks they regulated and other ethical violations by individuals charged with safeguarding the public’s interest.
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Categories: Investigative Reporting

Elizabeth Bruenig of The Atlantic

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For exposing the tortuous last hours of inmates awaiting execution on Alabama’s death row and the efforts by the state to conceal the suffering, which led to a temporary moratorium on executions.
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Categories: Feature Writing
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