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ProPublica reporter wins 2023 Brechner Freedom of Information Award

Wednesday April 5, 2023

ProPublica reporter Brett Murphy is the winner of the 2023 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for “Words of Conviction,” his investigation into the use of a technique used by police and …
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Entry Period for $3,000 Brechner Freedom of Information Award Now Open

Monday January 30, 2023

The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information today announced that the entry period for the 2023 Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Award, recognizing excellence in news reporting across all …
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Washington Post Reporters Win 2022 Brechner Freedom of Information Award

Monday April 11, 2022

Washington Post Reporters Hannah Dreier and Andrew Ba Tran are the winners of the 2022 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for their coverage of hidden inequities in the way FEMA administers aid to …
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Reuters Wins Freedom of Information Award for Series About Preventable Deaths in County Jails

Thursday March 18, 2021

For a series of investigative news stories exposing the enormity of preventable deaths in county jails across the United States attributable to suicides or medical conditions, a team of reporters …
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Brechner Freedom of Information Award Application Entry Period is Now Open

Thursday January 14, 2021

The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information is now accepting applications for the annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award. The award recognizes outstanding news coverage that …
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Kaiser Health News Reporter Wins 2019 Brechner Freedom of Information Award

Thursday April 2, 2020

Kaiser Health News reporter Christina Jewett is the winner of the 2019 Brechner Freedom of Information Award for exposing a secret federal database where regulators concealed millions of reported …
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Brechner Center Announces 2018 Freedom of Information Award Winner

Thursday March 29, 2018

The Joseph L. Brechner Center for Freedom of Information announced that Bethany Barnes, education reporter at The Oregonian in Portland, is the winner of the annual Brechner Freedom of Information …

The Miami Herald Wins the 30th Annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award

Wednesday April 6, 2016

The Miami Herald won the 30th Annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for its groundbreaking investigative series, “Innocents Lost.” Two Herald reporters, Carol Marbin Miller and …

Los Angeles Times wins 29th Annual Brechner Award

Tuesday April 14, 2015

The Los Angeles Times has been named the winner of the 29th Annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for its investigative series. The award-winning series titled: “Lifting a Cloak of …

The Brechner Center for Freedom of Information presents 28th Annual Brechner Award

Monday April 14, 2014

The Ledger (Lakeland) has been named the winner of the 28th Annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for its investigative series. The award-winning series highlights the difficulties …

Brechner Center for Freedom of Information presents 27th annual Brechner Award

Wednesday April 10, 2013

The Associated Press has been named the winner of the 27th Annual Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for its ground-breaking investigative series, “Access Denied,” which …

North Carolina’s News & Observer wins 26th Annual Brechner Award

Thursday May 3, 2012

News & Observer reporter Dan Kane with Dean John Wright. (Click photo to enlarge) Paper uses investigative reporting to expose public employees protected by North Carolina’s secret personnel …

Asbury Park Press is named 25th annual Brechner Award winner

Friday March 25, 2011

The Asbury Park Press has been named the winner of the 2010 Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for exposing questionable use of taxpayer dollars in New Jersey and how that state’s …

Detroit Free Press Named 24th Annual Brechner Award Winner

Wednesday March 24, 2010

The Detroit Free Press has been named the winner of the 2009 Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award for exposing a pattern of abuse by former Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick. The Free …

Freedom of Information center honors AP writer

Thursday December 21, 2006

The University of Florida’s Brechner Center for Freedom of Information Center recently honored an Associated Press series on the treatment and prosecution of Guantanamo Bay detainees. The Paisley …