1999 Dart Awards

  • Dart Award Winner

    Who Killed John McCloskey?

    By Michael Hemphill and Stephanie Klein-Davis

    A compelling series on the suspicious death of an 18-year-old man arrested and placed in the care of a mental institution, the cover-up that followed, and the family's on-going grief and confusion.  Originally published in The Roanoke Times in June, 1999.

  • Dart Award Winner

    Victim's Parents Celebrate a Life

    By Patricia Callahan

    A four-part series about a Colorado family whose only son was murdered in the Columbine High School shootings, coverage that explored the long-term effects through survivors in Peducah and Jonesboro. Originally published in the Denver Post in June, 1999.

  • Dart Award Winner

    A Stolen Soul

    By Barbara A. Walsh and David A. Rodgers

    A sensitive and thorough portrayal of Yong Jones' struggle to bring her son's murderer to justice against the backdrop of her cultural beliefs. Originally published as a series in the Portland Press Herald, Portland, ME, in May and June, 1998.

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