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1. Tiger Force
Brett Blackledge
2. Dog Bites Man
Clifford J. Levy
3. War on Drugs
Michael D. Sallah
4. Insurance Regulations in Florida
Eric Eyre
5. Pentagon takes over the airwaves
David Barstow
6. Law Lobbyists
Eric Lipton
7. Community College Crisis
Paige St. John
8. Covering up a Crime
William K. Marimow
9. Broken Homes
David Willman
10. FDA Failures
Nigel Jaquiss
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Quiz Answer Key and Fun Facts
1. Tiger Force
Answer: Michael D. Sallah
He teamed with Joe Mahr of the "Toledo Blade" to tell the story of the U.S. Army's Tiger Force Unit and the atrocities it performed during the Vietnam War. The series was published between Oct. 19-22 of 2003 and won the prize in 2004. Mahr was a finalist for the award again in 2015 while working with the "Chicago Tribune".
2. Dog Bites Man
Answer: William K. Marimow
He wrote an expose on more than 350 people being attacked by police dogs for the "Philadelphia Enquirer". In 1984. He won the prize in 1985, the first year it was awarded specifically for investigative journalism.
3. War on Drugs
Answer: Eric Eyre
He won the award for coverage of the war on drugs and how the opioid crisis continued to grow in West Virginia. He worked for the "Charleston Gazette Mail" when he won the award in 2017.
4. Insurance Regulations in Florida
Answer: Paige St. John
St. John dove deep into the world of insurance regulations in the state of Florida while working at the "Sarasota Herald - Tribune" in 2011. She wrote a series of stories from February through November that exposed how small insurance companies were taking big risks in the state as the larger insurance companies stopped taking customers in the frequently hurricane-struck region. She was awarded with the prize in 2012.
5. Pentagon takes over the airwaves
Answer: David Barstow
Writing for "The New York Times" Barstow uncovered how the Pentagon found a way to gather support for the War in Iraq. He wrote three stories throughout 2008 about how the Pentagon used retired generals who were working in radio and television to sway public opinion on issues like the war. He was given the prize in 2009.
6. Law Lobbyists
Answer: Eric Lipton
Working for "The New York Times", Lipton wrote a series of exposes on how lobbyists were able to buy favor with politicians at the local, state and federal levels. The stories ran throughout the year in 2014, earning him the 2015 prize.
7. Community College Crisis
Answer: Brett Blackledge
Working for the "Birmingham News" in 2006 Blackledge did a series on corruption in the Alabama 2-year college system. He uncovered rampant waste of state and federal money. The stories took down several crooked politicians in the process.
8. Covering up a Crime
Answer: Nigel Jaquiss
While working for the "Willamette Week" Jaquiss uncovered the unsavory past of the Washington governor and former Portland Mayor Neil Goldschmidt. He wrote an expose on how the man had hidden for 29 years his continued sexual assault of a teenage girl.
The assault took place over several years while he was the mayor of the large city. His two story package and follow up on who helped keep the secret months later won him the 2005 prize.
9. Broken Homes
Answer: Clifford J. Levy
Working for "The New York Times" Levy exposed a pattern of abuse in New York mental care facilities. He was given the 2003 prize for his efforts.
10. FDA Failures
Answer: David Willman
Willman wrote about how the Food and Drug Administration had reduced its own efficacy through several bad policies over the years while writing for the "Los Angeles Times". He won the prize in 2001. His stories chronicled how flawed policies caused the release of many bad prescription drugs on an unsuspecting public.
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