Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award Archives

Joseph L. Brechner Freedom of Information Award

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 prosecutors to treat people who called 911 for help as criminals …

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 media platforms that was aired or published during 2022. …

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 victims of national disasters. Dreier and Tran spent 13 …

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 from the Reuters news service is the winner of the annual …

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 promotes transparent, accountable government and is primarily …

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 malfunctions in medical devices. Jewett’s March 2019 story, …

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 Award. Barnes won for her dogged coverage of teacher sexual …

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 Audra D.S. Burch, investigated Florida’s child welfare …

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 Secrecy,” details the fight for access to information …