2015 Ethics Conference - Anthony Shadid Award for Journalism Ethics: The Chicago Tribune
Channel: UW School of Journalism & Mass Communication
Date: 2015-04-21

This award is named for Anthony Shadid, a UW-Madison alum and Center for Journalism Ethics board member who died in 2012 while reporting for the New York Times in Syria. The annual honor recognizes and promotes high ethical standards among journalists. This year’s Shadid award goes to a team from The Chicago Tribune, whose revelations about serious abuses in Illinois’ juvenile justice system brought about reforms and led to the resignation of the director of the state Department of Children and Family Services.