15,000-Word, Seven-Part Las Vegas Sun Series Wins Dart Award
The Las Vegas Sun is in very good company. The newspaper, as part of Columbia University’s latest Dart Awards, which recognize exemplary reporting on the effects of violence, crime, disaster and other traumatic events, is one of two 2014 winners, alongside Ira Glass’ This American Life. The awards will be presented May 8.
The editorial series that won the Sun its prize is heartbreaking. Titled “Grace Through Grief,” it details the aftermath of a home invasion suffered by the Martinez family, during which mom and daughter were killed, and dad was gravely injured:
Judges called “Grace Through Grief” a “deeply reported and inspiring portrayal of a family in the aftermath of horror.”
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