Time Writer Wins $50,000 Prize for Katrina Story
On Tuesday, the Understanding Government Foundation awarded Mike Grunwald of Time its Prize for Preventive Journalism for his 2007 article “Why New Orleans Still Isn’t Safe.”
Grunwald said he’ll donate the prize money to a charitable cause for victims of Katrina.
Managing editor Richard Stengel sent the following note announcing the win:
Last night, Mike Grunwald and Time won the Prize for Preventive Journalism, a $50,000 award given by the Understanding Government foundation. The award for Mike’s outstanding cover story, “Why New Orleans Still Isn’t Safe,” ran on the anniversary of Katrina last year.
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