Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) has announced their annual awards for investigative journalism. I’m sure you’ve already guessed the winner in the “On-line” category. Of course, it was a tough call for them. The competition was stiff:


Hard to pick among those great stories, isn’t it? But, the sober and experienced judges at IRE have finally announced their winner:

ProPublica.org and their investigative reporting on civilian contractors receiving sub-standard health care when injured while working overseas in war zones.

One wonders what kind of investigating the IRE did when choosing their winner. If you’d like a bit of insight into the “brains” behind ProPublica.org, look no further than their Board of Directors. One of the five members is none other than Henry Lous “Skip” Gates Jr. (You remember him and how his neighborhood police force acted “stupidly.”)

But, thankfully, I do see one Republican on their Journalism Advisory Board: David Gergen.