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It& #39;s common these days for critics of this business to suggest we err in our inability to find fault in 1.) ourselves & 2.) the powerful.
And while sometimes, yes, that& #39;s true...I would like to offer a story that makes me darn proud of what this business can sometimes do
It& #39;s common these days for critics of this business to suggest we err in our inability to find fault in 1.) ourselves & 2.) the powerful.
And while sometimes, yes, that& #39;s true...I would like to offer a story that makes me darn proud of what this business can sometimes do
Last year, photojournalist Mike Grady ( @ghostfacegrady) and I spent a number of months working on a story that forced us not to just take a look at journalism...
...but at a pharmaceutical company& #39;s practice of sending its drug into jails and prisons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF7SCboYtTs&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch...
...but at a pharmaceutical company& #39;s practice of sending its drug into jails and prisons. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bF7SCboYtTs&feature=youtu.be">https://www.youtube.com/watch... https://www.youtube.com/watch...
We found Colorado& #39;s Medicaid program spending millions on this drug. We also found tv stations (mine included) falling for what amounts to a PR push by the drug company that sells this expensive drug. https://www.9news.com/article/news/investigations/medical-cost/an-opioid-addiction-treatment-that-costs-up-to-1300-a-shot-is-costing-colorado-taxpayers-millions/73-43a5166c-a222-41d2-bb89-2b0a8a1e1fb9">https://www.9news.com/article/n...
This was a challenging story. It forced us to look inward at media practices.
it also forced us to challenge assumptions in and out of this business.
In the end... however... I& #39;m darn proud of this story. And now, apparently, someone else agrees...
it also forced us to challenge assumptions in and out of this business.
In the end... however... I& #39;m darn proud of this story. And now, apparently, someone else agrees...
This weekend, @RTDNA awarded our story one of the top broadcast journalism awards in the country...
"A Vivitrol & #39;Success& #39; Story" received the national Edward R. Murrow Award for best Hard News story in the country among large TV stations.
Yeah.
"A Vivitrol & #39;Success& #39; Story" received the national Edward R. Murrow Award for best Hard News story in the country among large TV stations.
Yeah.
Thanks to all of my bosses at 9News. @MeganInTheNews @timryan9news @mcornetta
and also thanks to @erickdavid and @lindaknews
you all make good journalism possible.
and you all make me proud to work in this business
and also thanks to @erickdavid and @lindaknews
you all make good journalism possible.
and you all make me proud to work in this business
