The A-Mark Foundation

Making focused grants to organizations that offer awards to promote and encourage journalism and investigative reporting.

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@AJInvestigates @KellyDietz_11 @gKare11 @AndrewMannix @LeilaNavidi 🥉 Third Place: John Ramos of the Duluth Monitor for “Hermantown officials deceived citizens, manipulated public process to pave way for data center,” which revealed pattern of secrecy, backroom dealings, and nondisclosure agreements.
https://t.co/vp98V3XchO

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Congratulations to the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Minnesota, presented by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists!

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@AJInvestigates @KellyDietz_11 @gKare11 🥈 Second Place: Andy Mannix (@AndrewMannix), Jessica Lussenhop and Leila Navidi (@LeilaNavidi) of The Minnesota Star Tribune and ProPublica for “Forgive and Forget: A Church’s Dark Side.”
https://t.co/iLxHJxnS2V

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🥉 Third Place: Connor Giffin and Olivia Evans of the The Courier Journal for “BlueOval SK,” a series revealing issues at a battery plant for electric vehicles, such as safety failures, retaliatory actions against those who spoke out, and mass layoffs.
https://t.co/jApM8m2y9I

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Join us in congratulating the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting in Kentucky, presented by the SPJ Louisville Pro Chapter.

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🥈 Second Place: Josh Wood and Keyla Holmes of the The Courier Journal for “Other Side of the Law,” an investigation that found that, since 2010, at least one in six of Kentucky’s 120 counties had a sheriff criminally charged.
https://t.co/ElPbk5gsin

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🥉 Third Place: Max Filby, Danae King, Samantha Hendrickson, and Samantha Madar of The Columbus Dispatch for “Invisible Killer,” an investigation into the impact of radon gas in Ohio.
https://t.co/20zJFmt5xi

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We're honored to announce the winners of the 2026 A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism in Ohio, presented by the Press Club of Cleveland.

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🥈 Second Place: Laura Bischoff and Stephanie Warsmith of The Columbus Dispatch, Cincinnati Enquirer, Akron Beacon Journal, and Canton Repository for “Vicious: An investigation into how Ohio laws fail thousands of dog attack victims.”
https://t.co/Ey8cTtLbt5

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@npbowlin @JonesingToWrite 🥉 Third Place: J.C. Hallman (@JCHallman1) of Oklahoma Watch for “Traffic Scheme Nets Texas County DA’s Office Millions,” which raised questions about the transparency and legality of using law-enforcement powers to generate revenue.
https://t.co/IEI2E4pekU

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Congratulations to the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting in Oklahoma, presented by the Oklahoma Press Association! We're honored to help recognize this great work.

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@npbowlin 🥈 Second Place: Corey Jones (@JonesingToWrite) of Tulsa World for “Car chases: Danger and deaths,” which used years of reporting, public records, and interviews to investigate dangerous high-speed police chases.
https://t.co/vNZeTvjZ6T

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🥉 Third Place: David Hudnall of The Kansas City Star for “7-OH and American Shaman,” a series looking at the surge of the synthetic opioid 7-OH.
https://t.co/moOyma4cp5

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We're excited to share the winners of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Reporting in Kansas, presented by the Kansas Press Association.

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🥈 Second Place: Stefania Lugli of The Journal for “Swept away: Realities of homelessness defy strict approach,” which looked at data showing that stricter enforcement of encampments didn't appear to decrease the number of people experiencing homelessness.
https://t.co/sRX8pzkXZN