The Online News Association honored ProPublica with seven Online Journalism Awards.
“Juvenile Injustice, Tennessee” by Nashville Public Radio’s WPLN News and ProPublica won the Knight Award for Public Service.
Black Snow: Big Sugar’s Burning Problem,” a Local Reporting Network project by ProPublica and The Palm Beach Post, won the 3M Truth in Science Award in the large newsroom category.
“Shackles and Solitary: Inside Louisiana’s Harshest Juvenile Lockup,” a collaboration between ProPublica, NBC News and The Marshall Project, won an Excellence in Collaboration and Partnerships award.
“The Secret IRS Files” won the Explanatory Reporting award in the medium newsroom category.
“How the .001% Use Retirement Accounts as Tax-Free Piggy Banks,” a short animated video in the “Secret IRS” series, won in the digital video storytelling category.
“Hell at Abbey Gate,” a collaboration with Alive in Afghanistan, won the feature award in the medium newsroom category.
“Sacrifice Zones: Mapping Cancer-Causing Industrial Air Pollution” won the University of Florida Award for Investigative Data in the small/medium newsroom category.