Operation
Publication Date: May 11, 2021
Reporters
Mackenzie Shuman, Molly Duerig, Grace Oldham, Rachel Gold, Meagan Sainz-Pasley, Mythili Gubbi, Alejandra Gamez, Beno Thomas, James Paidoussis
Overview
The Howard Center dives deep into Homeland Security Investigations, a division of ICE, and its mishandling of sex-trafficking investigations in Arizona and beyond. A podcast, video graphic and multimedia timeline complement the narrative of how agents’ actions derailed the investigation. Nearly 90 professional news outlets nationwide published some part of this project.
Awards
1st Place
Student Online News Reporting, regional, national and Best in Show
Society of Professional Journalists
Finalist
Best News Story
EPPY Awards
1st Place
Educational
BEA Media Arts Festival, for the project’s podcast
Selected Publication Partners
