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STARK BUSINESS JOURNAL The Repository, Canton, Ohio Dave Manley WHAT THEY DID: The Repository started Stark Business Journal, a weekly tab inserted into the Monday edition, last year to expand its business coverage. SBJ allows reporters to do long-form business journalism, taking a look at how national trends impact the local business community. It has become a good landing spot for coverage of the Utica Shale drilling boom — providing space for in-depth gas and oil industry features and a home for weekly drilling numbers and explanatory pieces.
THE STOLEN ONES Herald-Tribune, Sarasota, Fla. Bill Church WHAT THEY DID: We took an investigative story on child sex trafficking and wrote it as a character-driven narrative. The subject matter was so stark and much of what we photographed took place at night, so we produced the entire package — except for the very last photo — in black-and-white. The result was a 44-page tab that was unlike anything we had ever done, or seen before. The October 2013 tab was sent to more than 200 political heavyweights. The following spring, Florida legislators enacted sweeping laws aimed at combating child sex trafficking and helping victims.
FOCAL POINT BLOG The Columbus Dispatch, Columbus, Ohio Alan D. Miller WHAT THEY DID: Good photos should be seen on a big canvas, so we created the Focal Point photo blog to provide a larger format for online display of photos — and to give photographers space to explain how they make their outstanding photos.
THE PRICE OF POVERTY The Times of Northwest Indiana, Munster, Ind. Bob Heisse WHAT THEY DID: Timed at the 50th anniversary of the War on Poverty, The Times’ comprehensive report was published in a 16-page section in June. It was the vehicle to start a continuing community conversation. We planned a town meeting, and we’ve been publishing op-eds and letters.
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