Oakes Award: Past Winners
2010
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The Center for Public Integrity’s International Consortium of
Investigative Journalists, “Dangers in the Dust: Inside the Global Asbestos Trade” -
The Times-Picayune, New Orleans, Deepwater Horizon oil spill coverage
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Dan Egan, “Great Lakes, Great Peril: A Road Map to Restoration”
2009
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Blake Morrison and Brad Heath, “The Smokestack Effect: Toxic Air and
America’s Schools” -
Charles Duhigg, “Toxic Waters”
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Kristen Lombardi, “The Hidden Cost of Clean Coal”
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Kelly Kennedy, “Poisoned in Iraq: How Open Air Burn Pits are Risking Your Health”
2008
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Susanne Rust, Meg Kissinger and Cary Spivak, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel,
“Chemical Fallout” -
Martha Mendoza, Jeff Donn and Justin Pritchard, Associated Press, “PharmaWater”
More about the 2008 Oakes Award winners
2007
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Bob Marshall, Mark Schleifstein, Matt Brown and photographer Ted Jackson,
The Times Picayune of New Orleans, “Last Chance: The Fight to Save a Disappearing Coast” -
Judy Pasternak, Los Angeles Times, “Blighted Homeland”
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McKenzie Funk, Harper’s, “Cold Rush: The Coming Fight for the Melting North”
More about the 2007 Oakes Award winners
John G. H. Oakes’ opening remarks, 2007 award presentation
2006
Kenneth R. Weiss and his team, Los Angeles Times, “Altered Oceans”
More about the 2006 Oakes Award winners
2005
Erik Reece, “Death of a Mountain”
Dan Egan, “Troubled Waters, the Great Invasion”
More about the 2005 Oakes Award winners
2004
Paul Koberstein, Cascadia Times
2003
The Staff of the Detroit Free Press
2002
Ben Raines, Mobile Register
2001
Robert McClure and Andrew Schneider, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
2000
John McQuaid, The Times-Picayune
1999
T. Christian Miller, Los Angeles Times
1998
Deborah Nelson, Jim Simon, Eric Nalder and Danny Westneat, The Seattle Times
1997
Duff Wilson, The Seattle Times
1996
Dunstan McNichol and Kelly Richmond, The Record
1995
Pat Stith and Joby Warrick, The News & Observer
Contact
Lisa S. Redd, Associate Director, Oakes Award
Laura G. Tejeda, Administrative Assistant, Oakes Award
Columbia University Journalism School
2950 Broadway
New York, NY 10027
212-854-7696
lt2026@columbia.edu