Alongside partners ProPublica and FRONTLINE, the Tribune was recognized in the explanatory reporting category for our investigative coverage of the 2022 Uvalde school shooting.
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The three organizations were recognized for our work investigating the failed law enforcement response to the 2022 mass shooting at Robb Elementary School in Uvalde, which took the lives of 19 students and 2 educators. Our coverage showedThe Tribune obtained a massive trove of files that included confidential interviews with state and local law enforcement officers who were interviewed in the aftermath of the tragedy about their experiences, assumptions and fears that day.
While we are grateful for this incredibly special recognition, we acknowledge this was one of the most emotionally difficult stories any of us had ever covered. We appreciate the work of the Dart Center on Trauma and Journalism at Columbia Journalism School with helping our staff to cover this tragedy with care for our subjects and sources and care for the journalists involved. We are grateful to the survivors and relatives of victims in Uvalde, who entrusted us with their stories.
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