| The Wall Street Journal's rich portrait of elderly parents struggling to care for their developmentally disabled adult children; the San Francisco Chronicle's moving photographs of an Iraqi boy's lengthy treatment at a California hospital for critical wounds suffered in the Iraq war; the Chicago Tribune's portfolio of incisive editorials about various child, family and education issues; and a disturbing report on NPR about foster children in New Jersey were among the winning stories in the 2005 Casey Medals for Meritorious Journalism contest. Other media organizations winning top honors in the 11th annual contest were Legal Affairs magazine; The Virginian-Pilot , Norfolk; the Anchorage Daily News The Post-Standard , Syracuse, N.Y.; the Missoulian , Missoula, Mont.; the Omaha World-Herald ; the East Bay Express , Emeryville, Calif.; and WTHR-TV in Indianapolis. Winners will receive a Casey Medal and a $1,000 award at a ceremony at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C., on Sept. 23, 2005. | |
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