Women's eNews Wins Casey Medal for Meritorious Journalism
New York, NY, June 30, 2012 --(PR.com)-- Women's eNews writer Molly Ginty and editors Corinna Barnard and Rita Henley Jensen have received the Casey Award for Meritorious Journalism in the category of Single Article: Under 200,000 circulation for the report "Infant Formula Companies Milk US Food Program."
The report, which was funded by The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute, was credited as "A meticulous exposé of how industry-sponsored research, lobbying and advertising by infant formula companies have led to a federal government subsidized market for infant formula, despite global consensus on the superior health benefits of breast milk.
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program distributes more than half the infant formula sold in the U.S. but the supply provided to new moms is not enough to feed their babies for a full month. As a result, impoverished mothers bear the burden of high out-of-pocket monthly expenses to feed their growing babies. Judges praised this investigation by Women’s eNews as being “in the best tradition of accountability reporting.”
The Casey Medals recognize distinguished coverage of children and families, particularly the disadvantaged. Find all the winners at http://www.journalismcenter.org/awards/2012%20Casey%20Medals
About Women’s eNews
Women's eNews is an award-winning nonprofit news service covering issues of concern to women and women's perspectives on public policy in English and Arabic. It enhances women's abilities to define their own lives and to participate fully in every sector of human endeavor.
To learn more, visit www.womensenews.org
The report, which was funded by The Investigative Fund at The Nation Institute, was credited as "A meticulous exposé of how industry-sponsored research, lobbying and advertising by infant formula companies have led to a federal government subsidized market for infant formula, despite global consensus on the superior health benefits of breast milk.
The Women, Infants and Children (WIC) program distributes more than half the infant formula sold in the U.S. but the supply provided to new moms is not enough to feed their babies for a full month. As a result, impoverished mothers bear the burden of high out-of-pocket monthly expenses to feed their growing babies. Judges praised this investigation by Women’s eNews as being “in the best tradition of accountability reporting.”
The Casey Medals recognize distinguished coverage of children and families, particularly the disadvantaged. Find all the winners at http://www.journalismcenter.org/awards/2012%20Casey%20Medals
About Women’s eNews
Women's eNews is an award-winning nonprofit news service covering issues of concern to women and women's perspectives on public policy in English and Arabic. It enhances women's abilities to define their own lives and to participate fully in every sector of human endeavor.
To learn more, visit www.womensenews.org
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