2018 Winner: Dionne Searcey
The New York Times
Dionne Searcey’s coverage of the havoc wreaked by the terrorist group Boko Haram has been compelling, enterprising, and brave. Searcey told the stories of girls sent by Boko Haram on suicide missions with explosives strapped to their chests. She described how rape victims of Boko Haram escaped captivity only to be violated by Nigerian soldiers. Her coverage has caused her to be detained and threatened by Nigerian authorities.
2018 Michael Kelly Award Finalists

Kristen Gelineau, Todd Pitman, Esther Htusan
The Associated Press
Three AP reporters chronicled the systematic and brutal persecution of Rohingya Muslims in Myanmar.
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Carol Marbin Miller, Audra D.S. Burch
Miami Herald
Marbin Miller and Burch exposed brutality, incompetence, and negligence in Florida’s juvenile justice system.
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John Woodrow Cox
Cox examined the impact of gun violence on children and teenagers in the United States.
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