2014 Awards for Special Report in partnership with National Public Radio on mine operators who refuse or ca n't pay MSHA fines . " Delinquent MSHA Fines Leaves Deadly and Crippling Legacies . " Edward R. Murrow Award for Investigative Reporting from the Radio Television Digital News Association ; Investigative Reporters and Editors Investigative Journalism Award ; Specialized Information Publishers Association David Swit Award for Investigative Journalism and APEX Award for News Writing ; National Press Club Award for Newsletter Analytical Reporting . The Newsletter & Electronic Publishers Foundation 's " excellence in newsletter journalism " competition awarded '' Mine Safety and Health News '' a 2nd place prize in Best Investigative Reporting in 2003 ; 1st Place Award for Best Interpretative Reporting 2006 ; 2nd place prize in Best Instructional Reporting in 2007 ; 1st Place Best Interpretive or Analytical Reporting in 2011 ; In March 2006 the Washington Monthly awarded '' Mine Safety and Health News '' its Monthly Journalism Award which is presented each month to " one or more newspaper , magazine , radio , or television stories ( or series of stories ) that demonstrate a commitment to the public interest ... particularly reporting that explains the successes and failures of government agencies at all levels . " Its staff was awarded the Society of Professional Journalist Sigma Delta Chi Award for Public Service in Newsletter Journalism in July 2007 , for the coverage of the 2006 Sago Mine Disaster in West Virginia that left 12 miners dead . " The judges lauded their coverage as informative and complete and in no way was led by the ' disaster pack ' of national media covering the disaster . It provides its readers with insights and details not found in other coverage "
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