article_snippet.sent: New York Times reporter Eric Lipton took the prize for investigative reporting on the influence of lobbyists.
article_snippet.sent: The Wall Street Journal was also honored for 'Medicare Unmasked,' and Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig received praise for coverage of security lapses at the Secret Service.
article_snippet.sent: Investigative Reporting: The Wall Street Journal staff for 'Medicare Unmasked,' a pioneering project that gave Americans unprecedented access to previously confidential data on the motivations and practices of Americans health care providers; and Eric Lipton, of The New York Times, for reporting that showed how the influence of lobbyists can sway congressional leaders and state attorneys general, slanting justice toward the wealthy and connected.
article_snippet.sent: Investigative Reporting: The Wall Street Journal staff for 'Medicare Unmasked,' a pioneering project that gave Americans unprecedented access to previously confidential data on the motivations and practices of their health care providers; and Eric Lipton, of The New York Times, for reporting that showed how the influence of lobbyists can sway congressional leaders and state attorneys general, slanting justice toward the wealthy and connectedlawmakers and regulators.
article_snippet.sent: National Reporting: Carol D. Leonnig, of The Washington Post, for her smart, persistent coverage of the Secret Service, the Secret Service security lapses and the ways in which the Secret Service neglected the Secret Service vital task: the protection of the president of the United States.