The Marshall Project
Testify
This painstaking, first-of-its-kind analysis of voting patterns highlighted the fact that mostly white, suburban voters were electing the judges presiding over the cases of mostly Black Cleveland residents. Our judges found particularly impressive their collaboration with community partners and how they took hard-to-get data directly to readers who otherwise might not have seen the reporting. Easy-to-grasp graphics flipped the narrative on voting for judges, from one of indifference to understanding a disparity over which they could have some control.
Honorable Mentions:
- Texas Tribune – Redistricting in Texas by Staff
- Texas Tribune – Texas’ “maternity deserts” grow as staff shortages close rural labor and delivery units by Eleanor Klibanoff
- The Trace – Up The Block by Sabrina Iglesias