The Utah Investigative Journalism Project garnered a big win at this year’s National Association of Real Estate Editors journalism competition, winning the organization’s Kenneth R. Harney award for Best Real Estate Consumer Education Reporting. The award was for coverage of Utah’s handling of the eviction crisis, specifically how the state disbursed federal emergency rental assistance...
On August 27, The Utah Investigative Journalism Project received the Joe-Duke Rosati “Hell-Raiser’ Award, from the Crossroads Urban Center. The award was named after Joe Duke-Rosati an outstanding advocate for low-income Utah families and individuals who served the organization through the 1980s and mid-90s. The Project received the award in honor of our series exploring...
The Utah Investigative Journalism Project brought home the gold from the National Association of Real Estate Editors 71st annual journalism competition. UIJP won for the competitive “Best Investigative Report or Investigative Series” category for our reporting on evictions that happened in 2020 despite moratoriums in place meant to stop the practice. The judges’ comments noted...
The Utah Headliners Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists awarded The Utah Investigative Journalism Project several awards for 2018 reporting, including the state’s top investigative reporting prize at its annual banquet last night. Project founder and reporter Eric Peterson was awarded the Don Baker Investigative Reporting Award for the two part-series “Who Killed...