Best Investigative Report: Television

Reporter Brett Shipp of WFAA-TV, Dallas spearheaded a year-long investigation that began with the explosion of several homes in the North Texas region and ultimately revealed serious deficiencies in the safety of coupling rings on residential gas lines and the safety regulations that were intended to prevent the associated gas leaks.
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Current and Notable: Working Stories from Texas Journalists

Current and Notable is the Headliners Foundation online feature that solicits and displays outstanding instances of Texas journalism that are currently in the news being produced by news organizations in all media across the state.
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2011 Best Reporter of the Year (Radio)

Jim Ryan, Senior Reporter for WBAP Radio is constantly on the look for targets of opportunity and his range is all across the state and nation. He is equally at home fashioning a report on “Black Saturday” shopping binges as he is in reporting from the scene of a memorial service in Tucson, honoring the victims of a senseless shooting.
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Shop Our Blogs

In addition to examples of Texas’ best journalism, this site offers access to individual commentary having to do with the state of the journalism profession in Texas and nationally. Link to our Viewpoint page to find blogs by persons within the industry who are sharing their perspectives with their colleagues and others interested in the challenges and opportunities facing journalism today.
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Covering the Central Texas Wildfires

Time Warner’s 24/7 YNN Austin found itself in the middle of an exploding story over the 2011 Labor Day weekend: Wildfires had broken out on several fronts across the drought-striken area and area firefighters and law enforcement were scrambling to save lives and property. YNN news director Michael Pearson talks with Headliners Foundation Neal Spelce about how his round-the-clock newsroom responded to the crisis.
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Star Reporter of the Year

Adriana Gómez Licón, writing for the El Paso Times, created a memorable series about life on the drug war-torn Mexican border and of the efforts of individuals to stand up for its victims. Her in-depth stories chronicle the exodus from neighboring Juárez by hundreds of families who feel they are better off poor in Veracruz than constantly endangered in Juárez.
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News of the US

Take a quick spin around America of the early nineteenth century and get the latest news from Congress, the world of fashion, police blotters and updates on recent Indian attacks. You’ll be entertained and and amazed as how much–and how little–things have changed in our great nation since its early days, as recorded in newspapers of the time.
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