Wednesday, April 30, 2014

Bulletin: Medill Justice Project wins prestigious investigative award for its "Spotlight on Shaken-Baby Syndrome" which confirmed more than 3000 cases in the U.S. (Kudos to North-Western University for this important research. HL);


POST: "Medill Justice Project wins  Investigative Reporters And Editors Inc.  award," by Saman Sheikh, published by the Medill Justice project on April 3, 2014.

GIST:  "The Medill Justice Project won a national Investigative Reporters & Editors (IRE) Award for “Spotlight on Shaken-Baby Syndrome,” the project’s years-long examination of multiple shaken-baby syndrome cases. Led by Alec Klein, professor and director of the Medill Justice Project, the investigation comprised in-depth articles, the creation of a national database and a documentary. The Medill Justice Project identified and confirmed more than 3,000 cases of shaken-baby syndrome in the United States to create the database.

The entire post can be found at:

http://www.medill.northwestern.edu/news/news-medill-justice-project-wins-ire-award.html

Explore the  Medill Justice Project site:

 http://www.medilljusticeproject.org/

PUBLISHER'S NOTE: 

Dear Reader. Keep your eye on the Charles Smith Blog. We are following this case.
 
I have added a search box for content in this blog which now encompasses several thousand posts. The search box is located  near the bottom of the screen just above the list of links. I am confident that this powerful search tool provided by "Blogger" will help our readers and myself get more out of the site.

The Toronto Star, my previous employer for more than twenty incredible years, has put considerable effort into exposing the harm caused by Dr. Charles Smith and his protectors - and into pushing for reform of Ontario's forensic pediatric pathology system. The Star has a "topic" section which focuses on recent stories related to Dr. Charles Smith. It can be found at:

http://www.thestar.com/topic/charlessmith

Information on "The Charles Smith Blog Award"- and its nomination process - can be found at:
 
http://smithforensic.blogspot.ca/2013/12/the-charles-smith-award-presented-to_28.html
 
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Harold Levy: Publisher; The Charles Smith Blog;