Winner, Enterprise Journalism: Independent, Online Journalism Awards 2001. A series of reports on Clear Channel Communications, the most powerful force in the radio industry. The judges noted the amount of reporting that went into this package and what it revealed about how, years after the radio payola scandals, labels are still finding ways to buy their way onto the air. They described it as a classic piece of enterprise reporting, digging deep into a complex story, uncovering the layers of facts and the relationships that are so important in the radio industry and ultimately uncovering the sometimes questionable practices of a company that determines what many Americans hear.
