Topic: Investigative Reporting
Posted on 5/3/2017
Scripps� ABC affiliate KNX-TV Phoenix received a regional Edward R. Murrow Award for its investigative series �Cash for Compliance.� Reporters produced more than two dozen stories that highlighted how non-profit Advocates for Individuals with Disabilities exploited a civil rights law to make money. As a direct result of the series, the Arizona Attorney General�s office intervened and the state is now pursuing fraud allegations against the group. ��Cash for Compliance� is an example of how journalism continues to be a society watchdog,� said KNX-TV News Director Chris Kline. �Every story the ABC15 Investigators produce reflects our commitment to make Arizona a better place to live.�
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