Methadone series wins community journalism prize

Brandon Stahl, right, has won the 2012 Scripps Howard Foundation award for community journalism for his series "Methadone: A Costly Fix" in the Duluth News Tribune, which prompted calls for reform in the treatment of drug addiction in Minnesota. Stahl, now a reporter for the Minneapolis Star Tribune.

News Tribune Editor Robin Washington said the series exposed outrages and prompted change, "with one of the quickest responses by authorities I’ve seen in decades as an editor." The award carries a $10,000 prize. For the opening story in the series, click here. For the foundation's list of winners and links for each of their entries, go here.