The award, sponsored听by the听,听 and听the Journalism department at the College of Media, Communication and Information, honors Casey Feldman, a senior journalism student at Fordham University who was killed in 2009 by a distracted driver. Casey鈥檚 parents, Joel Feldman and Dianne Anderson, created the foundation to provide scholarships for students and to support work that will help put an end to distracted driving.
The Casey Feldman Award for Transportation Safety Reporting听is for work produced by a reporter or reporting team in print and/or online platforms in the United States听between July 1, 2023, and June 30, 2024. Entries听should take the form of a story or series about one topic and/or event related to transportation safety. Former听Washington Post听transportation reporter听听will lead judging. Submissions will be accepted from July 1听to Aug. 16, 2024.
The first-place prize is $3,000.
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