Stephen J. Berry (born 1948) is an American investigative journalist. In 1993, while working for ''

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'', he and

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won the

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for a report exposing a sheriff department drug squad's unlawful seizure of millions of dollars from motorists, mostly

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. He is now an associate professor at

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's School of Journalism and Mass Communication. Berry is the author of a book about investigative journalism entitled ''Watchdog Journalism: The Art of Investigative Reporting''.

Education

Berry obtained his BA in political science from the

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. In 1984, he received his MA in American history from the University of Northern Carolina Greensboro.

Career

Berry is co-founder and interim executive director of The Iowa Center for Public Affairs Journalism. Before becoming a professor, he had been a journalist for 33 years, finishing his career as a journalist working for the ''

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''. His works mainly focused on race relations, the criminal justice system, police abuse of power, medical malpractice, stock-car racingm guns, government and illegal drugs.

Awards and honors

Berry has won a number of awards for his investigative and daily reporting which include: *Associated Press Newspaper Executive Council Award for public service *National Benjamin Fine and the N.C. School Bell awards for education reporting *Los Angeles Times’ Top of the Times Award *National Headliners Award finalist for public service *Society of Professional Journalists Award *Champion of Justice Journalism Award by National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers Association (1993) *Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting(1993) *Florida Sports Writers Association award for Investigative Reporting

References

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