Tampa Bay Times investigation wins Scripps Howard Award
The project exposed a controversial police initiative in Pasco County.
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Reporters Neil Bedi, left, and Kathleen McGrory have won the Scripps Howard Award for their investigative reporting. (Boyzell Hosey | Times)
By Times Staff Writer
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Tampa Bay Times investigative series has won the prestigious Scripps Howard Award in the local/regional investigative reporting category.
The award was announced Wednesday night in a virtual ceremony.
The series, Targeted, exposed a policing initiative in Pasco County that uses an algorithm to identify people that the Sheriffâs Office believed might be likely to commit crimes in the future. About a 1,000 people were monitored under the program, including children.