Guardian US has been awarded a James Aronson award for social justice journalism by CUNY’s Hunter College for The Counted.
Journalists Jon Swaine, Oliver Laughland, Jamiles Lartey and Ciara McCarthy were recognized for their ongoing series exposing and documenting the extent of deadly force used by law enforcement officers in the United States. They will be honored at a ceremony in New York on April 19, 2016.
The Aronson awards honor original, written English-language reporting from the US media that brings to light widespread injustices, their human consequences, underlying causes, and possible reforms.
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