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Uncovering Toxic School Water Earns WTVF National Headliner Award

The investigation, Toxic School Water, revealed that officials in Metro Nashville Public Schools were keeping test results showing toxic lead in schools’ drinking water from parents, principals and the public.

by Paul Greeley May 7, 2019 10:45 EDT

WTVF, Scripps’ CBS affiliate in Nashville, earned a National Headliner Award for a 2018 investigative series that uncovered toxic water in a Tennessee school district. Founded in 1934 by the Press Club of Atlantic City, the National Headliner Awards program is one of the oldest and largest annual contests recognizing journalistic merit in the communications industry.

The investigation, Toxic School Water, revealed that officials in Metro Nashville Public Schools were keeping test results showing toxic lead in schools’ drinking water from parents, principals and the public.

"Toxic School Water" – Year-Long Investigation

Just how safe is the water your child drinks at school? NewsChannel5 Investigates has spent the last year taking a closer look at contaminated drinking water in local schools. You’ll want to watch our one-hour special “Toxic School Water” as Phil Williams NC5 recaps his year-long investigation – from the test results parents were never meant to see to how the state of Tennessee plans to make sure all children are protected. Get the full story Wednesday night at 7pm.

Publicado por NewsChannel 5 Nashville en Lunes, 18 de junio de 2018

The investigative series was published as a series of digital and on-air reports that garnered attention from national news outlets, culminating in a primetime special that aired on WTVF last year.

As a result of WTVF’s reporting, state lawmakers passed a law that will require every school district in the state to test for lead in its drinking water.

Brian Lawlor

“An incisive piece of investigative journalism, reporter Phil Williams’ story on toxic levels of lead in Nashville’s Metro school district reminds us of the power of journalism to check unscrupulous officials and to ultimately save lives,” said the National Headliner Award judges.

“The persevering reporting by the WTVF team underscores the watchdog role journalism plays in our society and the critical impact it can have,” said Brian Lawlor, Scripps’ president of local media.

“We applaud the team’s continued tenacity to bring this issue to light for the people of Nashville and challenging those in power.”

 


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