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American journalist

Steve Reilly is an American investigative reporter for USA Today known for his investigation into flaws in the national educator background check system, which was a finalist for the 2017 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting.

Education and career

Reilly grew up in Downingtown, Pennsylvania and graduated from Vassar College in 2009.

Reilly began his career at newspapers in Pennsylvania and New York. His reporting for the Press & Sun-Bulletin was awarded the Distinguished Investigative Reporting Award of Excellence by the New York News Publishers Association. He was a finalist for the Livingston Award for Local Reporting for a 2014 report on workers in New York paid less than minimum wage.

Reilly joined USA Today as an investigative reporter in 2014. In 2015, he led a reporting project the Columbia Journalism Review described as a “massive investigation” which identified more than 70,000 untested rape kits held by local and state law enforcement agencies in the United States. The investigation was followed by local reforms and new legislation in at least 20 states addressing protocols for handling sexual assault evidence. Reilly was a finalist for the 2016 Livingston Award for National Reporting for the investigation.

In 2017, Reilly was named a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting "for a far-reaching investigation that used two ambitious data-gathering efforts to turn up 9,000 teachers across the nation who should have been flagged for past disciplinary offenses but were not." The series led to national reforms for background check system for educators. According to USA Today, it marked the first time the newspaper was recognized as a finalist in the investigative reporting category of the Pulitzer Prizes.

Reilly has reported on the business operations of President Donald Trump, including a report detailing allegations that Trump's companies failed to pay bills to hundreds of contractors and workers and a 2018 report on a newly formed corporation selling Trump-brand merchandise. He has also shared with colleagues the Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism and recognition from the Overseas Press Club and Education Writers Association.

Awards

  • 2017 Finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting
  • 2016 Finalist for the Livingston Award for National Reporting
  • 2015 Finalist for the Livingston Award for Local Reporting
  • 2012 New York News Publishers Association Distinguished Investigative Reporting Award of Excellence

References

  1. ^ "Steve Reilly | USA TODAY". USA Today.
  2. ^ "Finalist: Steve Reilly of USA Today Network, Tysons Corner, VA".
  3. ^ "Reporter named finalist for national award". Pressconnects. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  4. "Archive from Thursday, April 27, 2017 - In the Media - April 2017 Roundup - Office of Alumnae/i Affairs & Development (OAAD) - Vassar College". alums.vassar.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  5. ^ "New York News Publishers Association, Inc" (PDF).
  6. "Beneath the Minimum". Wallace House. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  7. "How an Ohio reporter helped convict more than 100 rapists". Columbia Journalism Review. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  8. "State, local officials reviewing or changing policies on rape-kit testing". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  9. "After USA TODAY NETWORK investigation, rape-kit reforms flood state legislatures". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  10. ^ "Untested Rape Kits". Wallace House. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  11. "NASDTEC Response to USA Today Reports - National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification". www.nasdtec.net. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  12. "Pulitzer winners reflect the year of Trump, Putin and opioids". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  13. "USA TODAY exclusive: Hundreds allege Donald Trump doesn't pay his bills". USA TODAY. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  14. "Donald Trump Has a History of Not Paying His Bills. That Offers Some Insights Into His Personality". Intelligencer. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  15. "USA Today investigation reveals the truth about mysterious LLC that made Trump $107,000". ThinkProgress. Retrieved 2019-07-26.
  16. "The Knight-Risser Prize for Western Environmental Journalism, Stanford University". knightrisser.stanford.edu. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  17. "Citation: The Whitman Bassow Award 2015". OPC. 2016-04-28. Retrieved 2019-07-25.
  18. "2016 Category Winners for the National Awards for Education Reporting". Education Writers Association. Retrieved 2019-07-25.

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