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Brandon Rittiman May 9, 2023

I'm excited to share the #ABC10Originals team received FOUR Edward R. Murrow Awards this morning in our region, which includes California, Nevada, and Hawaii.

#FirePowerMoney took the Investigative Reporting award with "Who's Behind the PG&E Bailout?"

This story revealed Gov. Gavin Newsom's office hired PG&E's longtime law firm to draft legislation that shielded the company from the financial consequences of its crimes in the deadly 2018 #CampFire-- and insured it against future fires.

#Wildfire #California #Murrow #MurrowAwards

WATCH THE STORY: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HgHMKq3igEw

Investigation: Newsom’s PG&E bailout law written by firm that had represented PG&E

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Brandon Rittiman May 9, 2023

#FirePowerMoney also took the Continuing Coverage award with "Secrets of the Camp Fire: Revealed."

After PG&E was convicted of felony reckless arson and 84 felony counts of manslaughter in the 2018 #CampFIre, the company funded a lawsuit that suppressed the details of its crimes.

After a two year legal battle that was appealed all the way to the California Supreme Court, we finally obtained the 5,000+ page transcript of the grand jury investigation of PG&E.

This story reveals what the grand jury found: including evidence and testimony from PG&E's own employees under oath.

#Wildfire #California #ABC10 #ABC10Originals #Murrow #MurrowAwards

The details are truly remarkable. Make 15 minutes to watch it:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DoBZNey_qNU

Secrets of the Camp Fire: Revealed | Fire - Power - Money

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Brandon Rittiman

I'm incredibly fortunate two work with some incredibly talented people on the #ABC10Originals team. Without them, this work wouldn't be possible.

Our photographer/editor staff is incredible. They also worked on my colleague Andie Judson's phenomenal series #PriceOfCare, which examines problems with conservatorships in #california

That series was honored with the News Documentary award.

Check it out here: https://www.abc10.com/article/news/local/abc10-originals/conservatorships-price-of-care-taken-by-the-state/103-1e797c90-e530-4beb-8923-0c75d49f420b

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Brandon Rittiman May 9, 2023

Andie and our colleague John Bartell took the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion award for their special report "Golden Cage," from the US-Mexico border in #california

Check it out below:

#ABC10 #ABC10Originals #Murrow #MurrowAwards

https://youtu.be/NaEHpzwST0k

Golden Cage: Trapped at the United States and Mexico border | ABC10 Originals

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