The Bloomberg News series “Zombie Debt” has won the Scripps Howard Journalism Award for excellence in business and financial reporting.
The “Zombie Debt” series revealed how debt collectors violated consumer protection laws in pursuing second mortgages that predated the 2008 financial crisis.
There were two finalists in the category:
- Finalist: WXYZ-TV 7 News Detroit – “Fraudulent Cash App Accounts”
- Finalist: KFF Health News – “Broken Rehab”
The Scripps Howard Journalism Awards honor work from television stations and networks, radio and podcasts, visual media, online media outlets, independent producers, newspapers and print publications.
See all of the winners here.
