CBS Chicago Wins Two National Murrow Awards For '[un]warranted', Its Series About Wrong Police Raids
CHICAGO (CBS) -- CBS Chicago's ongoing investigative series into botched raids by the Chicago Police Department has been honored with two prestigious national Edward R. Murrow awards.
Award-winning documentary [un]warranted adds a National Murrow Award for @cbschicago - The #Murrows2020 News Documentary award. The investigation uncovered a pattern of wrong raids in Chicago.https://t.co/0Tpe70TttZ pic.twitter.com/vkmlVuwEny
— RTDNA (@RTDNA) October 10, 2020
Our original program "[un]warranted" earned the national Murrow for News Documentary.
Also, the [un]warranted website earned the national Murrow for Excellence in Innovation.
[un]warranted from @cbschicago earns its 2nd #Murrows2020 Award of the night for Excellence in Innovation for its interactive, data-driven site, transparency with source documents and community-based reporting. pic.twitter.com/dwiGvStavX
— RTDNA (@RTDNA) October 10, 2020
When a confidential informant gives officers information, such as tips on crimes, police are required to verify it's correct before acting. In the case of a search warrant, it must be signed by a police supervisor, an assistant state's attorney and a judge.
The series, led by CBS 2 Investiagor Dave Savini and producers Michele Youngerman, Samah Assad and Rebecca McCann, found Chicago Police officers often fail to verify the address before executing search warrants, leading to the wrong homes - and innocent families - being the targets.