Investigative Reporters received the 2026 Selden Ring Award

The Examination and The New York Times received the 2026 Selden Ring Award for revealing that big U.S. battery makers were profiting off the lead recycling trade in Africa that poisoned many workers. New York Times reporter, Peter Goodman, and The Examination's Taylor Turner and Will Fitzgibbon, who worked in this story stopped by USC to speak about their inspiration and curiosity that sparked this story.