NBC News honored with duPont Award for ‘Dealing the Dead’ investigation
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When NBC News reporters began examining what happens to unclaimed bodies, their investigation uncovered a system operating largely out of public view prompted major reforms at a Texas medical school and later earned them the prestigious duPont- Columbia Award recognizing excellence in reporting. The series, “Dealing the Dead,” revealed how the University of North Texas Health Science Center received unclaimed bodies, dissected them and leased body parts to medical companies, universities and even the U.S. Army — often without families knowing their loved ones had died. NBCU Academy spoke with reporters Mike Hixenbaugh, Jon Schuppe and correspondent Liz Kreutz about how the investigation unfolded and why it resonated. Check out our blog post here: https://nbcuacademy.com/dealing-the-dead-dupont-award/ Subscribe: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCSSk133f3OecvJG14EngpbA Sign up for our FREE newsletter: https://nbcuacademy.com/newsletter/ NBCU Academy is a free innovative, multipl
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