Education
Indiana University.
Indiana University.
He earned a Bachelor of Arts in journalism and political science in 1997 from Indiana University.
In 2009, Balko"s investigative report on expert witness fraud in a Louisiana death penalty case won the Western Publication Association’s Maggie Award for reporting. In 2011, The Week named Balko a finalist for Opinion Columnist of the Year. Also in 2011, the Los Angeles Press Club named Balko Best of Show Journalist of the Year, the judges saying: Radley Balko is one of those throw-back journalists that understands the power of groundbreaking reporting and how to make a significant impact through his work. Time and time again, his stories cause readers to stop, think, and most significantly, take action.
