Steve Gootman

Investigative reporters who uncovered information about U.S. policy toward Iraq and who reported charges of sexual misconduct by a former senator were rewarded last night at Harvard University's Kennedy School of Government with a prize of $25,000.

The second annual Goldsmith Awards were given to those achieving excellence in the fields of investigative reporting and media research.

The Goldsmith Awards "bring together the world of scholarship and the world of practice...enhancing the work of both," said Kennedy School Dean Albert Carnesal. The awards are given under the auspices of the Kennedy School's Joan Shorentein Barone Center on the Press, Politics and Public Policy.

The prizes for investigative reporting were awarded to Douglas Frantz and Murray Waas of The Los Angeles Times for their series on U.S. government policy toward Iraq.The prizes for investigative reporting were awarded to Douglas Frantz and Murray Waas of The Los Angeles Times for their series on U.S. government policy toward Iraq.