GOLD BATON: Facing the Truth, Bill Moyers and Public Affairs Television on PBS

This powerful two-hour documentary explores the aftermath of apartheid in South Africa by reporting on the country's Truth and Reconciliation Commission. As South Africans sought to heal the wounds of a divided society by bringing their confessions before a tribunal, Moyers conducted exquisitely insightful interviews with many of the witnesses.

20/20: The Unwanted Children of Russia - ABC News | Diane Sawyer

Documenting the institutionalized neglect and abuse of thousands of handicapped children warehoused in Russian orphanages, ABC News manages to convey the shocking conditions with intelligence and restraint.

60 Minutes II: The Shame of Srebrenica - CBS News | Bob Simon

Correspondent Bob Simon's magazine-length report is a meticulous account of the single worst war crime of the Bosnian war -the massacre of 8,000 Muslims by the Serbs in 1995 at Srebrenica.

Coverage of the Impeachment and Trial of President Bill Clinton - CNN | Candy Crowley

This startling documentary examines the plight of immigrants that resulted when Congress quietly passed a strict deportation law in 1996.

The Black Press: Soldiers without Swords - Stanley Nelson on PBS

This classic 90-minute documentary covers the remarkable and little-known history of black-owned newspapers in the United States.

In-Depth Reporting - New England Cable News

While the trend in local reporting has been toward fast-paced crime coverage, New England Cable news reporters cover social issues in magazine-length form, especially during their primetime evening newscasts.

If I Can't Do It - POV on PBS

This one-hour independently produced documentary is an unflinching portrait of Arthur Campbell, a severely disabled but fiercely independent man.

The DNA Files - SoundVision Productions | Berkeley on NPR

This remarkably ambitious and thorough nine-hour radio series covers virtually every aspect of genetic science. The series not only digests what science has proven about genetics, but it also confronts what is not yet known.

FRONTLINE: The Triumph of Evil - WGBH-TV Boston on PBS

This powerful one-hour documentary investigates a vastly overlooked international story — the massacre of 800,000 Tutsi people in 1994 by the Hutu majority in Rwanda.

Investigative Reports on the Christian Civic League - WMTW-TV Auburn | Christine Young

This aggressive series by investigative reporter Christine Young examines the financial practices of the Christian Civic League, an influential conservative lobbying group in Maine.

Guarding the Guardians - WTHR-TV Indianapolis

In a compelling series of investigative reports, WTHR revealed frequent abuses by the court-appointed guardians of an elderly pharmaceutical heiress, Ruth Lilly.

Investigative Reporting on the Olympics' Bribery Scandal - KTVX-TV Salt Lake City | Chris Vanocur

Reporter Chris Vanocur broke the story of international bribes and influence peddling embedded in the practices of the International Olympic Committee.

Emails from Kosovo - Youth Radio, Berkeley on NPR

This series of e-mail letters between a high school student named Finnegan in California and an Albanian schoolgirl in Kosovo is perfectly suited to the medium of radio.