The following ten entries for the $50,000 Prize for Preventive Journalism were selected by the judges, Charles Peters, Bill Kovach, and Katherine Boo, as finalists for the 2008 prize.

• The Associated Press - Martha Mendoza, Justin Pritchard and Jeff Donn: "Pharmawater"
• Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Alison Young: "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Series"
• Atlantic Monthly - Gregg Easterbrook: "The Sky is Falling"
• The Dallas Morning News - Michael Grabell: "Toxic Neighbors"
• Government Executive - Allan Holmes: "On the Brink"
• The New York Times - Eric Lipton: "The Testing Lab"
• Sacramento Bee - Andrew McIntosh: "Nail Gun Safety Series"
• TIME Magazine - Michael Grunwald: "Why New Orleans Still Isn’t Safe"
• The Washington Post - Debbie Cenziper and Sarah Cohen: "Forced Out"
  
• The Washington Post - Dana Priest and Amy Goldstein: "Careless Detention"

Our thanks to Derek Kravitz of the Washington Post. 

Understanding Government gratefully acknowledges the Washington, D.C. office of Google and the Sunlight Foundation for their sponsorship of the award ceremony for the prize on September 30, 2008.

Our thanks to HorizonsISG (Cleveland, Ohio) for their generous support and to Carolyn Wasylczuk of Just Paper and Tea (Washington, D.C.) for her kind assistance with invitations.

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