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href="/wiki/Environmental_justice_and_coal_mining_in_Appalachia" title="Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia">impacts on Appalachian communities</a>. He is chairman of the <a href="/wiki/Society_of_Environmental_Journalists" title="Society of Environmental Journalists">Society of Environmental Journalists</a> First Amendment Task Force, founded in 2002 "to address freedom-of-information, right-to-know, and other news gathering issues of concern to the pursuit of environmental journalism."<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> He announced on Monday, February 24, that this would be his last day.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Manual_of_Style/Dates_and_numbers" title="Wikipedia:Manual of Style/Dates and numbers"><span title="Need the year this event took place (November 2021)">year needed</span></a></i>]</sup><sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (November 2021)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Personal">Personal</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Ward_Jr.&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Personal"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ward is a native of <a href="/wiki/Mineral_County,_West_Virginia" title="Mineral County, West Virginia">Mineral County, West Virginia</a>. He obtained his degree from <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_University" title="West Virginia University">West Virginia University</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nieman_watchdog_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nieman_watchdog-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Career">Career</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Ward_Jr.&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Career"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>He began working at the <i>Charleston Gazette</i> in 1991. His work has focused on mine safety, <a href="/wiki/Mountaintop_removal" class="mw-redirect" title="Mountaintop removal">mountaintop removal</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-nieman_watchdog_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nieman_watchdog-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> environmental and labor issues. He has covered the <a href="/wiki/Sago_Mine_disaster" title="Sago Mine disaster">Sago</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Upper_Big_Branch_Mine_disaster" title="Upper Big Branch Mine disaster">Upper Big Branch Mine disasters</a> that killed 29 West Virginia coal miners. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Honors_and_awards">Honors and awards</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Ward_Jr.&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Honors and awards"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Ward won an <a href="/wiki/Alicia_Patterson_Journalism_Fellowship" class="mw-redirect" title="Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship">Alicia Patterson Journalism Fellowship</a><sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in 2006 to research and write about mining deaths in the coal industry. He is also a three-time winner of the <a href="/wiki/Scripps_Howard_Foundation" title="Scripps Howard Foundation">Scripps Howard Foundation</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Edward_J._Meeman_Award" class="mw-redirect" title="Edward J. Meeman Award">Edward J. Meeman Award</a> for his environmental reporting and won the <a href="/wiki/Livingston_Award_for_Young_Journalists" class="mw-redirect" title="Livingston Award for Young Journalists">Livingston Award for Young Journalists</a> in 2000. His work and research on coal mine issues as an Alicia Patterson Fellow earned him an <a href="/wiki/Investigative_Reporters_and_Editors_medal" class="mw-redirect" title="Investigative Reporters and Editors medal">Investigative Reporters and Editors medal</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-nieman_watchdog_3-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nieman_watchdog-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In October 2018, Ward was named a <a href="/wiki/MacArthur_Fellows_Program" title="MacArthur Fellows Program">MacArthur Fellow</a> (popularly known as "Genius Grants") by the <a href="/wiki/John_D._and_Catherine_T._MacArthur_Foundation" class="mw-redirect" title="John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation">John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ward is the first MacArthur Fellow to be living in West Virginia at the time of their award; the three previous recipients from West Virginia had moved away.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Ward_Jr.&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_issues_in_Appalachia" title="Environmental issues in Appalachia">Environmental issues in Appalachia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Environmental_justice_and_coal_mining_in_Appalachia" title="Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia">Environmental justice and coal mining in Appalachia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Ken_Ward_Jr.&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://mountainstatespotlight.org/our-team/">"Our Team"</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Our+Team&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fmountainstatespotlight.org%2Four-team%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AKen+Ward+Jr." class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222" /><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.sej.org/foia/index6.htm">"SEJ First Amendment task force"</a>. <i>Society of Environmental Journalists website</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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G. (Buzz) Bissinger</a> (1982)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Zuckerman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Zuckerman (page does not exist)">Edward Zuckerman</a> (1983)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Barry_Siegel" title="Barry Siegel">Barry Siegel</a> (1984)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Susan_Milstein&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Susan Milstein (page does not exist)">Susan Milstein</a> (1985)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Gregg_Easterbrook" title="Gregg Easterbrook">Gregg Easterbrook</a> (1986)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Max_Zieman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Max Zieman (page does not exist)">Max Zieman</a> (1987)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Deborah_Blum" title="Deborah Blum">Deborah Blum</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/David_Von_Drehle" title="David Von Drehle">David Von Drehle</a> (1989)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background-color: #fff398;">(1990–1999)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Tom_Ashbrook" title="Tom Ashbrook">Tom Ashbrook</a> (1990)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jack_Hitt" title="Jack Hitt">Jack Hitt</a> (1991 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Tough" title="Paul Tough">Paul Tough</a> (1991 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leda_Zimmerman&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leda Zimmerman (page does not exist)">Leda Zimmerman</a> (1992)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Bert_Robinson_(journalist)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Bert Robinson (journalist) (page does not exist)">Bert Robinson</a> (1993 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Scott_Thurm&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Scott Thurm (page does not exist)">Scott Thurm</a> (1993 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Darcy_Frey" title="Darcy Frey">Darcy Frey</a> (1994)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jeanmarie_Condon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jeanmarie Condon (page does not exist)">Jeanmarie Condon</a> (1995)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jim_Lynch_(writer)" title="Jim Lynch (writer)">Jim Lynch</a> (1996)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Charles_Sennott" title="Charles Sennott">Charles Sennott</a> (1997)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Lindsey_Schwartz&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Lindsey Schwartz (page does not exist)">Lindsey Schwartz</a> (1998 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Patrick_Weiland&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Patrick Weiland (page does not exist)">Patrick Weiland</a> (1998 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Laura_Meckler&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Laura Meckler (page does not exist)">Laura Meckler</a> (1999)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; background-color: #fff398;">(2000–2009)</th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:center;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Ken Ward Jr.</a> (2000)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Edward_Pinde&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Edward Pinde (page does not exist)">Edward Pinde</a> (2001)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bob_Norman" title="Bob Norman">Bob Norman</a> (2002)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Alix_Spiegel" title="Alix Spiegel">Alix Spiegel</a> (2003)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Confessore" title="Nicholas Confessore">Nicholas Confessore</a> (2004 )</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Julie_Jargon&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Julie Jargon (page does not exist)">Julie Jargon</a> (2004 )</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Reese_Dunklin&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Reese Dunklin (page does not exist)">Reese Dunklin</a> (2005)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Robin_Mejia&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Robin Mejia (page does not exist)">Robin Mejia</a> (2006)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Stella_Chavez&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Stella Chavez (page does not exist)">Stella Chavez</a> (2007 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Paul_David_Meyer&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Paul David Meyer (page does not exist)">Paul David Meyer</a> (2007 co-winner)</li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=Craig_Kapitan&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Craig Kapitan (page does not exist)">Craig Kapitan</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Mazzetti" title="Mark Mazzetti">Mark Mazzetti</a> (2008)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kate_Kelly_(journalist)" title="Kate Kelly (journalist)">Kate Kelly</a> (2009)</li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%;text-align:center; 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