The Washington Post provides an unprecedented look into the experiences of students who have been sexually assaulted.

• One in Five College Women Say They Were Violated
• ‘I Woke Up. He Was in the Room. I Didn’t Know Who He Was.’
• Drinking is Central to College Culture – and to Sexual Assault
• College Students Remain Deeply Divided over What Consent Actually Means
• Survivors Tell Their Stories

Comments from the Judges:

“This broadly reported series does a standout job exploring the complicated, contradictory and frequently unspoken reasons why the issue of campus sexual assault is devilishly difficult to confront. The Post’s polling data jibes with information gathered by other researchers, which lends credibility to the project. And the reporters who worked on the project did a terrific job getting survivors to open up about the reasons why they often did not report the assaults, blamed themselves or questioned whether they should have ‘fought back.’ A true public service.”

“A unique and immensely compelling approach to covering an important subject. I appreciated the incredible range in survivors and survivors’ stories (and can only imagine the sensitive and tenacious reporting that must have gone into compiling them). The story on different interpretations surrounding consent was eye-opening and added significantly to our national understanding of this problem.”