Rose Thayer from Stars and Stripes awarded print media prize by Military Reporters & Editors
WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 — During its annual conference for journalists who cover the military, Military Reporters & Editors presented awards to the winners of the 2024 MRE Journalism Contest. Rose Thayer’s entry published by Stars and Stripes was singled out by judges as exceptional work in enterprise reporting.
Rose Thayer Biography
Rose Thayer has been a regional reporter for Stars and Stripes for the past six years, responsible for covering news involving the U.S. military in Texas, Louisiana and states in the Midwest. She has also specialized in sexual assault and criminal justice issues. Before joining Stars and Stripes she served as military editor of the Killeen Daily Herald and later as a freelance writer, contributing to a number of publications including the Austin American-Statesman and the Austin Chronicle. She is a graduate of the University of Texas-Austin and lives in Austin with her husband and son.
Award Summary
Article “They ‘broke her’: Family files wrongful death claim against Air Force, alleging academy failed to follow sex assault, suicide policies”
Prize Category: Best Enterprise Writing | Non-Deadline, Division 2, Print Media — The “Enterprise” award is designated for a single piece or series of pieces, containing numerous voices and sources of information/data that provide a deeper dive into a subject than a typical news story published by news organizations delivering news to a local or regional community.
Read the winning submission
Nov. 8, 2023 | Stars and Stripes
They ‘broke her’: Family files wrongful death claim against Air Force,
alleging academy failed to follow sex assault, suicide policies