“13th Step” a New Yorker best,
DuPont finalist 

FIRE-supported freelancer Alison MacAdam has co-earned additional recognition for sexual-misconduct reporting that she edited under tense conditions for New Hampshire Public Radio. 

NHPR’s original investigation, which weathered lawsuit threats, suspicious vandalism, and a baseless defamation suit, won a 2023 Edward R. Murrow award in investigative reporting. 

After that investigation, MacAdam also edited the station’s associated podcast, "The 13th Step."  

In late November 2023, the podcast became one of The New Yorker's ten best of 2023 and a finalist for a DuPont Columbia award, to be decided January 25, 2024. 

At the outset, FIRE attorneys helped the station secure MacAdam's protection, covering all her work with the station.

We salute MacAdam and NHPR for their bravery!