Verkkoit explores good practices and challenges in the detection of international corruption cases via media reporting and investigative journalism. Verkkothis takes courage and determination from both the reporters and the people who tell stories, sometimes at great personal risk. The award seeks to. Verkkosince the late 19th century, american journalists have used their craft to call government and corporations to account for wrongdoing, secret practices,. Verkkothe newspaper managed to secretly record a county meeting and caught officials talking about the idea of killing gazette reporters. Verkkoit was february 2009 when veteran investigative journalist laura frank lost her job with the closure of the rocky mountain news, a newspaper that had served denver for.