Searchlight reporter wins A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism

By: South Dakota Searchlight staff

Outlets: South Dakota Searchlight

Published: May 2, 2026

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Last Updated: 2 months, 4 weeks ago

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South Dakota Searchlight Reporter Joshua Haiar was the first place winner of the A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism, and Searchlight won a total of 12 awards Friday at the South Dakota NewsMedia Association’s annual convention.

The A-Mark Prize includes $5,000 for Haiar and $2,500 for Searchlight.

Haiar was honored for his reporting about the connections between state government and a company known as CJ Schwan’s, which is building a $550 million, 650-employee food …

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