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Fish series was finalist for fairness award

By Globe Staff

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  March 02, 2012

A Boston Globe series on fish mislabeling was one of two finalists for the 2011 Taylor Family Award for Fairness in Newspapers, administered by Harvard University’s Nieman Foundation for Journalism. The series “Fishy Business,” was the result of a five-month investigation by reporters Jenn Abelson and Beth Daley. They found that consumers routinely and unknowingly overpay for less desirable fish, some of which can cause illness. The series involved DNA testing of samples collected from 134 restaurants, grocery stores, and seafood markets.

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