Prize for "Preventative Journalism"

The Understanding Government Foundation has announced a new Prize for Preventive Journalism, a $50,000 award to be given for the best article published in a magazine or newspaper about how government deals with a significant public problem: 

The new prize is part of the Washington, D.C. foundation’s mission to foster better government performance through better journalism on the work of government. “Our goal is preventive journalism,” said Understanding Government founder and president Charles Peters.

Sounds sort of like pre-emptive whistleblowing: Don't wait for the bad effects, cut it off at the source.