Alaska: Alaska Statehouse reporter Becky Bohrer was the first reporter to obtain the DVD of more than 34,000 Sarah Palin emails, the last batch to be released after a years-long FOIA battle. Her break was due to the fact that she was the only reporter to follow up and continue to ask state officials about the release on a regular basis. Working with Interactive Editor Dan Kempton, Bohrer quickly scanned the material and broke it down into an authoritative, compelling story that was used widely.