Best of AP — Honorable Mention

Source work breaks story: Iran releases US veteran

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Washington staffers Matthew Lee, diplomatic reporter, and Eric Tucker, national security reporter, broke the news that a U.S. Navy veteran detained in Iran for two years, Michael White, had been released from custody as part of a deal that resolved a Justice Department case against an American-Iranian doctor in the United States. The AP was far ahead of competitors with the breaking story and key details of the deal, the result of months of reporting by Lee and Tucker, including constant checks with sources in government and elsewhere.

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