Memphis photojournalist Karen Pulfer Focht and reporter Aimee Edmondson spent 18 months on a project exposing the high infant mortality rates in a poor Memphis neighborhood. The project won many national and regional awards and got the attention of leaders in Tennessee, which in turn brought millions of dollars to the city to help fight the problem. Tennessee Gov. Phil Bredesen “It’s easy to brush aside numbers," he said, "but what made this real was a picture of little caskets lined up like shoe boxes.” He added, “It’s journalism at its best.” For the full project see http://www.karenpulferfocht.com/blog/2014/12/2/infant-mortality-in-memphis
