The Best Videojournalism Stories of 2009 ... Celebrating excellence in video, journalism and storytelling. View

The collapse of the global financial system sent shockwaves all over the planet. A year later, the question reverberates: 'What on earth happened?' (MediaStorm / Reuters) View

Two determined couples suffer the financial and emotional consequences of using fertility treatments that result in multiple births. (NYT) View

The regulatory system that's supposed to protect us from potentially lethal E.Coli in burgers failed Stephanie Smith ... and is not as safe as we think. (NYT) View

One of the largest immigration raids in U.S. history devastates the economy of a town in Iowa and two small villages in Guatemala. (Frontline) View

Amid a stronghold of radical Islam, two brothers slyly run a million-dollar business in Karachi, manufacturing fetish and bondage gear for Westerners. (NYT) View

Pulled back from disaster, the determined U.S. auto industry enters a new age. Multimedia series looks in the rear-view mirror ... and at the rough road ahead. (Detroit Free Press) View

Part cheerleaders, part therapists, these professionals view tough economic times from the perspectives of their clients. (SJMN) View

Marshall and Keith Jones run a south Florida landmark that has been in the family for four generations. (St. Petersburg Times) View

A local Colorado historical society rescues a small town's beloved century-old weekly publication on the brink of closure. (AARP) View

The dirty, dangerous, difficult work of picking grapes in California's central valley remains a life sentence of poverty. (LAT) View

A group of successful Indo-American tech execs in Silicon Valley provide scholarships to poor students in India. (San Jose Mercury News) View