Awards
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Arizona Press Club 2020
1st Place
Community Public Safety Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
1st Place
Community Immigration Reporting
Laura Gómez
2nd Place
Community Short-form Writing
Jim Small
2nd Place
Community Business Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
2nd Place
Community Public Safety Reporting
Laura Gómez
3rd Place
Statewide Public Safety Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
3rd Place
Community State/Federal Government Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
3rd Place
Community Investigative Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
3rd Place
Community Health Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
3rd Place
Community Column/Opinion Writing
Jim Small
3rd Place
Community Political Reporting
Laura Gómez
Arizona Press Club 2019
1st Place
Community Political Reporting
Laura Gómez
1st Place
Community Short-form Writing
Jim Small
2nd Place
Community Health Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
3rd Place
Community Immigration Reporting
Laura Gómez
3rd Place
Community Public Safety Reporting
Yael Grauer
Arizona Press Club 2018
1st Place
Community Education Reporting
Laura Gómez
1st Place
Community Health Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
2nd Place
Community Social Issues Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
2nd Place
Immigration Reporting
Laura Gómez
3rd Place
Community Investigative Reporting
Jerod MacDonald-Evoy
2021 Top of the Rockies
1st Place
News Reporting - Single Story
Moe Clark
1st Place
Business: Enterprise Reporting
Chase Woodruff
1st Place
General Reporting - Series or Package
Chase Woodruff
2nd Place
Beat Reporting
Moe Clark
2nd Place
News Column
Trish Zornio
3rd Place
News Column
Quentin Young
3rd Place
Best Solutions Journalism
Chase Woodruff
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2020 FSNE Journalism Contest
2nd Place
Columns
Diane Roberts
Atlanta Press Club 2021 Awards of Excellence
Photo Essay
Ross Williams
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2021 Kansas Press Association
Honoree
Journalist of the Year
Sherman Smith
1st Place
Seniors Story
C.J. Janovy
2nd Place
Investigative Story
Sherman Smith
2nd Place
Government News
Sherman Smith
2nd Place
Column Writing
Max McCoy
3rd Place
News Column
Quentin Young
3rd Place
Education Story
Noah Taborda
2021 NSNC Column Writing Contest
1st Place
Humor Column
Max McCoy
Honorable Mention
General Column
Max McCoy
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Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association 2019
1st Place
Local Column Writing, Features or Humor
Frank DeFilippo
2nd Place
Continuing Coverage
Bruce DePuyt, Danielle E. Gaines, Josh Kurtz
2nd Place
Local Column Writing, Features or Humor
Josh Kurtz
2nd Place
Business Reporting
Josh Kurtz
2nd Place
Feature Writing Non-Profile
Bill Zorzi
2nd Place
Education Reporting
Lisa Nevans Locke
Maryland-Delaware-DC Press Association 2018
1st Place
State Government Reporting
Bill Zorzi
1st Place
Headline Writing
Josh Kurtz
1st Place
Local Column: Feature or Humor
Frank DeFilippo
1st Place
Best Website: Division O
Maryland Matters
1st Place
Feature Story: Profile
Josh Kurtz
2nd Place
Feature Story: Non-Profile
Bill Zorzi
2nd Place
Local Column: Feature or Humor
Bill Zorzi
2nd Place
Government Reporting
Bill Zorzi
2020 MPA Better Newspaper Contest
1st Place
Best coverage of the Coronavirus in Michigan
Michigan Advance
1st Place
Best Newspaper Design
Joe Wright, Nelle Dunlap, Susan J. Demas
1st Place
Government/Education News
Susan J. Demas
1st Place
Newspaper of the Year
Michigan Advance
1st Place
Best Page or Pages Design
Laina G. Stebbins, Susan J. Demas
1st Place
News Photo
Andrew Roth
1st Place
Best Columnist
Susan J. Demas
1st Place
Feature Photo
Ken Coleman
1st Place
Spot News Story
Anna Liz Nichols, Susan J. Demas
2nd Place
News Story
Anna Liz Nichols
2nd Place
Government/Education News
Allison Donahue
2nd Place
Spot News Story
Laina G. Stebbins
2nd Place
Feature Photo
Allison Donahue
2nd Place
Photo Story
Andrew Roth
3rd Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Ken Coleman
3rd Place
Spot News Story
Nick Manes
3rd Place
Feature Photo
Anna Liz Nichols
Honorable Mention
Rookie Writer
Allison Donahue
Honorable Mention
News Enterprise Reporting
Laina G. Stebbins
Sierra Club of Michigan 2020 Awards
Environmental Journalism Award
Laina Stebbins
2019 Michigan Press Association Awards
1st Place
Best Columnist
Susan Demas
1st Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Michael Gerstein
1st Place
Business/Agriculture News
Nick Manes, Michael Gerstein, Ken Coleman
1st Place
Government/Education News
Nick Manes, Susan J. Demas
2nd Place
Business Agriculture News
Nick Manes
2nd Place
News Photo
Michael Gerstein
2nd Place
Best Coverage of the Suicide Epidemic
Derek Robertson
2nd Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Ken Coleman
2nd Place
Feature Story
Susan J. Demas
2nd Place
Newspaper of the Year
Michigan Advance
3rd Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Nick Manes
3rd Place
Best Columnist
Susan J. Demas
3rd Place
Spot News Story
Michael Gerstein
3rd Place
Feature Photo
Ken Coleman
Honorable Mention
Feature Photo
Ken Coleman
Honorable Mention
Business/Agriculture News
Nick Manes
Honorable Mention
News Photo
Michael Gerstein
Honorable Mention
Best Newspaper Design
Susan J. Demas, Nelle Dunlap, Joe Wright
Honorable Mention
News Enterprise Reporting
Derek Robertson, Susan J. Demas
West Michigan Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (WMPRSA)
2019 Media Person of the Year
Nick Manes
2021 Page One Awards
1st Place
Feature Writing
Deena Winter
1st Place
Editorial and Commentary
J. Patrick Coolican
1st Place
Enterprise/In-Depth (single story)
Daniel Newhauser
1st Place
Best Single News Story
Max Nesterak, Tony Webster and J. Patrick Coolican
1st Place
Enterprise/In-Depth (series)
Deena Winter and Jared Goyette
1st Place
Best Single Feature Story/Package
Rilyn Eischens
2nd Place
Beat Continuing Coverage
Rilyn Eischens
2nd Place
Columns
Deena Winter
2nd Place
Story of the Year
Max Nesterak, Tony Webster and J. Patrick Coolican
2nd Place
Investigative
Daniel Newhauser
2nd Place
Journalist of the Year
Ricardo Lopez
3rd Place
Best social media account - individual
Ricardo Lopez
3rd Place
Young Journalist of the Year
Max Nesterak
3rd Place
Columns
Aaron Brown
TCB 100: The People To Know In 2021
Change Agent
J. Patrick Coolican
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Nevada Press Association 2020
1st Place
Feature Writing (Magazines, Urban)
Jennifer Solis
2nd Place
Local Column (Magazines, Urban)
Hugh Jackson
2nd Place
Non-Staff Story
Pashtana Usufzy
Battle Born Progress Awards 2020
Progressive Voice of Reason Award
Michael Lyle
Nevada Press Association 2019
2nd Place
Feature Writing
April Corbin
3rd Place
Investigative
Dana Gentry
3rd Place
Community Service
Michael Lyle
Battle Born Progress Awards 2018
Progressive Voice of Reason Award
Dana Gentry
NC Press Association, 2020
1st Place
Beat News Reporting
Melissa Boughton
1st Place
General Reporting
Melissa Boughton
1st Place
Profile Feature
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
Investigative Reporting
Lisa Sorg
2nd Place
Beat News Reporting
Lisa Sorg
2nd Place
Profile Feature
Melissa Boughton
FOIA Reporting
Lisa Sorg
Green-Rossiter Award
Joe Killian
2020 Green Eyeshade Awards
Investigative Reporting / Online
Lisa Sorg
NC Press Association, 2019
Media & the Law Award
Presented by NC Bar Association
Melissa Boughton
1st Place
Serious Columns
Billy Ball
1st Place
Election and Political Reporting
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
Use of Social Media
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
Election and Political Reporting
Billy Ball
3rd Place
Investigative Reporting
Lisa Sorg
3rd Place
General Excellence for Websites
NC Policy Watch Staff
3rd Place
Education Reporting
Greg Childress
Sierra Club National Awards
2019 National Distinguished Service Award
Lisa Sorg
NC Press Association, 2018
1st Place
News Feature Writing
Lisa Sorg
1st Place
Election and Political Reporting
Billy Ball
1st Place
Deadline News Reporting
Greg Childress
2nd Place
Serious Columns
Rob Schofield
2nd Place
Education Reporting
Billy Ball
2nd Place
Photography, General News
Lisa Sorg
2nd Place
Best Feature Reporting
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
General Excellence for online publications
NC Policy Watch
2nd Place
Election & Political Reporting
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
Editorials
Rob Schofield
3rd Place
Investigative Reporting
Billy Ball
3rd Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Joe Killian
3rd Place
Editorials
Billy Ball
3rd Place
News Feature Writing
Lisa Sorg
North Carolina League of Conservation Voters Green Tie Awards 2018
Catalyst Award
Lisa Sorg
NC Press Assoication, 2017
1st Place
Henry Lee Weathers Freedom of Information Award
Lisa Sorg
2nd Place
News Enterprise Reporting
Lisa Sorg
2nd Place
General News Reporting
Melissa Boughton
2nd Place
Investigative Reporting
Lisa Sorg
3rd Place
Editorials
Chris Fitzsimon
3rd Place
Appearance and Design, Online Only
Nelle Dunlap
3rd Place
Investigative Reporting
Joe Killian
NC Press Association, 2016
1st Place
Education Reporting
Billy Ball
1st Place
Serious Columns
Rob Schofield
2nd Place
News Enterprise
Billy Ball
2nd Place
Education Reporting
Billy Ball
2nd Place
General Excellence
North Carolina Policy Watch
3rd Place
News Enterprise
Billy Ball
3rd Place
Beat News Reporting
Lisa Sorg
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2021 Professional Keystone Media Awards
1st Place
Breaking News
John Micek, Stephen Caruso, Cassie Miller and Hannah McDonald
1st Place
Column
John Micek
Honorable Mention
News Beat Reporting
Stephen Caruso
2020 Professional Keystone Media Awards
1st Place
Breaking News
Stephen Caruso, Elizabeth Hardison
1st Place
Ongoing News Coverage
Elizabeth Hardison
2nd Place
News Feature Story
Elizabeth Hardison
2nd Place
Feature Story
Elizabeth Hardison
2nd Place
Enterprise Reporting
John Micek, Elizabeth Hardison, Sarah Anne Hughes, Stephen Caruso
Honorable Mention
Investigative Reporting
Stephen Caruso
71st Annual Green Eyeshade Awards
1st Place
Serious Commentary
Mark Harmon
3rd Place
Humorous Commentary
Mark Harmon
Best of Nashville 2020
1st Place
Best New Media Org
Tennessee Lookout
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2020 Virginia Press Association Awards
1st Place
Slideshow or Gallery
Ned Oliver, Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
Breaking News Photo
Ned Oliver
1st Place
Personality or Portrait Photo
Ned Oliver
1st Place
Business and Financial Writing
Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
Column Writing
Roger Chesley
1st Place
Feature Profile Writing
Graham Moomaw
1st Place
Government Writing
Graham Moomaw
1st Place
In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
Public Safety Writing
Ned Oliver
2nd Place
Column Writing
Bob Lewis
2nd Place
General News Writing
Ned Oliver
3rd Place
Education Writing
Kate Masters
3rd Place
In-Depth or Investigative Reporting
Sarah Vogelsong
2020 Virginia Press Association Leadership Awards
1st Place
Leadership & Innovation Award
Robert Zullo
2019 Virginia Press Association Awards
1st Place
Feature Photo
Ned Oliver
1st Place
General News Photo
Ned Oliver
1st Place
Personality or Portrait Photo
Ned Oliver
1st Place
Business and Financial Writing
Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
Health, Science and Environmental Writing
Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
In-depth or Investigative Reporting
Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
Public Safety Writing
Graham Moomaw
1st Place
Column Writing
Roger Chesley
1st Place
Feature Series or Continuing Story
Katie O'Connor
1st Place
General News Writing
Sarah Vogelsong
1st Place
Government Writing
Mechelle Hankerson
2nd Place
Feature Series or Continuing Story
Ned Oliver
2nd Place
Government Writing
Ned Oliver
2nd Place
In-depth or Investigative Reporting
Ned Oliver
2nd Place
Public Safety Writing
Ned Oliver
2nd Place
Data Journalism
Ned Oliver
2nd Place
Education Writing
Mechelle Hankerson
3rd Place
Data Journalism
Sarah Vogelsong
3rd Place
Government Writing
Graham Moomaw
3rd Place
General News Photo
Ned Oliver
Virginia Coalition for Open Government
1st Place
Online News Outlet
Mechelle Hankerson
Association Health Care Journalist Awards 2018
2nd Place
Investigative Reporting (small outlet)
Katie O'Connor
Milwaukee Press Club 2019 Excellence in Journalism
2nd Place
Best Coverage of a Single News Topic or Event Including Breaking News
Ruth Conniff
Healthwatch Wisconsin Annual Advocacy, Outreach, & Media Awards
2019 Media Effort of the Year Award
Erik Gunn
Idaho Business Review 2021 Woman of the Year
Woman of the Year Honoree
Christina Lords
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