2021 Professional Keystone Media Awards DI ‐ Multi‐day publications ‐ over 50,000 circulation

Category Name Award Organization Credits Entry Title Investigative Reporting First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Lisa Garnter, Barbara Laker Devereux: Hope, Help, Harm Investigative Reporting Second Place Post‐Gazette Sean Hamill Brighton's Plight The checkered decade of one Pittsburgh Honorable officer shows the shortcomings of police Investigative Reporting Mention PublicSource, Pittsburgh Rich Lord discipline Experiences while visiting Poland with a concentration camp survivor from the Enterprise Reporting First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Jason Nark Philadelphia region.

The mystery girl of Oakmont. Neighbors say they didn't know she was there until she died; Police describe short life of abuse, horror for Oakmont girl, 3, at hands of her family; Sister of Oakmont man charged in daughter's abuse death Enterprise Reporting Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Jonathan D. Silver says he's innocent Honorable Enterprise Reporting Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Anya Litvak, Andrew Rush After the explosion

Courts: Defense: Allenwood man charged with child pornography unwittingly clicked spam link; Lawsuit claims prison failed to treat injuries caused by officers' excessive force; Charges dropped against 1 of 5 in Linden group sexual assault case; Williamsport police officer exchanged sex for not filing charges: AG's office; Bail modified for Zeigler couple accused of child abuse; Prosecution to claim sexual Northcentralpa.com, frustration motive for Williamsport News Beat Reporting First Place Williamsport Morgan Snook homicide

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Ty Lohr, Abigail King, Mickayla Man charged with killing missing Amish Breaking News First Place LNP, Lancaster Miller, Claudia Esbenshade teen PennLive/The Patriot‐News, May 30‐31: Protests turn violent in Pa., Breaking News Second Place Harrisburg PennLive staff including Harrisburg Ongoing News Coverage First Place , Allentown Staff The Struggle of small businesses Angela Couloumbis, Ed Mahon, Ongoing News Coverage Second Place Spotlight PA Charlotte Keith Decided in Secret Honorable PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Racial protests in Harrisburg and around Ongoing News Coverage Mention Harrisburg PennLive staff Pa. turn violent Trump's army of new Pa. voters could shape 2022 elections ‐ if the GOP can News Feature Story First Place WHYY.org, Philadelphia Miles Bryan keep them

Amish woman's kidnapping continues to PennLive/The Patriot‐News, break hearts, if not faith, after 6 months News Feature Story Second Place Harrisburg Charles Thompson and a homicide charge A changing story by police on a rural Pa. Honorable shooting helped fuel white vigilantes and News Feature Story Mention Spotlight PA Joseph Darius Jaafari, Ryan Deto misinformation Business or Consumer Story First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Jacob Adelman Family ties bind Got an eviction case? The Housing Court Business or Consumer Story Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Kate Giammarise Help Desk can help Philly's Black‐owned business crisis: Honorable Walloped by the pandemic and closing at Business or Consumer Story Mention WHYY.org, Philadelphia Miles Bryan faster rates Policing girls; In this together? A win for Editorial First Place LNP, Lancaster Suzanne Cassidy accountability Parks tax squabbles; Time for leadership; Editorial Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Tom Bickert Lack of transparency Honorable Editorial Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Kevin Riordan Voting by mail

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The 100 Nazi March (and other tales of white supremacy; The Nazi and the Judge: A Love Story; Abandon hope all ye who Column First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Tony Norman enter Allegheny County Jail PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Bad ideas; Gov. Wolf played politics; we Column Second Place Harrisburg John Baer can't unite on anything

You think your rights are being denied?; There will be no reckoning on race with Honorable clueless leaders; If you don't know by Column Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Helen Ubinas now that Puerto Ricans are U.S. citizens

Lancaster‐Lebanon League, high school sports: Through loss, Manheim Township's Ali Quinn has gained perspective on, off court; Farming, country life suit Garden Spot senior basketball standout Karli Stoltzfus perfectly; Lancaster Catholic senior defensive specialist Marlia Matters doesn't let cystic fibrosis slow her down; Warrior mentality: Northern Lebanon sophomore Ashlyn Messinger has overcome 2 serious knee injuries to spark Vikings; Two kickers are better than one for longtime special teams factory Manheim Central; After beating coronavirus, Lampeter‐Strasburg's John Manion thankful for return to teaching, Sports Beat Reporting First Place LNP, Lancaster Jeff Reinhart coaching

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High school sports, PIAA: You can't say the PIAA is unwilling to fight for your kids; OK, so we're trying fall high school sports. Now what?; Coronavirus shutting down the sports world, in Lancaster and beyond; PIAA lengthens, and does not Sports Beat Reporting Second Place LNP, Lancaster Mike Gross postpone, winter sports season

Philadelphia Eagles: For the Reid family, Andy’s first Super Bowl win was for late son, Garrett; Jeffrey Lurie’s atypical absence from Browns game speaks to Eagles owner’s frustration, sources say; What J.J. Arcega‐Whiteside and other dubious picks say about the Eagles’ drafting: It’s more of a crapshoot than you think; Doug Pederson now leads an Honorable unorthodox coaching staff, and it’s his job Sports Beat Reporting Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Jeff McLane to make it work

The heroic story of the Steelers' first‐ever draft pick ‐ William Shakespeare; 'A lot of us can't sleep at night' ‐ ex‐RMU player on front lines of COVID‐19 battle; Maggie Dixon's impact lives profoundly Sports/Outdoor Column First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Joe Starkey through the women she coached Sometimes controversial take on the Sports/Outdoor Column Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Marcus Hayes sports scene

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Category Name Award Organization Credits Entry Title Black announcers; detesting symbolic Honorable PennLive/The Patriot‐News, groupthink; what's wrong with Penn State Sports/Outdoor Column Mention Harrisburg David Jones football Sports Feature First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Frank Fitzpatrick Phillies Special Penn National's female jockeys scrap, PennLive/The Patriot‐News, shine and succeed. Why aren't there Sports Feature Second Place Harrisburg Aaron Kasinitz more? Honorable Sports Feature Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Aaron Carter A suspected heart condition

Sports Enterprise First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer David Gambacorta, Mike Sielski The Sensei and the lawsuit Sports Enterprise Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Jason Mackey Three Rivers Reflections project Honorable Sports Enterprise Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Post‐Gazette Sports Staff 2020 In Hindsight project Sports Breaking News/Event Analysis: Penguins' season ends as a dud Coverage First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Matt Vensel after fizzling down the stretch Sports Breaking News/Event Coverage Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Inquirer staff The death of Kobe Bryant Sports Breaking News/Event Honorable PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Greg Pickel, Matt Miller, David Coverage Mention Harrisburg Jones Lawsuit filed against Penn State Traveling bag of hats unites women Feature Story First Place LNP, Lancaster John Walk fighting cancer

Eight women forge 60‐year friendship Feature Story Second Place LNP, Lancaster Mary Ellen Wright over monthly meals, support Why is a fake town going Honorable PennLive/The Patriot‐News, viral, and what does it mean for the real Feature Story Mention Harrisburg Charles Thompson one?

Meet the 'taskmaster': Randall Wenger talks election safety, behind‐the‐scenes Personality Profile First Place LNP, Lancaster Gillian McGoldrick for Lancaster County's election process

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Category Name Award Organization Credits Entry Title Life After Life: An exoneree's Personality Profile Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Samantha Melamed homecoming Honorable Personality Profile Mention The Morning Call, Allentown Laurie Mason Schroeder Outspoken judge retires betrayed

Outdoors: Fireflies are our state bug, but summer nights could lose those flashes; During COVID‐related gun‐buying frenzy, many are first‐time owners; Big fish are Lifestyle/Entertainment Beat First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette John Hayes getting bigger in Pittsburgh’s rivers

Music: 1 in 6 Americans sing in a choir ‐ and they're healthier for it; Can music boost your immune system?; On the Arts: Classical music concerts are just too long; Review: A musicologist calls for a ban on Beethoven and the Pittsburgh Symphony performs Beethoven's 'Fidelio'; Review: Too much experimentation, not enough curation at Microtonal Music Fest; Review: Police drummer Stewart Copeland offers a fresh take on hell in Lifestyle/Entertainment Beat Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Jeremy Reynolds rock opera Honorable Arts and culture scene of Philadelphia's Lifestyle/Entertainment Beat Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Brandon T. Harden Black communities PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Breaking News Photo First Place Harrisburg Sean Simmers Pepper sprayed at BLM riot Breaking News Photo Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Timothy Tai Protesters on the run Honorable Breaking News Photo Mention LNP, Lancaster Ty Lohr Embrace News Event Photo First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Charles Fox Flower Power

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Category Name Award Organization Credits Entry Title PennLive/The Patriot‐News, News Event Photo Second Place Harrisburg Sean Simmers Grieving for Tyrone Honorable News Event Photo Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Matt Freed Protesters stage lay‐in at county jail PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Feature Photo First Place Harrisburg Sean Simmers Square dancing from above Drive‐In Movie Theater in a Pandemic Feature Photo Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Tom Gralish Parking Lot Honorable Feature Photo Mention LNP, Lancaster Blaine Shahan Rainbow Serra Catholic's Daiquan Chatfield is Sports Feature Photo First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Steph Chambers focused on pulling his weight Sports Feature Photo Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Tom Gralish All Winners The sun sets as California quarterback Honorable Damani Stafford looks to pass during Sports Feature Photo Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Steph Chambers practice. Ben Roethlisberger stiff arms Texans Sports Action Photo First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Peter Diana outside linebacker Whitney Mercilus Sports Action Photo Second Place LNP, Lancaster Chris Knight Funderwater Honorable Sports Action Photo Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Charles Fox In Your Face Photo Story/Essay First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Jessica Griffin Philadelphia: George Floyd Protests Medics on the front line: Narberth Ambulance paramedics risk their own lives in a battle to save nursing Photo Story/Essay Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Jessica Griffin residents with slim odds. Honorable PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Photo Story/Essay Mention Harrisburg Joe Hermitt Homeless during a pandemic Longing for home; Faces of the fallen; News Page Design First Place LNP, Lancaster Diana Abreu Clash of ideas

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A Time to Heal; Brighton's Plight; Tears, Frustration, Courage; Vaccine, restrictions pose test; Stress on the Front Lines; News Page Design Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Staff Trump diagnosis causes confusion Down to the count; War in the Pacific; Honorable Acquitted; What does America mean; News Page Design Mention LNP, Lancaster Abby Rhoad, Diana Abreu Chaos; Biden wins Corn mazes; Apples; Demuth; Fairs; Feature Page Design First Place LNP, Lancaster Chris Emlet Cooking Skool; Soup Feature Page Design Second Place Abbie Adams Preserving Pittsburgh Borders, Barriers and Boundaries, Honest, Honorable Daring, Eloquent, 50 ways to make social Feature Page Design Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Maura Losch distancing bearable Preservation Project, Is it (really) back?, Sports Page Design First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Steve Ziants The Beautiful struggle

Shush? Sheesh!; March Emptiness; Made in the Shade; Day to Remember…; Wait Till Next Year; Boys of Summer Spring Sports Page Design Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Lucas Reasoner Back into Action #MeToast; Throne off course; Rudy is in Headline Writing First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Joseph Berkery the eye of the beholder Mr. Roger's Neighborhood; Zoom Headline Writing Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Doug Darroch Meeting; Paindemic

A brave new office world ‐ temperature checks, masks and lots of elbow room; It's owned by Mark Cuban. It's on the riverfront. And it's for sale; Still not Honorable enough toilet paper? Another wholesale Headline Writing Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Mark Belko club may be headed your way

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Daniel Simmons‐Ritchie, Rebecca The Mariner East Pipeline System: Is Graphic/Photo Illustration First Place Spotlight PA Moss, Christopher Baxter Pennsylvania prepared for an accident? Graphic/Photo Illustration Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Ed Yozwick Kent State Tragedy: 50 years Honorable Black Lives Matter activists in rural Graphic/Photo Illustration Mention PIttsburgh City Paper Abbie Adams Bedford County Raishad Hardnett, Astrid How 52nd Street became a target for Documentary First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Rodrigues Philadelphia Police At 91, she returned to Auschwitz with her Documentary Second Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Lauren Schneiderman family, one last time

Honorable We're not a bunch of gun‐toting crazy Documentary Mention LNP, Lancaster Ty Lohr people: A look around Conoy Township

Jonathan Tamari, Astrid Rodrigues, Lauren Schneiderman, Why Pennsylvania is most likely to decide News Videos First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Shannon Callery the 2020 presidential election This is unbelievable: Son recovers father's News Videos Second Place LNP, Lancaster Ty Lohr remains Honorable PennLive/The Patriot‐News, News Videos Mention Harrisburg Julia Hatmaker What is a district judge? Steps to Everest: What does it take to run Sports Videos First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Tyger Williams the Rocky steps 880 times? PennLive/The Patriot‐News, Sports Videos Second Place Harrisburg PennLive Studios Micah Parsons announcement Features Videos First Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Andrew Rush Kids reflect on 2020 Dear coronavirus: Watch Pittsburgh's Features Videos Second Place PublicSource, Pittsburgh Ryan Loew open letter on life in quarantine Play Video Teacher and students launch Honorable "No Place For Hate" initiative at Canon‐ Features Videos Mention Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Alexandra Wimley McMillan High School

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Category Name Award Organization Credits Entry Title Why did this just happen? Philly's Podcast First Place WHYY.org, Philadelphia The Why Team escalating protests From the Source: Authentic voices and Podcast Second Place PublicSource, Pittsburgh Jourdan Hicks, Andy Kubis stories of the Pittsburgh region

Honorable Kevin McCorry, Avi Wolfman‐ The class of 2020: Three students come of Podcast Mention WHYY.org, Philadelphia Arent, Miles Bryan age as pandemic meets racial reckoning Special Section First Place PIttsburgh City Paper Pittsburgh City Paper staff The Health Issue Special Section Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Business staff The Business of Pittsburgh Honorable Kim O'Donnel, Suzette Wenger, Special Section Mention LNP, Lancaster Chris Emlet The Stay‐Put Cookbook

From indentured servant; Remembering Anne Evans; Remembering a cultural historian; Philly's dox; At Philly Catholic Diversity First Place The Philadelphia Inquirer Valerie Russ churches

Portaits of Pittsburgh‐area faith leaders; Racial Justice…; Confederate Monuments…; Pennsylvania Religious Diversity Second Place Pittsburgh Post‐Gazette Peter Smith Vote; People gathering at Tree of Life Honorable Diversity Mention The Philadelphia Inquirer Stephanie Farr We the People

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