2018 Congrats!
Total Page:16
File Type:pdf, Size:1020Kb
PRSRT STD PRESORT USPRSRT PRPOSTES STDORTAGE PAID FIRST CLASS US STANDARDPOSTAGEPERMIT PAID #166 U.S. Postage PERMITU.S.DAYTON, Postage #166 OH Ohio SPJ Awards DAYTON, OH OhioOhio SPJ SPJ Awards Awards PAID PAID 13311331 South South HighHigh St. St. Columbus OH Columbus OH Columbus,Columbus,1677 Cardiff OHOH 43207 43207Rd. Permit #4592 Permit #4592 Columbus, OH 43221 SPJ AWARDS OHIO’S BEST JOURNALISM BEST OHIO’S OHIO’S BEST JOURNALISM BEST OHIO’S OHIO’S BEST JOURNALIS BEST OHIO’S M OHIO’S BEST JOURNALIS BEST OHIO’S M D R A W A J P P P S S SPJ SPJ AWARDS SPJ AWARDS SPJ 201 5 2018 CONGRATS! Congratulations to The Enquirer & Cincinnati.com team for their dedication to covering greater Cincinnati’s heroin epidemic. The meaningful and impactful storytelling revealed how the deadly addiction has ravaged families and communities. 2018 PULITZER WINNER FOR LOCAL REPORTING CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE (TRI-C®) CONGRATULATES OHIO’S BEST IN JOURNALISM AWARD WINNERS THANK YOU for your work to improve and protect journalism. Also your continued dedication to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. tri-c.edu 216-987-6000 17-1765 Tom McKee: Evan Millward: Winner of three Winner of two second-place honors second-place honors Congratulations to all the winners of this year’s Ohio Society of Professional Journalists Awards And a special thank you to Tom McKee and Evan Millward for your continued outstanding work in providing excellence in journalism in Greater Cincinnati. WELCOME CONTENTS PRINT (75,000+ circulation) Winners and Best of Show PRINT (Less than 75,000 circulation) Winners and Best of Show TRADE PUBLICATION Winner WELCOMs Eand Best of Sh owCONTENTS 6 PRINT (75,000+ circulation) Winners and Best of Show 10 PRINT (Less than 75,000 circulation) TELEVISION Winners and Best of Show ow Congratulationsow to winners of Ohio’sow Best Journalism awards ow for 2018, ow TRADE ow 12 A coordinated by the(A Centralll mark Ohio, Cincinnati,ets) and Cleveland Professional PUBLICATION Chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists. The 308 winning entries Winners and Best of Show were selected from 645 submissions. All winners are listed in this program. n) Winners and Best of Show They are also available for viewing at our competition website – www. 13 TELEVISION ohiospjawards.org. Many thanks to Brandon Pence, of Studio Pence, for (All markets) of Sh contest of Sh digital work and data administration. of Sh of Sh of Sh Winners and Best of Sh of Show ION Contest categories included large circulation print (75,000 or greater), small RADIO rculatio circulation print (fewer than 75,000), radio, television, digital media, trade 14 (All markets) n) organizations, freelance and college. Best of Show distinctions were awarded Best Best Best Best Best Winners and BestBest of Show ci RADIO in all categories except college. Entries were for work done in 2017. AT d d d d d d 00 15 DIGITAL MEDIA A special thank you to dozens of judges from The Top of the Rockies awards Winners and Best of Show ,0 contest (Colorado,(A Utah,ll Newmark Mexico andet Wyoming),s) who judged entries E an froman newspapers, magazines, websitesan and radio and televisionan stations from an an rculatio O IC FREELANCE throughout the state. The Central Ohio, Cincinnati and s) Cleveland chapters s) 16 s s s s s s 75 Winners and Best of Show ci reciprocated by judgingWinner their contest this spring.s an Many dthanks Best to all of our SPJ of Show members and journalists throughout the state for judging.et et 17 COLLEGE 0+ DI Winners and Best of Show BL than Finally, we would likeAD to extend a special thank you to all journalists and their media outlets for the continued support of our contest. Your participation s 00 benefits scholarship programs administered by the Ohiomark SPJ chapters, as well mark ll ll ADVISORY COMMITTEE 5, es as programming for journalists throughout our state. DIGITAL MEDIASarah Mills Bacha Show of Best and Winners Show of Best and Winners FREELANCE (7 (A (A PRINT Winner PRINT Winner TR PU Winner TELEVISION Winner RA Winner DIGITAL MEDI Winner COLLEGE (L CONTENTS We’re already making plans for our 2019 contest. Watch your inbox and visit Contest Administrator ohiospjawards.org for details about the 2019 contest soon. Board Member Winners and Best of ShowCENTRAL OHIO SPJ Carrie Buchanan President Ohio’s Best Journalism Advisory Committee CLEVELAND SPJ Doug Buchanan Past Chapter President CENTRAL OHIO SPJ FREELANCE Anthony Kozlowski, Board Member Winners2018 and Best of ShowCLEVELAND SPJ Hagit Limor Board Member CINCINNATI SPJ Ginny McCabe SPSPJAJAWAWARDRDSS rs Chapter President OHIO’SBESTJOURNALISM CINCINNATI SPJ Tom McKee COLLEGE Region 4 Director AWARDS CEREMONY NATIONAL SPJ Winners and Best of ShowJoe Meyer Treasurer SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018 CENTRAL OHIO SPJ Belle of Cincinnati Riverboat Cruise Tom Moore S BB Riverboats Treasurer S 101 Riverboat Row CLEVELAND SPJ Newport, KY Bob Zack Ad Sales M presented jointly by CLEVELAND SPJ The Central Ohio, Cincinnati and Cleveland Pro Chapters COVER IMAGE: Kyle Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch of the Society of Professional Journalists BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN OHIO, BEST OF 6 SHOW FIRST, print 75,000+ RD RD E OM LC WA 2018 y of Professional Journalists AWA WE 2018 presented jointly by RDS CEREMONY J JA l Ohio, Cincinnati and Cleveland Pro Chapte ra SPJAWARDS AUGUST 25, 2018 SATURDAY, SPJAWARDS of the Societ OHIO’SBESTJOURNALISM OHIO’SBESTJOURNALIS AWA SP SP AWARDS CEREMONY The Cent SATURDAY, AUGUST 25, 2018 presented jointly by The Central Ohio, Cincinnati and Cleveland Pro Chapters of the Society of Professional Journalists Best Anchor Best Criminal Justice Reporting HIGH FIVE Best Documentary Best Documentary Best Education Issues Reporting, K-12 thumbs up Best Editor Best Environment Reporting Best Feature Reporting Best Health Care Feature Reporting BRAVO Best Medical / Health Reporting Best Minority Issues Coverage Best Public Affairs Program CONGRATS Best Education Issues Reporting, K-12 To the winners of Outstanding Achievements in Journalism 2018 INSIDE: Coupons worth up to $255.63 Coupon values vary by delivery zone. 46/33 Forecast | B10 ■ ■ Guitar hero NCAA top seed Politicians answer Berry dies / A2 Villanova toppled / C1 your questions / G1 $2.50 | SUNDAY, MARCH 19, 2017 DISPATCH.COM LIQUOR CONTROL Computer INCOME refi t a bust; INEQUALITY state tries INEQUALITY a reboot By Mark Williams and JD Malone The Columbus Dispatch Ohio replaced a 40-year- old computer system for tracking liquor sales and distribution two years ago at a cost of $21 million, with the promise that the system for running the state-controlled liquor business would be OLD more accurate and reliable. It’s been anything but. The new system has been a disaster of inaccurate inventory data, unreli- able purchasing orders and BEST COLUMNIST IN OHIO, BEST BEST PHOTOGRAPHER IN OHIO, BEST incorrect sales information, OF SHOW FIRST, print over 75,000 – OF SHOW FIRST, print over 75,000 – Kyle SEE LIQUOR, A7 PAYDAY LOANS After law fails, Theodore Decker, The Columbus Dispatch Robertson, The Columbus Dispatch new bill hopes Cathi Steele, executive director of the Mid-Ohio Workers Association, chats with Jackie Day at her North Linden home about whether Day might need help with her rent or bills. Steele’s group canvasses low-income neighborhoods to see whether residents could use to limit rates assistance, legal advice or medical help. By Jim Siegel The Columbus Dispatch DIVIDING Despite thriving economy, many in Nine years after Ohio law- LINES LINES makers and voters approved Best Consumer Reporting DIVIDING central Ohio struggle in low-wage jobs restrictions on what payday In a three-day lenders can charge for short- series, The term loans, those fees are PRINT WINNERS Story by Mark Ferenchik with bills. divides many affluent Dispatch examines now the highest in the nation. and Rita Price Jackie Day, still sleepy and struggling neighbor- the city’s economic Ohio’s 2008 payday lending Photos by Joshua A. Bickel after a 12-hour shift sort- hoods. Their Subaru was segregation and law has been ineffective. The FIRST: Mark Williams and wage disparity. The Columbus Dispatch ing recyclables, came to loaded with toilet paper, question now is whether law- the door and listened. much of it collected by makers are ready to address it. TODAY: The wage Cathi Steele led a group “I’m having a hard time 5-year-old Harrison, to Lenders avoided the law’s divide of canvassers along with my water bill,” she donate to a pantry on East 28 percent loan interest Newspapers (Circulation Azelda Avenue in a North told Steele. 11th Avenue. rate cap by simply register- MONDAY: Workers Linden neighborhood as Aaron and Jessica Linden is 4 miles ing under different sections JD Malone, The Columbus struggle to thrive raw as the winter morn- Sheldon and their young and a world away from of state law that weren’t TUESDAY: Looking ing. Worn bungalows and son were in the Linden their Upper Arlington ranches, some boarded area that day, too. The neighborhood. for solutions SEE LOANS, A8 up, line the streets in family drove from their “We’re in a bubble, and ON THE WEB: the area where Steele suburban home to a food 75,000+) Dispatch Dispatch.com/ searched for low-wage pantry near Interstate 71, Dividing-Lines workers who need help a north-south artery that SEE INEQUALITY, A11 SECOND: Betty Lin-Fisher, BEST DAILY NEWSPAPER IN OHIO, BEST Best Arts Profile Akron Beacon Journal OF SHOW FIRST, print over 75,000 – The FIRST: Danae King, The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Dispatch Best Criminal Justice SECOND: Clint O’Connor, Akron Reporting Best Environment Reporting Beacon Journal FIRST: Beth Burger, The FIRST: Marion Renault, The Columbus Dispatch Columbus Dispatch Best Arts Reporting SECOND: Daniel Sewell, SECOND: Thomas Henry, The FIRST: Michael Grossberg, The APNews.com Blade Columbus Dispatch SECOND: Malcolm Abram, Akron Best Deadline Reporting Best Explanatory Journalism Beacon Journal FIRST: Staff, The Columbus FIRST: Mark Ferenchik, Rita Dispatch Price and Joshua A.