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| Congratulations, Journal Times! |
"RACINE — The Journal Times has earned five first-place awards from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association for work including breaking news coverage, business coverage and general web excellence.
"The paper also won six second-place awards and four third-place awards. Two reporters also earned awards from the State Bar of Wisconsin.
"All of the awards were announced during the WNA’s convention Friday.
“'I’m thankful for the hard work and dedication of all of our staff,' said Managing Editor Rob Golub. 'We have won first place in several key categories and we have a lot to be proud of.'
"The Journal Times took first-place awards for:
"- Breaking News Coverage. Current and former reporters Stephanie Jones, Alison Bauter, Luke Feuerherm and Lindsay Bullock as well as photographers Scott Anderson and Gregory Shaver were recognized for their continuing coverage of a fatal fire in Racine that took the lives of three children in November 2012.
"- Business Coverage. Reporter Michael Burke was specifically honored for his January 2013 job skills gap coverage, which analyzed the Racine County businesses’ struggle to find employees qualified for open positions.
"- General Web Excellence. Bridget Thoreson, Brenda Wishau, Greg Giesen, Clint Wiedholz, Jerry Boehme and Golub were specifically recognized for election night coverage.
"- Reporting on Local Government. Reporter Cara Spoto was recognized for her ongoing coverage of the City of Racine’s government.
"- Special Section – Editorial: Michael Burke, Loreen Mohr, Brenda Poppy and Ann Walter were honored for the Modern Manufacturing section.
"The State Bar of Wisconsin also awarded a Golden Gavel to reporters Kristen Zambo and Stephanie Jones for their ongoing coverage of the trial of Curt Johnson, an heir of the Johnson family household product fortune accused of molesting his teenage stepdaughter.
"Zambo also received a Certificate of Commendation from the State Bar for her May article, 'Waiting in Jail,' about individuals having to wait in jail several weeks longer than usual for probation agents to prepare pre-sentence investigations reports for judges."
Read more: http://journaltimes.com/news/local/journal-times-nabs-state-awards/article_e7551006-a0d1-11e3-9ce5-0019bb2963f4.html
Congratulations, Journal Timers!
Nice job JT
ReplyDeleteThere's a bunch of names I recognize from seeing their names attached to articles. A few of them have been with the JT for quite some time.
I would like to congratulate the authors and columnists on our page, jtirregulars.com.
ReplyDeleteYou all deserve awards and kudos for the hours of imagination, reporting and selfless effort you've given (without compensation) to our website and to the many who point their browser to us on a daily basis.
Congratulations to the JT, but in my mind.... the authors and members of JTI outshine them all!
"You all deserve awards and kudos for the hours of imagination, reporting and selfless effort..."
ReplyDeleteThanks, kk. At first, I read "senseless effort," which would cover my output.
Thank you to all of our JTI authors, commentators, and readers.
Thank you to the Journal Times and Brendan O'Brien for spawning the JT Irregulars. There should be some sort of award for that.
They left off the Joe Stalin Propaganda Award that the John Dickert Times Publisher, Mark Lewis, won.
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