Canton Repository, staff members win 20 awards in Ohio APME competition
The Canton Repository and its journalists have been named finalists for 20 awards in the annual Ohio Associated Press Media Editors contest.
Finalists were announced this week. The awards in order of finish — first, second and third places — will be announced May 7 at an awards ceremony at the Villa Milano Banquet & Conference Center in Columbus.
The following staff members are being honored:
Ed Balint: Best feature writer.
Paige Bennett: Best business writer.
Tim Botos: Best enterprise reporting for a story examining the fatal shooting of James Williams by a police officer; best investigative reporting for a story looking at why several football players transferred to Massillon from Beachwood; best public service for a story about how area health departments conduct restaurant inspections; and best feature writer.
Kelly Byer: Best explanatory reporting for her story on the dirty process of producing leaded steel.
Kelsey Davis: Best business writer and best public service for a story breaking down which grocery stores offer delivery and pickup services in Stark County.
Steve Doerschuk: Best sports enterprise for a five-part series on the 1997 Canton McKinley football champions and best sports reporter.
Ben Duer: Best spot news coverage for the story about the riot at the Indian River Juvenile Correctional Institute in Massillon.
Charita Goshay: Best columnist.
Kelli Weir: Best enterprise reporting for a story examining how schools respond to the deaths of students.
Photographer Scott Heckel, who retired last year, also is up for awards for best photographer, best news photo, best photo story and best sports story. Rob Backus, one of the page designers, is being honored for best full page design.
The Repository also was named a finalist for best digital presence.
2022 Ohio APME finalists by Rick Armon on Scribd
The newspaper competes in Division IV for Ohio newspapers among papers such as the Warren Tribune Chronicle, Findlay Courier and Lima News.
Meanwhile, Massillon Independent staff writer Amy Knapp and photographer Kevin Whitlock — whose work appears in the Repository — also received awards. Knapp is a finalist for best business writer and best news writer in Division I, the smallest among the divisions. Whitlock is being honored for best feature photo and best sports photo.
The Repository and Independent are both owned by Gannett.
The contest featured news and sports stories, features, editorials, columns, graphics and photos from 2022.
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