Detroit Free Press wins best podcast, public service awards in statewide contest
The Detroit Free Press won podcast of the year, along with over 20 other staff victories in various categories for the 2022 Better Newspaper Contest hosted by the Michigan Press Association.
First place wins for staff members include the categories best columnist, best page/pages design, best government/education news, and public service.
The contest received a total of 2,866 entries submitted by 89 Michigan newspapers or individuals this year. The entries were reviewed by members of the Colorado Press Association.
Here are other wins for the Free Press:
Best columnist: First place, Mitch Albom
Best columnist: Honorable mention, M.L. Elrick
Best page/pages design: First place, Ryan Ford, Conference Calls
Best page/pages design: Second place, Ryan Ford, Swing Music
Best sports column: Third place, Jeff Seidel, “Oxford High School basketball player, shooting victim can’t understand why he’s up for a courage award”
Best feature story: Second place, Jamie LaReau, “Well-known Dearborn man may have most famous dogs in city”
Best government/education news: First place, Anna Clark and David Jesse, “Michigan’s Baker College spends more on marketing than financial aid”
Best government/education news: Second place, Lily Altavena, “Jo just wants to read. For years, no one in Michigan helped this 12-year-old go to school”
News enterprise reporting: Honorable mention, Nushrat Rahman, Economic Mobility Reporting
Public service award: First place, Gina Kaufman, Kristi Tanner, Brian Kaufman, “Resisting and race: Black residents are disproportionately accused of obstructing police”
Public service award: Third place, Detroit Free Press staff, “The truth about COVID-19 vaccines”
Special section: First place, Detroit Free Press staff, “The truth about COVID-19 vaccines”
Special section: Second place, Ryan Ford, “Hitsville 3,000”
Sports feature: First place, Jeff Seidel, “Ex MLB player from Michigan’s family shares emotions, embarrassing details of his death”
Sports feature: Second place, David Jesse and Emma Stein, “A Michigan university spent $88 on a woman’s basketball team dinner. Men got $397 in snacks.”
Spot news story: Second place, Detroit Free Press staff, “Breaking news coverage of the Oxford, Mich., school shootings”
Spot news story: Third place, Andrea May Sahouri, Jasmin Barmore, Eric Seals, “The shooting death of Detroit Police Officer Loren Courts”
Best journalist of the year: Second place, Kristen Shamus, Detroit Free Press
Best podcast: First place, Cary Junior II, Darcie Moran, Tad Davis, Maryann Struman, “On the Line”
Best writing: First place, John Carlisle, Detroit Free Press
Best writing: Second place, Georgea Kovanis, Detroit Free Press
Best rookie writer: Second place, Clara Hendrickson, Detroit Free Press
This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Detroit Free Press takes top awards in MPA contest
