Knox News wins 18 awards at East Tennessee Society of Professional Journalists Awards
Knox News is taking time to celebrate of few of its own.
The East Tennessee Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalist presented its annual Golden Press Card awards Thursday and the Knoxville News Sentinel was honored with 18 awards.
Judged by the Greater Cincinnati SPJ Professional Chapter, the awards honored the best of broadcast, digital and print journalism in East Tennessee. The 18 awards were the most for any news outlet, and include 12 first place wins and the community service and Best of Show awards.
"Winning the top awards in so many categories across so many types of storytelling, including best news video, best podcast and best digital content, shows how the role of the local 'newspaper' has expanded so much to deliver news to people wherever, whenever and however they want it," said Joel Christopher, Knox News executive editor.
"And winning (these top awards) highlights the incredible depth of talent in East Tennessee's deepest newsroom. It says a lot about this community that our journalists want to tell its stories with such passion and care."
These are the Knox News first place awards:
BEST OF SHOW - ALL MEDIA
Article: DA releases police cam video under pressure from media, families
Reporters: Tyler Whetstone, Monica Kast, Isabel Lohman
Knox News journalists report on the fight for public release of body camera footage of the fatal police shooting of 17-year-old Anthony J. Thompson at Austin-East Magnet High School in 2021.
HORACE V. WELLS JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD - ALL MEDIA
Article: Knox County immigration enforcement may be illegal
Reporters: Tyler Whetstone, Jesse Fox Mayshark of Compass Knox
Knox News and Compass Knox reporters team up to investigate a Knox County immigration enforcement policy that should have been approved by the Knox County Commission but wasn’t.
BEST DIGITAL CONTENT - ALL MEDIA
Article: Wildfires, racist cops and an iconic senator’s career comes to a close
Reporter: Tyler Whetstone
BEST PODCAST - ALL MEDIA
Podcast: The Scruffy Stuff
Journalists: Ryan Wilusz, Brenna McDermott, Calvin Mattheis
BEST NEWS VIDEO - ALL MEDIA
Video: Five years later, helicopter pilot shares reflections on 2016 Gatlinburg fire
Photojournalist: Brianna Paciorka
DEADLINE/BREAKING NEWS REPORTING – NEWSPAPER
Article: Capitol insurrection: ‘Shots fired’
Reporter: Tyler Whetstone
U.S. Rep. Tim Burchett provided a live account to a Knox News reporter as chaos erupted in the nation's capital as supporters of President Donald Trump swarmed the U.S. Capitol building.
FEATURE REPORTING – NEWSPAPER
Article: Danny Mayfield forever changed Knoxville politics. Many wonder what could have been
Reporter: Angela Dennis
GENERAL REPORTING – NEWSPAPER
Article: Knoxville police commanders covered up cop’s racist behavior
Reporter: Tyler Whetstone
GOVERNMENT & POLITICS REPORTING – NEWSPAPER
Article: Knoxville considers, quashes open container proposal
Reporter: Ryan Wilusz
PANDEMIC REPORTING – NEWSPAPER
Article: COVID cases undercounts, lack of access to vaccines and the personal toll
Reporters: Vincent Gabrielle, Isabel Lohman
PERSONAL COLUMNS/REVIEW/CRITICISM – NEWSPAPER
Article: Tennessee football under new leadership
Reporter: Blake Toppmeyer
SERIES/PACKAGE/PROJECT WRITING – NEWSPAPER
Article: DA releases police cam video under pressure from media, families
Reporters: Tyler Whetstone, Monica Kast, Isabel Lohman
SPORTS REPORTING NEWSPAPER – NEWSPAPER
Article: The night Lane Kiffin left Knoxville lives in infamy
Reporter: Adam Sparks
Visit etspj.org for a full list of the 2021 Golden Press Card winners.
This article originally appeared on Knoxville News Sentinel: Knox News wins big at 2022 Society of Professional Journalists Awards
