Press wins national awards for housing discrimination series
"We don't take that," an Asbury Park Press series that exposed government-created discrimination in low-income housing, has won two national journalism awards.
The National Association of Black Journalists last Saturday and the Edward R. Murrow Awards on Thursday announced their honors for the series, which was written by former Press Staff Writer Kayla Canne. Canne won for Best News Series in the small newsroom category for NABJ and in the Continuing Coverage, small newsroom, category for the Murrow Awards. Both contests rank among the top honors in the journalism industry.
The Press series exposed how government actions and then lax enforcement of the laws created situations in which unscrupulous landlords illegally reject potential tenants simply because they receive government rental assistance.
Canne now works for the Rochester Democrat and Chronicle in New York as the community justice and safety reporter. Both news sites are operated by Gannett.
The housing discrimination series has also won the Deadline Club award in the Newspaper Reporting category, the New Jersey Press Association's Public Service Award and the National Press Foundation's Poverty and Inequality Award.
The series can be read at APP.com by searching "Housing" and "Kayla Canne."
This article originally appeared on Asbury Park Press: Asbury Park Press series wins Black Journalists, Murrow awards
