The Society of Professional Journalists today announced the winners of the Sigma Delta Chi Awards in journalism. Many non-daily newspaper categories had no winners, and the winners were based in metropolitan areas. The winners among dailies in rural or small-city markets, with circulations of 50,000 and less, included:
Public Service Journalism: “Meijer's Secret Plan,” Brian McGillivary, Traverse City (Mich.) Record-Eagle, Michigan
Deadline reporting: "Natural gas explosion destroys half a downtown block," staff, Bozeman Daily Chronicle, Montana
Non-Deadline Reporting: “Fatal Funnel,” Gabe Semenza, Chris Cobler and staff, Victoria Advocate, Texas
Investigative Reporting: “Luzerne County Corruption Investigation,” Terrie Morgan-Besecker, Jen Learn Andes, Jerry Lynott and Gary Visgaitis, The Times Leader, Wilkes-Barre, Pa.
Editorial Writing: “Kids for Cash,” Dave Janoski, The Citizens’ Voice, Wilkes-Barre (same subject as above)
Feature Reporting: “Hospice: Learning How to Live,” Sara Schilling, Tri-City Herald, Washington state
General Column Writing: “Sunday Reflections,” Tracey O'Shaughnessy, Republican American, Waterbury, Conn.
Sports Column Writing: Mike Benischek, Poughkeepsie Journal, New York
And we couldn't help but include this one:
Research about Journalism: “Detecting Bull: How to Identify Bias and Junk Journalism in Print, Broadcast and on the Wild Web,” John H. McManus, The Unvarnished Press
The awards will be presented Oct. 2 during the 2010 SPJ Convention and National Journalism Conference in Las Vegas. For more information contact Lauren Rochester at (317) 927-8000 ext. 210 or at lrochester@spj.org.
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