2009 AWARDS
ASSOCIATION OF STATE CAPITOL REPORTERS AND EDITORS – IOWA, NEW MEXICO
• First Place, Single Report — Online: “Malott’s firm has seen boom in state auditing contracts under guv,” Trip Jennings
• First Place, Beat Reporting — Online: “Cautious court offers few clues to its thinking in same-sex marriage case” “Cedar Rapids pastor: Gay marriage worse than floods” Chase Martyn, Lynda Waddington and Jason Hancock
• Third Place; Columns, Commentary, and News Analysis — Online: “Sex offender politics requires strength in numbers,” Chase Martyn
• Third Place, In-Depth Reporting — Online: “Toxic coal ash faces few regulations in Iowa” “EPA vows action on coal dumps, but Iowa may be left unprotected,” Jason Hancock
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – WASHINGTON, DC
• First Place, Daily Newspaper Feature — Independent Web site: “Foreclosure Machine Grinds On Through Holiday Season,” Mary Kane
• Second Place, Daily Newspaper Business Reporting — Independent Web site: “Fraud Worsens Foreclosure Crisis” and “The Reach of Redlining” two-part series, Mary Kane
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – Minnesota
• First Place, Best Single News Story – Independent Web site: “Convention Cash: A last look at the largest loophole in campaign finance laws,” Paul Demko
• First Place, Best use of multimedia — Independent Web site: RNC Multimedia, Newsroom
• First Place, Best use of video — Independent Web site: “The F30 Pedal Cloud brings people-powered protest to the RNC,” Paul Schmelzer
• First Place, Best independent news blog — Independent Web site: “The Monitor blog,” Newsroom
• Second Place, Best single news story — Independent Web site: “Are jihadist groups luring Minnesota Somalis back to fight?,” Abdi Aynte
• Second Place, Best Web site — Independent Web site: Newsroom Staff
• Third Place, Best continuing coverage — Independent Web site: “Nasser Kazeminy/Norm Coleman lawsuits,” Steve Perry
• Third Place, Best single news story — Independent Web site: “Minneapolis parks’ Red Bull and Pepsi dealings put Coke contract at risk,” Chris Steller
MCCORMICK FOUNDATION SPECIALIZED REPORTING INSTITUTE ON FINANCIAL CRIME
• Fellowship (one of 21) Eartha Jane Melzer, Michigan Messenger
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – COLORADO
• Top of the Rockies 2008 Awards Contest
2008 AWARDS
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – COLORADO
• Online/General Web Site Excellence 1st place – Colorado Confidential
• Online/Interactive 1st place – Colorado Confidential
• Online/Feature Story 1st place – Wendy Norris, Sandra Fish and Kerri Rebresh
• 2nd place – Wendy Norris, Cara DeGette, Andrew Oh-Willeke, Kerri Rebresh, Leslie Robinson, and Erin Rosa
• Honorable Mention – Kerri Rebresh
• Online Blog 1st place – Cara DeGette 2nd place – Erin Rosa 3rd place – Leslie Robinson Honorable Mention – Wendy Norris Honorable Mention – Jim Spencer
• Online Breaking News 2nd place – Jim Spencer
• Online/Photo Third place – Leslie Robinson
• Online/Web Site Design Honorable Mention
SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS – MINNESOTA
• Best Online News Story, Paul Schmelzer
• Best Independent Newsroom Blog – Eric Black
• Best Independent News Site (third place)
NATIONAL PRESS CLUB’S SANDY HUME AWARD FOR EXCELLENCE IN POLITICAL JOURNALISM
• Honorable Mention – Eartha Jane Melzer, Michigan Messenger
“SEXIE” AWARD FOR SEX-POSITIVE JOURNALISM
• Andy Birkey, Minnesota Independent
THE ASSOCIATION OF CAPITAL REPORTERS AND EDITORS
• State House coverage Honorable Mention – Cara DeGette, Colorado Independent
2007 AWARDS
SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, COLORADO
• 1st Place Online Breaking News Jason Bane and staff, Trailhead to Nowhere
• 2nd Place Online Breaking News Staff, Primary Election Coverage, Multiple stories
• 3rd Place Online Breaking News Wendy Norris, GOP Takes Legally Questionable Gift from Oil and Gas Group
• 1st Place Blog Jason Bane, Political Gravy
• 3rd Place Online Photo Story Leslie Robinson, Hush, Hush and on the QT: Part II
• 1st Place General Web Site Excellence ColoradoConfidential.com
• 2nd Place Online Interactive ColoradoConfidential.com
SOCIETY FOR PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS, MINNESOTA
• Best Online Reporting, Second Place – Paul Schmelzer, Minnesota Monitor
ONLINE NEWS ASSOCIATION’S ONLINE JOURNALISM AWARDS
• Honorable Mention, Beat Reporting – Andy Birkey, Minnesota Monitor
2007 FRANK PREMACK PUBLIC AFFAIRS JOURNALISM AWARD, UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA SCHOOL OF JOURNALISM & MASS COMMUNICATION
“Who owns the J-word? Videoblogger’s Jailing Raises Questions for Journalists,” Paul Schmelzer