New Haven Register (New Haven, CT)
Hearst Conn. journalists win 85 SPJ awards
Hearst Connecticut journalists won 85 awards at the Connecticut SPJ Excellence in Journalism dinner Thursday night at The Hawthorne in Berlin.
Longtime state Capitol reporter Ken Dixon was also inducted into the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame.
“This year’s SPJ awards were a wonderful tribute to the tireless and conscientious work that Connecticut journalists do to protect the public’s right to know and to hold powerful people and institutions accountable, not just last year, but over the course of decades of service by people such as Ken Dixon,” said Matt DeRienzo, vice president of news and digital content.
“We’re extremely proud of the journalists at Hearst Connecticut for this welldeserved recognition, and the fact they’re too busy doing the kind of work that will be honored next year to fully appreciate it.”
The New Haven Register won several awards:
Brian Zahn, first place in Education, for Metropolitan Business Academy students show, not tell, on final exam.
Peter Hvizdak, second place in Feature Story, for Training empowers everyday people to help save lives.
Lynn Schnier, third place in Non-Page 1 layout, for Season’s sweetings.
Alyson Bowman, third place in Page 1 layout, for New Haven Top 50.
Jeff Jacobs, third place in Sports news, for NCAA investigating UConn men.
SPJ also presented three special awards:
First Amendment Award: D’Amelio attorney says arrest expunged; threatens
lawsuit; NancyonNorwalk; Nancy Chapman. Stephen A. Collins Public Service Award: The Hartford Courant’s five-year fight for Adam Lanza documents; Hartford Courant; Dave Altimari, Andrew Julien, Matthew Kauffman, Josh Kovner.
Theodore Driscoll Award for Investigative Reporting: Denied: A look into inmate health care; Connecticut Mirror; Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Clarice Silber.