Milwaukee Journal Sentinel wins 9 awards for features journalism

Milwaukee Journal Sentinel journalists obtained 9 awards for 2021 reporting from the Society for Options Journalism, together with a first-place award for Mark Johnson’s story about new docs combating the COVID-19 pandemic. 

For that story, Johnson adopted three first-year interns who graduated from the Medical Faculty of Wisconsin and began their medical careers in the course of the pandemic. 

In awarding Johnson the first-place award for narrative storytelling, the judges wrote: “What a bit of service journalism … filled with reflections from a inhabitants we do not hear from sufficient, particularly on this susceptible method. A simple choose for first place due to the topic, a winner for the crisp, compelling writing.” 

Johnson additionally obtained an honorable point out in the identical class for an additional story in regards to the pandemic’s influence, this one a few Wisconsin mother who gave delivery whereas in a COVID-19 coma. 

Within the built-in storytelling class, Journal Sentinel employees received a second-place award for “Abuse of Belief,” a four-part sequence by reporters Ashley Luthern and Gina Barton that took readers by means of the story of how a rape case dropped at mild years of dysfunction inside the Milwaukee Police Division, the Fireplace and Police Fee and Metropolis Corridor.

Luthern and Barton labored with the Journal Sentinel’s Invoice Schulz and Lou Salvidar and Erin Caughey for visible presentation of the story, and Rachel Piper, Greg Borowski and D. Kwas edited the sequence. 

The judges wrote: “The employees did a fantastic job taking a troublesome, sophisticated concern and breaking it down clearly with wonderful use of timelines, cast-of-character lists and a really artistic presentation of the gamers’ connections to one another.”

James E. Causey obtained a second-place award for 2 of his commentary items, together with his exploration of ESPN commentators’ competition that Milwaukee is a “horrible metropolis” and his Pleasure Month column calling on the Black and LGBTQ communities to give attention to frequent floor. 

The judges stated, “James E. Causey appears to have the expertise and the center to tackle robust matters, together with intraracial gender bias and racial fairness in his personal hometown. His spirited writing, robust reporting, wonderful sourcing and good arguments make him a must-read.”

Causey additionally obtained an honorable point out for his essays in regards to the COVID-19 pandemic, together with his private story of getting the COVID-19 vaccine whilst his spouse was skeptical about getting one herself. 

Carol Deptolla obtained third place within the meals criticism class for her evaluation of Milwaukee Italian restaurant Tavolino, which was in a position to open throughout the pandemic.

Tom Daykin received third place within the variety in digital options class for a narrative a few man who invests in Milwaukee actual property whereas being incarcerated.

Lori Nickel received third place for her sports activities characteristic about what it took to convey the Bucks to Milwaukee.

Additionally within the sports activities class, Jim Owczarski received an honorable point out for his have a look at what occurred to the coin that featured within the all-important coin flip that led to the Bucks drafting Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.

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