Maryland Matters Wins Nine Awards from Press Association – Maryland Matters

Eight Maryland Issues reporters and contributing writers had been awarded for excellence this week by the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Affiliation.

In a digital ceremony that concluded Friday, Maryland Issues obtained the next awards within the affiliation’s Division O, for online-only publications:

Characteristic story, non-profile:
First place: Elizabeth Shwe, Historic Black City in Prince George’s County Confronts Energy Plant for Contributing to Flooding

This story, which Shwe wrote as a Report for America fellow, was additionally acknowledged as Greatest in Present throughout all information organizations.

Characteristic story, profile:
First place: William Zorzi, Essay: Bookending Mike Miller’s Profession as Senate President

Coronavirus protection
First place: Brenda Wintrode, What They Left Behind: Households Treasure Jewellery, Stethoscope, Voicemails and Worn-Out Garden Spots Left by COVID Victims

Native columns – function or humor
First place: Alanah Davis, Dropping My Faith: Comparability, Initialism, and Handles

Headline writing
Columnist Frank DeFilippo swept the class, profitable first and second place.

First place: Vaxxing is Vexing, However Attempting Beats Dying
Second place: Basic Meeting Faces the Music, Votes to Disgrace That Tune

Medical or science reporting
Second place: Hannah Gaskill, New Maryland Legislation Will Broaden Adolescents’ Entry to Psychological Well being Care

Environmental reporting
Second place: Josh Kurtz, Winds of Change: Source of Energy and Wrestle

Progress and land-use reporting
Second place: Lisa Nevans Locke, One Small Patch of Woods Close to the College of Maryland Sparks an Epic Struggle