Congratulations to MPR's 2020 SPJ Page One Award Winners
Jun 10, 2020
Congratulations to the MPR News, The Current, and Sahan Journal teams who took honors at the 2020 Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists Awards Page One Awards!
Thanks to Chris Graves of MPR News for this compilation. The awards:
Special Awards
Journalist of the Year, Marianne Combs
"Ms. Combs’ work on the decades-old sexual abuse that occurred at the children’s theater was like revealing a piece of history that had been buried. It was obvious that she put a ton of work and compassion into finding and interviewing her subjects and asking them to talk about a sensitive subject. This journalism was a service to the community and to sexual assault survivors everywhere. Well done."
Best Beat Reporting, 1st Place, Riham Feshir
"Feshir’s reporting on immigration — an important topic to everyone in the United States — is hard-hitting and compelling. Excellent work."
Best Use of Public Records, 2nd Place, Tony Webster
How Did the Police Know You Were Near a Crime Scene? Google Told Them.
Radio Awards
Spot/Breaking News, 1st Place, Tim Nelson, Matt Sepic, Nancy Lebens and Evan Frost
Missing Teen Jayme Closs Emerged from Woods, Asked Dog Walker for Help
Hard News Report, 1st Place, Elizabeth Shockman, Christine Nguyen, Eric Ringham, Laura McCallum
At Burnsville’s Metcalf Middle School, Racial Slurs Poisoned the Culture
Special Project / In-Depth Series, 2nd Place, The Current, Andrea Swensson, Anna Weggel, Corey Schreppel
Special Project/In-Depth Series, 3rd Place, Megan Burks, Tom Crann and Kyle Shiely
To Tackle the Achievement Gap, You Have to Tackle Bias
Investigative, 1st Place, Marianne Combs, Eric Ringham, Christine Nguyen and Will Lager
Newscast, 1st Place, MPR News
Morning Edition 7 a.m. newscast on Nov. 27, 2019
Online Awards
Best website, 1st Place, Staff
Best Single News Story, 1st Place, Mukhtar Ibrahim, Sahan Journal
‘Monster in Our Community’: East African Youth Break the Silence Over Addiction
Mukhtar Ibrahim also received 3rd place for A Northwestern Minnesota County Removed a Somali Mother’s Kids. Somalis Want to Know Why
Best Use of Multimedia, 2nd Place, Tim Nelson, Evan Frost, Simone Cazares, Jiwon Choi
Third place went to MPR / The Current for The Current Rewind Peters Brothers' Anti-Rock Crusade
Best Social Media Account (Institutional), 1st Place, Staff
Best Newsroom Blog, 3rd Place, Paul Huttner, Nicole Mitchell, Bill Enderson, Ron Trenda
Photography
Best News Photography, 1st Place, Evan Frost, collection of work
Best Feature Photography, 2nd Place, Christine Nguyen
"Faces of Minnesota: A Collection"
Best Portrait Photography, 2nd place, Evan Frost
Best Sports Photography, 2nd Place, Evan Frost,
See the full list of awards online on mnspj.org