Maryland Matters Wins Press Association Awards
Seven Maryland Matters reporters and contributing writers were awarded for excellence this week by the Maryland-Delaware-District of Columbia Press Association.
Congratulations to our winners: Frank DeFilippo, Bruce DePuyt, Hannah Gaskill (whose award-winning story was published by Capital News Service before she joined us in January), Danielle Gaines, Josh Kurtz, Lisa Nevans Locke and Bill Zorzi.
Here is the full list of award-winning stories:
LOCAL COLUMN WRITING, FEATURES OR HUMOR
1st place: Frank DeFilippo, “Baltimorese Is Deader Than a Pterodactyl.”
2nd place: Josh Kurtz, “The House That Mike Built.”
FEATURE WRITING/NON-PROFILE
2nd place: William F. Zorzi, “Erasing History: Baltimore Renames Park, Strikes All Trace of Iconic Congressman.”
CONTINUING COVERAGE
2nd place: Bruce DePuyt, Danielle E. Gaines and Josh Kurtz, for ongoing coverage of the race for Maryland Senate president. These stories included:
Miller: A Legislative Tactician Like No Other
Man in the News: Bill Ferguson
A Changing of the Guard and the Senate Culture
Analysis: Winners and Losers from Thursday’s Senate Democratic Caucus Meeting
BUSINESS REPORTING
2nd place: Josh Kurtz, “Critics of Stealthy But Heavily Lobbied Energy Bill Say It’s Bad for Consumers”
EDUCATION REPORTING
2nd place: Lisa Nevans Locke, “Like College Tours, But for Kids Who Want an Alternative”
GENERAL NEWS
1st place: Hannah Gaskill, “Shooter in Capital-Gazette Case Pleads Guilty”
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