PublicSource Honored With 9 Golden Quills And 10 Finalists In Western Pennsylvania's Annual Journalism Awards

Pittsburgh PA

26 May, 2022

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By Halle Stockton, Public Source May 25. 2022 The team at PublicSource takes great pride in our journalism and community impact. Our greatest rewards come from reader feedback and support. However, we appreciate when the work of our dedicated staff is recognized locally and internationally, as it has been consistently over the past several years. Here we will keep you updated with new announcements of our journalism being celebrated in 2022. We're grateful for the honors but we owe our biggest thanks to the people who have entrusted us with their stories. You make stories for a better Pittsburgh possible. May 25, 2022 PublicSource's reporting on education, housing, disabilities, religion and water quality was honored at the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania's annual Golden Quill awards. Reader support and vigorous collaboration with other outlets helped PublicSource and its media partners to win nine awards, with 10 other finalists. Winners include: Dispute in Downtown's Gateway Towers Divides Condo Residents by Bill Zlatos, in the news feature category From Participant to Paid Employee, Recent Woodlands Foundation Hires Show What People With Disabilities Bring to the Workforce also by Zlatos, for lifestyle journalism PWSA: After the Crisis by Oliver Morrison, for reporting on public affairs, politics and government After Finding a Home in Pittsburgh, a Paralegal Helps Others Navigate Housing Difficulties by Ryan Loew, in the video essay category Screen Test by TyLisa Johnson, Punya Bhasin, Juliet Martinez and community members, for education reporting What Difference Has a Year Made? by Naomi Harris, Natasha Vicens and Ryan Loew, for digital presentation Pittsburgh's Oldest Black Church Was Demolished as 'Blight' in the 1950s Lower Hill. Today, Members Seek Justice by Chris Hedlin, Lord and Harris, for history and culture reporting A Valid Podcast: Relationships Among People With Intellectual Disabilities produced in partnership with the All-Abilities Media Team and Unabridged Press, for audio journalism Tenant Cities by PublicSource's Rich Lord and Kate Giammarise of WESA, for enterprise and investigative journalism. Tenant Cities also won a Ray Sprigle Memorial Award for best in show in its category. PublicSource finalists include: Dispute in Downtown's Gateway Towers Divides Condo Residents by Zlatos, for business, technology and consumer reporting Therapists at UPMC, Pittsburgh Mercy Are Burned Out and Quitting. What Does It Mean For Patient Care? by Juliette Rihl Mixed-up Meds & Long Waits: How Understaffing Hurts Medical Treatment at Allegheny County Jail also by Rihl A Tragedy of Errors: A Series of Maintenance Failures Led to the 2018 Fire at the Clairton Coke Works by Morrison Leading With Generosity — A Conversation With a Local Jeweler About His Career and Culture of Giving by Jourdan Hicks and Andy Kubis, PublicSource Lives Left in Caring Hands? — A Conversation With a Palliative Care Social Worker also by Hicks and Kubis Pittsburgh's Black Muslim History Uncovered by Hicks, Kubis and Hedlin Bishop Cynthia Moore-Koikoi Leads Western Pennsylvania Churches Toward a More Inclusive Future by Hedlin Pittsburgh Jewish Leaders Are Handed Frontline Role in Mental Health by Hedlin and David Rullo of the Pittsburgh Jewish Chronicle The City of Prayer: Clairton's Residents Persevere Amid Persistent Pollution and Violence by Quinn Glabicki A list of all of the winners is available here. May 4, 2022 Pennsylvania Newsmedia Association Keystone Media Awards PublicSource received four Keystone Media Awards honoring work produced by the newsroom in 2021. The awards, published on April 28 by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, are presented each year to Pennsylvania journalists in recognition of journalism that "consistently provides relevance, integrity, and initiative in serving readers and audiences, and faithfully fulfills its First Amendment rights/responsibilities." Jourdan Hicks and Andy Kubis won first place in the podcast category for their work on From the Source, Season 2. Quinn Glabicki won first place in the photo story/essay category for The City of Prayer: Clairton's residents persevere amid persistent pollution and violence. Rich Lord and Kate Giammarise received an honorable mention in the investigative reporting category for their Tenant Cities series, produced in collaboration with 90.5 WESA. Juliette Rihl and Colin Deppen received an honorable mention in the news feature category for their work on the coming crisis in dementia care and why PA is woefully underprepared. This was produced in partnership with SpotlightPA. April 28, 2022 Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Pro Chapter Spotlight Contest PublicSource was awarded seven awards in the 2021 Keystone Awards contest, including the prestigious Spotlight Award for non-daily reporting for the second year. The Spotlight Award is given to the journalist or journalists whose published investigative story or series scooped other media and placed the public's right to know in the spotlight. This year's award was received for Tenant Cities reporting in collaboration with news partner 90.5 WESA. The Society of Professional Journalists Keystone Pro Chapter Spotlight Contest annually recognizes the best in journalism. The contest is open to all journalists from Pennsylvania and New Jersey whose work appeared in a publication in one of the two states. A full list of PublicSource awards are as follows: Education Writing: 2nd place for Screen Test, compiled by TyLisa Johnson Podcasts: 1st place for From the Source by Jourdan Hicks and Andy Kubis Graphic/Photo Illustration: 1st place for Unraveling: A comic artist's journey through alcoholism and recovery in the pandemic by Andrea Shockling, published with the Pittsburgh City Paper Photo Story, non-daily: 1st place for City of Prayer by Quinn Glabicki Environmental reporting, non-daily: 1st place for PWSA After the Crisis by Oliver Morrison Environmental reporting, non-daily: 2nd place for A Tragedy of Errors: A series of maintenance failures led to the 2018 fire at the Clairton Coke Works by Oliver Morrison Spotlight Award, non-daily: 1st place for Tenant Cities by Rich Lord, Kate Giammarise and Ryan Loew, published with 90.5 WESA See PublicSource's awards in 2021 This article was produced by PublicSource.org, a nonprofit news organization serving the Pittsburgh region. 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