BJ wins 26 state awards
The BJ won 26 statewide journalism awards, including 11 first-place
honors, as BeaconJournal.com was named the best website in Ohio.
The print edition was 2nd
for best daily newspaper in Ohio for those under 75,000 circulation.
The awards were presented Friday for the All Ohio Excellence in
Journalism Awards sponsored by the Cleveland Press Club at the House of Blues
in Cleveland.
First place went to
Stephanie Warsmith, who covers courts and crime, as best staff reporter in
Ohio.
Consumer columnist and
medical reporter Betty Lin-Fisher won 3 first place awards in the multiple
stories category. And 3rd place for public service by addressing
racism as a public health issue.
Photographer Phil Masturzo
won two first-place awards for general feature photo.
First place also went to photographer
Jeff Lange in the portrait and personality category, reporter Doug Livingston for
analysis, reporter Jennifer Pignolet for General News/Single Story, reporter
Nate Ulrich for personality profile feature.
Reporter George Thomas
placed third for reviews and criticism and placed second in entertainment
writing.
The remaining awards included
by BJ staff:
Page design, Rob Backus, second place.
Medical/health writing, Amanda Garrett, second place.
Business department, second place, worker shortage and higher
prices.
Sports department’s Marla
Ridenour, features/personality profile, third place.
Photographer Karen Schiely,
general news, third place.
Mark J. Price, humor writing,
third place.
Seyma Bayram, multicultural
writing, third place.
Rob Backus, Sydney Clark, front
page design, third place.
Mike Cardew, photojournalism, third place for election photo.
Karen Schiely, general
feature, third place.
2022 All
Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards 26 for BJ
Beacon Journal wins 26 awards, including best Ohio website
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Akron Beacon Journal staffers won 26
statewide journalism awards, including 11 first-place honors, as
BeaconJournal. com was named the best website in Ohio on Friday
night.
Judges praised BeaconJournal.com for
achieving a “balance between serious stuff and innovative ways of attracting
the more casual reader.” The print edition also placed second for best daily
newspaper in Ohio for those under 75,000 circulation.
The awards were presented for the All
Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards sponsored by the Cleveland Press Club at
the House of Blues in Cleveland.
Reporter Stephanie Warsmith, who covers courts and crime, was named
best staff reporter in Ohio for what judges described as “excellent
storytelling.”
“(She) puts a human face in the forefront of some very heady
stories.
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It’s a fascinating portfolio, so much so that I wanted to read
more.”
Consumer columnist and medical reporter Betty Lin-Fisher won three
firstplace awards for her coverage of Baby David’s kidney transplant in the
multiple stories category; “Finding my voice amid Asian American hate crimes
and violence“ in the essay category, and “Never been so scared: Stow mom
recounts baby’s life-threatening CO-VID-19 infection“ in the COVID-19 category.
She also received a third-place award for public service for her project
addressing racism as a public health issue.
Judges described Lin-Fisher’s essay as “beautifully written piece
and a very brave effort.”
“Journalists are told not to reveal what is inside, but this writer
knew she had to set that aside and add her voice to the community as
uncomfortable as it may have been for her,” they said.
Photographer Phil Masturzo won two first-place awards for general feature
photo for “Shaving Cream Fight” and studio photography for “Black Fig Stuffed
with Ohio Goat Cheese.” He also placed second in general news photo for “Family
Calls for End to Gun Violence.”
Other first-place winners included:
h Photographer Jeff Lange in the portrait and personality
category for “8-year-old CEO uplifts kids like him with Our Brown Boy Joy.”
h Reporter Doug Livingston in the Analysis category for “Why
isn’t the local labor market working? The answer is complicated.“ h Reporter
Jennifer Pignolet for General News/Single Story: “Akron Asian Americans reflect
on racism in wake of Atlanta shootings.“
h Reporter Nate Ulrich for personality profile feature: “How
Browns rookie Greg Newsome II, Northwestern basketball star Veronica Burton
lift each other.”
Reporter George Thomas placed third in the Best in Ohio category
for reviews and criticism while earning a second in entertainment writing for
“There’s reason to hope Black filmmakers and movies will have sustainability.”
The remaining awards included:
h Best in Ohio page design, Rob Backus, second place.
h Medical/health writing for “‘It was so quick.’ The story
behind Stow-Glen Retirement Village’s abrupt, chaotic closure,” Amanda Garrett,
second place
h Business: “Fewer workers, higher prices, less stuff:
Shortages are changing lives in Northeast Ohio,” staff, second place.
h Features/personality profile: “Golfer Ivana Shaw hits balls
in Mumbai,” Marla Ridenour, third place.
h General news photo: “Student speaks up for wearing masks,” Karen
Schiely, third place.
h Humor writing: “Akron flashback: Cruising around in a Chevy
Nova,” Mark J. Price, third place.
h Multicultural writing for “‘I want to see my future’: What
the shooting of Ma’Khia Bryant reveals about Black girlhood,” Seyma Bayram,
third place
h Front page design: Rob Backus, Sydney Clark, third place.
h Photojournalism: “Inside an Election,” Mike Cardew. third
place.
h General feature photo: “Firestone Sign.” Karen Schiely, third
place.
