漏 2024 外网天堂 received two first place awards and two certificates of merit at the . Around 900 entries are submitted each year from member stations throughout Missouri.
鈥淲e pour ourselves into our journalism to serve our communities, not to win awards, but we鈥檙e honored to have our work recognized by the Missouri Broadcasters Association,鈥� said , interim executive editor of the STLPR newsroom.
First Place, Documentary/Public Affairs
General assignment reporter won First Place Documentary/Public Affairs for a story on what an attempt at might entail.
鈥淭his was a story my editor and I had been talking about for months and I'm pleased that the story was recognized,鈥� Davis said.
鈥淚鈥檓 glad I was able to talk with politicians, scholars and average people about what reparations would look like and how it can eliminate the racial wealth gap,鈥� he said. 鈥淚 hope it enlightened people and showed what still needs to be done to help achieve racial equity.鈥�
First Place, Convergent Media
For reporting that mixes traditional print with digital and social platforms, 漏 2024 外网天堂 received First Place, Convergent Media, for coverage on the city鈥檚 remaining .
鈥淥ur reporting on the nearly 100,000 properties in St. Louis city and county that still have racial covenants in their deeds illuminated systemic forces that have segregated and shaped inequity in our region for generations,鈥� Heffernan said.
鈥淟ast month, Missouri Gov. Mike Parson signed into law a change that will help eliminate racially restrictive covenants on deeds. I give the pioneering work of researcher Colin Gordon, reporter Corinne Ruff, editor Maria Altman and others who contributed to this project a lot of credit for making that change happen,鈥� he said.
Certificate of Merit, Documentary/Public Affairs
Newscaster received a Certificate of Merit for her coverage of the growing number of .
鈥淚鈥檝e wanted to tell a story about Black homeschoolers for quite some time, and finally the stars aligned, Lewis-Thompson said. 鈥淔ortunately, this is only the beginning. There is much more to come from me soon on this topic.鈥�
Certificate of Merit, Local Website
And for the second time in two years, 漏 2024 外网天堂 received recognition for Best Local Website. A Certificate of Merit award was given based on the content, user experience and design of .
鈥淩adio is in our name and we鈥檝e been doing it longer, but we鈥檙e just as serious about 漏 2024 外网天堂 being a regional leader in digital news,鈥� Heffernan said. 鈥淚鈥檓 glad to have honored for all the dedication and hard work our talented newsroom and digital teams put into it.鈥�
See more of and work and read all of the winning entries on .
STLPR鈥檚 2022 MBA Awards at a glance
First Place:
- Documentary/Public Affairs by Chad Davis
- Convergent Media by Corrine Ruff; editor Maria Altman; with research assistance from Colin Gordon
Certificates of Merit:
- Best Local Website
- Documentary/Public Affairs by Marissanne Lewis-Thompson
