RI Journalists Win New England Newspaper & Press Assoc. Awards

February 12, 2020/RINewsToday

We highlight the local New England Better Newspaper Competition Award Winners – Journalism, amidst many others in New England. Rhode Island honorees are listed here, with a link at the bottom for a document providing all award winners in the Journalism category, as well as a link in the Advertising category.

SPECIALTY PUBLICATIONS

First Place: Scott Blake, Providence Business News, RI’s Middle Class Shrinking

CRIME AND COURTS REPORTING

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+,

Second Place: Brian Amaral, Providence Journal, Golden boy Ernst’s fall from grace

EDUCATION REPORTING

Weekly Reporting, Third Place: Emily Gowdey-Backus, Providence Business News, Why don’t students want to teach?

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+, First Place: Alex Kuffner, Providence Journal, Rising Threat; Troubled waters in Newport; Dodging deluges

ENVIRONMENTAL REPORTING

Weekly, Third Place: Mike Freeman, Newport Life Magazine, A Watershed Moment

GENERAL NEWS STORY

Specialty Publications, Second Place, Mary MacDonald, Providence Business News, RI How Safe Is Your Workplace?

GOVERNMENT REPORTING

Weekly Newspapers circulation 6,000+, First Place: Emily Gowdey-Backus, Scott Blake, Providence Business News, Can solar thrive without incentives? & Third Place: Mary MacDonald, Providence Business News, Can city speed development?

HEALTH REPORTING

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+, First Place: Mark Patinkin, Providence Journal, Touched by cancer

HUMAN INTEREST FEATURE STORY

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+, First Place: G. Wayne Miller, Providence Journal, Redemption: the fall and rise of Mark Gonsalves

LOCAL PERSONALITY PROFILE

Specialty Publication, Second Place: Bob Curley, Newport Life Magazine, Buying Newport

RACIAL OR ETHNIC ISSUE COVERAGE

Daily Newspapers, Third Place: Kevin Andrade, Providence Journal, Ripped away

RIGHT-TO-KNOW

Combined Newspapers, Second Place: Staff, Newport Daily News, Right to Know, Portsmouth School Department Investigative Report

SOCIAL ISSUES FEATURE STORY

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+, First Place: Madeleine List, Providence Journal, Pregnancy riskier for black women – Weekly Newspapers circulation 6,000+, Second Place: Emily Gowdy-Backus, Providence Business News, Diversity Elusive in Construction

HEADLINE WRITING

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+, Third Place: Peter Donahue, Providence Journal, So much needling

COMMUNITY/AUDIENCE INVOLVEMENT

Weekly Newspapers First Place: Newport Life Magazine, Ninth Annual Newport Life Writing Contest

OVERALL DESIGN AND PRESENTATION OF PRINT NEWSPAPER

Third Place: The Block Island Times, Close To Home, A World Away

DIGITAL MULTIMEDIA COVERAGE

Combined Newspapers, Second Place: Providence Journal, Redemption: The fall and rise of Mark Gonsalves – Third Place: Kris Craig, Providence Journal, Storm damage

BEST NICHE PUBLICATION

Daily Newspapers, First Place: Newport Life Magazine, Newport Life

DIGITAL STRATEGY EXCELLENCE

Combined Newspapers, Second Place: Providence Journal, The Beast is Dead

GENERAL EXCELLENCE

Specialty Publications, Second Place: Providence Business News

Daily Newspapers circulation 20,000+, Second Place: Providence Journal

For a complete list of winners in all categories, throughout New England, go to: