New York Press Association (NYPA)
For work published in 2020
AMONG ALL PAPERS
■ 2nd Place, Overall Design Excellence (Tabloids) to Pierce Strudler
■ 3rd Place, Best Online News Project or Presentation, to Chip Rowe, for CurrentPLUS member newsletter
AMONG SMALL PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Thomas G. Butson Award for In-Depth Reporting (under 4,000) to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
■ 1st Place, Sports Feature (under 4,000), to Michael Turton, for Instead, She Walked Away
■ 1st Place, News Story (under 4,000), to Leonard Sparks, for Placed in Harm’s Way
■ 1st Place, Feature Story (3,000 to 4,000), to Jeff Simms, for Clucks and Clicks
■ 1st Place, News or Feature Series (under 4,000), to Jeff Simms and Leonard Sparks, COVID 2021: What Lies Ahead
■ 1st Place, Column (under 4,000), to Michael Turton, for Reporter’s Notebook
■ 1st Place, Advertising Campaign (under 6,000), to Pierce Strudler, for Coping with Stress
■ 1st Place, House Ad/Ad Campaign (weeklies under 6,000), to Pierde Strudler, for Student Journalists Program
■ 2nd Place, News or Feature Series (under 4,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
■ 3rd Place, General Excellence (under 6,000)
■ 3rd Place, News Story (under 4,000), to Liz Schevtchuk Armstrong, for Revolutionary War Battle Rages in Fishkill
■ 3rd Place, Coverage of the Arts (under 6,000) to Alison Rooney, Arvind Dilawar and Chip Rowe
■ 3rd Place, Graphic Illustration (under 6,000), to Summer Pierre, for Comic Sensibilities
■ Honorable Mention, Column (under 4,000), to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
■ Honorable Mention, Feature Photo (under 4,000), to Ross Corsair
■ Honorable Mention, Picture Story (under 4,000), to Ross Corsair, for That Empty Feeling
Click here for previous NYPA awards (2013-2019)
National Newspaper Association (NNA)
For work published in 2020
AMONG ALL PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Front-Page Design, to Pierce Strudler
■ 2nd Place, Use of Photography, to Pierce Strudler
■ Honorable Mention, Obituary Tribute, to Michael Turton for From One Paperboy to Another
AMONG MID-SIZED PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Sports Column, to Brian PJ Cronin for Setting the Bar
■ 2nd Place, Sports Feature, to Michael Turton, for She Walked Away
■ 2nd Place, Local News Coverage, to Staff
■ 2nd Place, Photo Essay, to Ross Corsair for That Empty Feeling
■ Honorable Mention, Serious Column, to Jeff Simms for Are We That Far Apart?
Skip Pearlman’s winning shot
AMONG SMALLER PAPERS
■ 1st Place, Feature Series, to the staff for COVID 2021
■ 2nd Place, Feature Series, to Brian PJ Cronin for The Fading Forest
■ Honorable Mention, Multi-Advertiser Page, to Pierce Strudler and Michele Gedney for Shop Local
AMONG ALL WEEKLIES
■ 3rd Place, for Reader-Generated Campaign, to Teresa Lagerman for Parade in the Paper
AMONG MID-SIZED WEEKLIES
■ Honorable Mention, Sports Photo, to Skip Pearlman
■ Honorable Mention, In-Depth Story, to Leonard Sparks for Placed in Harm’s Way
AMONG SMALL WEEKLIES
■ 1st Place, General Excellence (3,000 to 6,000 circulation)
■ 3rd Place, Small Ads, to Pierce Strudler for Juanita’s Kitchen
Click here for previous NNA awards (2016-2019)
New York News Publishers Association (NYNPA)
For work published in 2020 (papers less than 10,000 circulation)
■ Best Business Reporting, to Jeff Simms, Victoria Shannon, Leonard Sparks and Michael Turton for COVID 2021: Business as Usual
■ Best Investigative Reporting, to Leonard Sparks for Placed in Harm’s Way
■ Best Column, to Brian PJ Cronin, for Out There
■ Best Sports Writing, to Michael Turton, for Leaving the Game Behind
■ Best Feature Photography, to Ross Corsair, for Make Some Noise!
■ Best Page Design, to Pierce Strudler
Click here for previous NYNPA awards (2017-2019)
Institute for Nonprofit News (INN)
For work published in 2020-21
■ Finalist, Community Champion Award (Medium Newsroom), for Student Journalists Program
Local Independent Online News (LION)
For work published in 2019-20
■ Finalist, Investigative Report (Small Publications), to Liz Schvetchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe for Secret Putnam
For work published in 2018-19
■ 1st Place, Investigative Report (Small Publications), to Chip Rowe for The Extremist Next Door
James Beard Foundation Awards
■ Best Food-Related Column, 2013, Finalist, to Celia Barbour for Mouths to Feed
International Society of Family History Writers and Editors
■ Best Genealogy Column, 2017, Honorable Mention, to Valerie LaRobardier, for Family Trails: Do You Have an ‘Indian Princess’?
News Leaders Association
■ First Amendment Award, 2019, Finalist, to Liz Schvetchuk Armstrong and Chip Rowe for Secret Putnam
International Society of Weekly Newspaper Editors
■ Golden Quill Editorial Contest, 2020, Finalist, to Jeff Simms for Are We That Far Apart?
■ Golden Quill Editorial Contest, 2019, Finalist, to Chip Rowe for Why I Flipped on Secrecy
Society of Professional Journalists, NYC chapter
■ Reporting by Newspaper with Circulation Under 100,000, 2020, Finalist, to Brian PJ Cronin, for The Fading Forest
■ Local News Reporting, 2019, Finalist, to Chip Rowe for The Extremist Next Door
