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海角社区app Honored with Eight 2022 Dateline Awards, including the Prestigious Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award
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听Washington D.C. 鈥� 海角社区app took home 8 Dateline Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. Chapter Tuesday night, most notably, the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award presented to 海角社区app investigative journalists Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore.
Cloherty and Moore were recognized with this award for their investigation into Washington D.C.鈥檚 Department of Forensic Sciences. Their reporting uncovered misattributed evidence, deliberately concealed findings from an inspector general鈥檚 report and complaints about the D.C. crime lab鈥檚 leadership that went unheeded.
鈥淚t was a complete surprise and honestly a little emotional to accept the award in front of our peers at the National Press Club,鈥� Cloherty said. 鈥淛ack and I have worked so hard to get every side of this story and to tell what is a document-heavy investigation in as narrative a way as possible. It means a lot that our fellow journalists in D.C. see the value of our work and the change it has made in holding the Department of Forensic Sciences accountable to the people it serves.鈥�
The Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award is one decided upon by committee members based on all entries in all categories of the Dateline Awards. This award is presented to a journalist or group who exemplifies journalism aimed at protecting the public from abuses by those who would betray the public trust.
鈥淲e are extremely proud of the entire 海角社区app news team,鈥� said Julia Ziegler, 海角社区app鈥檚 Director of 海角社区app and Programming. 鈥淎s journalists, it is our job to keep the public informed, provide the facts and demand transparency. It is also our privilege to serve the public and our community.鈥�
In addition to the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award, 海角社区app also received 7 other Dateline 2022 Awards. A complete list of 海角社区app鈥檚 first place honors include:
Photojournalism
Winner:听Alejandro Alvarez, 海角社区app.com
Feature Photography
Winner:听Dave Dildine, 海角社区app.com
Non-Breaking 海角社区app
Winner: Megan Cloherty, 海角社区app, 鈥淧olicing Through Change鈥�
Investigative Journalism
Winner: Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore, 海角社区app, 鈥淒.F.S. Scandal鈥�
Breaking 海角社区app
Winner:听Staff, 海角社区app, Capitol Insurrection
All Divisions/Blog or Site
Winner:听Staff, 海角社区app, 海角社区app.com site
Editorial/Opinion Writing
Winner:听Joel Oxley, 海角社区app, 鈥淓nough is Enough.鈥�
The Dateline Awards are presented for excellence in TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, newsletter/trade publication, and online journalism, encompassing breaking news, business writing, commentary, photography, and more. All work was published or broadcast in 2021.
About SPJ-DC
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry through the daily work of its roughly 6,000 members; works to inspire and educate current and future journalists through professional development; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press through its advocacy efforts.
About 海角社区app
海角社区app has served the Washington region since 1926 and has been in the news format since 1969. 海角社区app is the Washington鈥檚 top news source, serving the metro area 24/7 with news, traffic and weather.听 海角社区app can be heard on 103.5 FM in the metro area, 107.7 FM in Stafford, Virginia and 103.9 FM in Frederick, Maryland. 海角社区app鈥檚 live stream and news content is available on any device at 海角社区app.com.听 海角社区app and its sister news operation, Federal 海角社区app Network, are owned by Hubbard Radio, LLC.
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Elly Rowe
