Nigel Jaquiss' reporting led to the resignation of Oregon Gov. John Kitzhaber, earning him the highest honor given out by the Investigative Reporters & Editors.
That Nigel Jaquiss was the reporter who brought down Oregon's governor is hardly a surprise. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 2005 for reporting that former Oregon governor and ex-Cabinet official Neil Goldschmidt, a revered figure in the state, had had a long-term sexual relationship with a teenage babysitter.
The Atlanta Press Club announced that two Creative Loafing stories have been selected as part of the professional organization's Top 10 Favorite Stories of the last 50 years.
Editor Danny Cross writes: "One of the main reasons we're still here is because CityBeat has always been staffed by people who care about and are proud of Cincinnati."
Gustavo Arellano's ¡Ask a Mexican! column began humbly in OC Weekly ten years ago this week.
The winners of the 2014 AAN Awards were announced in Nashville during the association's 37th annual convention. The winners were chosen as the most outstanding from a field of over 900 entries submitted by 77 alternative publications across the U.S. and Canada.
The 2014 AAN Awards finalists were selected as the most outstanding from a field of over 900 entries submitted by 77 alternative publications across the U.S. and Canada. The winners will be announced during a reception on July 12 at the AAN Convention in Nashville.
Madison's alt-weekly was honored in five categories in this year's Milwaukee Press Club Contest for Excellence in Journalism.
Over the course of her 3-year fellowship, Ladd aims to develop a template for youth media projects around the country that enable underprivileged kids to report on their communities and tell their own stories.
The Sigma Delta Chi Awards for excellence in journalism are given out by the Society of Professional Journalists.
