Three months after a Texas Observer investigation exposed how some payday loan companies aggressively pursue criminal charges against their customers, the state body that oversees the industry has issued an advisory telling companies to stop the practice.
Three new staff writer hires also announced.
Voice Media Group is making staffing changes at the Village Voice.
Christine Oreskovich, publisher of The Coast in Halifax, says that strong community ties have helped her publication thrive.
Reporter Tim Bousquet earned the 2012 Don McGillivray Award from the Canadian Association of Journalists for his investigation of former Halifax mayor Peter Kelly.
Mike Sula, Alice Laussade, and Tejal Rao earned top honors from the James Beard Foundation.
Timothy Bolger, Katrina Longworth, Terrence McCoy, and Patrick Michels are finalists for the Livingston Awards for Young Journalists.
The Michener Award is one of the highest honors in Canadian journalism.
The Colorado Springs Independent, Houston Press, Miami New Times and The Texas Observer have each won Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the national Society of Professional Journalists.
