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Wisconsin Watch journalists have been acknowledged for his or her work on the state and nationwide stage in current months.
The Faith Information Affiliation awarded Phoebe Petrovic first place in its Award for Excellence in Faith Reporting — On-line-only Information Shops class for her tales on radical Wisconsin pastor Matthew Trewhella and a visually gorgeous explainer on the origins of Christian nationalism. Each have been achieved as a part of ProPublica’s Native Reporting Community fellowship.
Petrovic additionally was named among the many finalists for the Toner Prize in nationwide political reporting for her tales on Trewhella and Christian nationalism. And her Trewhella story obtained a second place Award of Excellence within the Wilbur Awards, which acknowledge nationwide reporting on non secular points in public media.
The RNA additionally awarded former Wisconsin Watch intern Rachel Hale first place for the Chandler Award for Excellence in Scholar Faith Reporting for her protection in regards to the pressure of the Israel-Hamas warfare on Wisconsin’s Jewish neighborhood. Her entry included her Wisconsin Watch reality transient that debunked a viral story a couple of pro-Palestinian protest chant.
The North American Agricultural Journalists awarded Bennet Goldstein a primary place award in information for his story on how AI and satellites are getting used to detect unlawful manure spills in Wisconsin. He was additionally a part of a group of journalists who obtained second place in particular initiatives for his or her protection of the Mississippi River Basin, together with Goldstein’s story on whether or not a Chesapeake Bay conservation technique may assist.
The Nationwide Press Photographers Affiliation acknowledged Joe Timmerman with third place within the Rising Imaginative and prescient Photojournalist of the Yr.
Within the Milwaukee Press Membership Excellence in Journalism awards, handed out this previous weekend, Hale received a primary place award for her meticulous protection of e-book bans throughout all the state’s 421 public college districts. Hale additionally received a second place award for analyzing how Wisconsin lags the remainder of the nation in offering postpartum Medicaid protection. Each have been within the on-line class. And Addie Costello received a second place within the audio class for her story on the privatization of county-owned nursing houses.
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