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In this unprecedented year, Delaware Online/The News Journal reporters continued bringing readers stories from the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic, America s reckoning with race, and the presidential campaign and election of Joe Biden.
Across visual, investigative, editorial, and other categories, the work did not go unnoticed.
Delaware Online/The News Journal was recognized both within the Gannett company, as well as regionally with the MDDC Press Association, in a slew of awards across all mediums.
“The work honored represents just a fraction of the great journalism produced by the staff of Delaware Online and The News Journal in 2020,’’ said Mike Feeley, executive editor. “From the coronavirus pandemic, to the Biden campaign and victory celebrated in Wilmington, to the tornado that ripped through the state, the staff worked tirelessly to provide in-depth coverage of issues affecting Delawareans.
As Covid rates spiked at area nursing homes,
The Brewexposed critical lapses by long-term care facility operators and the Maryland Department of Health.
While essential workers collapsed in line outside an East Baltimore church, its reporting called attention to the lack of Covid testing in Black and Brown communities.
The Brew’s winning work reflected other aspects of a turbulent year for the country and the city, with George Floyd’s murder by Minneapolis police prompting local protests and racial reckoning, and Donald Trump’s reelection bid fueling polarizing political discourse.
On city streets and in Annapolis, photojournalist J.M. Giordano captured it all. When protesters tore down Baltimore’s Columbus statue near Little Italy, Giordano and
From staff reports
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Delmarva Now and The Daily Times were named News Organization of the Year as our staff was honored for their work and talents, earning multiple regional awards.
The Maryland Delaware D.C. Press Association awards recognize the best work of journalists in Maryland, Delaware and the District of Columbia. MDDC Executive Director Rebecca Snyder announced the 2020 awards virtually from May 3-7.
The Daily Times and Delmarva Now took home 16 first-place finishes, 11 second-places and two best of shows
The contest, governed by the MDDC’s Editorial and Advertising Committees, had nearly 1,500 entries from 48 member publications among 85 categories.