Daily Herald wins 11 awards in Chicago Headline Club contest
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Updated 5/15/2021 2:19 PM
The Daily Herald has won 11 awards in the 2020 Peter Lisagor award competition, sponsored by the Chicago Headline Club.
In lieu of its annual banquet, the Headline Club on Friday announced the winners virtually.
It s so gratifying when other media professionals deem our staff s work worthy of accolades, said Managing Editor Jim Baumann. But while awards are nice, it s doing good for the community and our readers that s paramount.
The Chicago Headline Club, the nation’s largest chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, named ProPublica a finalist for 13 Peter Lisagor Awards. The Lisagor Awards honor the best journalism produced across the Chicago region.
ProPublica received six nominations in the Best All Media categories, which span all news mediums and platform sizes; a nomination in the General Interest Daily Newspapers, News Service or Bureau categories for a collaboration with the Chicago Tribune; and six nominations in the Online categories. These projects reflect the depth and range of the newsroom’s collective efforts, from features, data journalism and investigative reporting, to illustrations and newsletters. Winners will be announced virtually on May 14.