The Marshall Challenge has been acknowledged with two Nationwide Headliner Awards for its excellent work in investigative and digital journalism, additional reinforcing the newsroom’s position as a number one voice in legal justice reporting.
“We’re honored and happy with this work,” mentioned Geraldine Sealey, performing Editor-in-Chief. “These tasks present how our gifted workers produces participating, impactful journalism on the highest degree on a spread of platforms.”
The Marshall Challenge acquired first place within the Social Media class for a collection of posts exploring the dying penalty. The bundle included two movies on YouTube Shorts by Chris Vazquez and Maurice Chammah about states’ adjustments to execution strategies and the impression of celeb advocacy that includes former reporting colleague Keri Blakinger; two carousel posts on Instagram by Kristin Bausch with Chammah’s reporting about Ramiro Gonzales’ parting interview and autism and the system; and one Reddit Ask Me Something by Chammah, produced by Ashley Dye.
The judges wrote about this work: “The crew did an admirable job of discovering threads from their deep reporting that might have emotional resonance on social media. The work felt native to every platform and was compelling sufficient to drive individuals to the extra intensive work that was a part of the undertaking.”
The Marshall Challenge additionally earned first place within the Radio Stations Information Collection class with our companions: St. Louis Public Radio and APM Reviews for “Unsolved.” The multi-part collection investigated the excessive variety of unsolved homicides in St. Louis and examined the systemic breakdowns in native legislation enforcement. Judges counseled the crew’s authorized efforts to safe public information and its dedication to community-centered storytelling that has spurred native dialogue and accountability.
The judges additionally famous how extensively well-reported and researched the journalism was in detailing why many murders go unsolved in St. Louis. “The scope of protection addresses racial divides in addition to legislation enforcement staffing points, with motion taken by the manufacturing crew to legally problem for the discharge of police information that make clear faults prompting vital push for change,” the judges wrote.
Staffers who labored on the undertaking included Alysia Santo, Katie Park and Anna Flagg of The Marshall Challenge, Rachel Lippmann and Brian Munoz from St. Louis Public Radio, and Tom Scheck and Jennifer Lu from APM Reviews.
These honors, offered by the Nationwide Headliner Awards — one of many oldest and most revered journalism competitions within the U.S. — acknowledge journalistic excellence throughout platforms. This yr’s recognition highlights The Marshall Challenge’s progressive reporting and rising impression, significantly because it expands its native journalism footprint, together with the current launch of its Missouri newsroom.
See a listing of all of this yr’s winners for the Nationwide Headliner Awards.
To study extra about The Marshall Challenge and its award-winning journalism, go to www.themarshallproject.org.
