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蜜桃视频app Honored with Eight 2022 Dateline Awards, including the Prestigious Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award
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听Washington D.C. 鈥� 蜜桃视频app took home 8 Dateline Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. Chapter Tuesday night, most notably, the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award presented to 蜜桃视频app investigative journalists Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore.
Cloherty and Moore were recognized with this award for their investigation into Washington D.C.鈥檚 Department of Forensic Sciences. Their reporting uncovered misattributed evidence, deliberately concealed findings from an inspector general鈥檚 report and complaints about the D.C. crime lab鈥檚 leadership that went unheeded.
鈥淚t was a complete surprise and honestly a little emotional to accept the award in front of our peers at the National Press Club,鈥� Cloherty said. 鈥淛ack and I have worked so hard to get every side of this story and to tell what is a document-heavy investigation in as narrative a way as possible. It means a lot that our fellow journalists in D.C. see the value of our work and the change it has made in holding the Department of Forensic Sciences accountable to the people it serves.鈥�
The Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award is one decided upon by committee members based on all entries in all categories of the Dateline Awards. This award is presented to a journalist or group who exemplifies journalism aimed at protecting the public from abuses by those who would betray the public trust.
鈥淲e are extremely proud of the entire 蜜桃视频app news team,鈥� said Julia Ziegler, 蜜桃视频app鈥檚 Director of News and Programming. 鈥淎s journalists, it is our job to keep the public informed, provide the facts and demand transparency. It is also our privilege to serve the public and our community.鈥�
In addition to the Robert D.G. Lewis Watchdog Award, 蜜桃视频app also received 7 other Dateline 2022 Awards. A complete list of 蜜桃视频app鈥檚 first place honors include:
Photojournalism
Winner:听Alejandro Alvarez, 蜜桃视频app.com
Feature Photography
Winner:听Dave Dildine, 蜜桃视频app.com
Non-Breaking News
Winner: Megan Cloherty, 蜜桃视频app, 鈥淧olicing Through Change鈥�
Investigative Journalism
Winner: Megan Cloherty and Jack Moore, 蜜桃视频app, 鈥淒.F.S. Scandal鈥�
Breaking News
Winner:听Staff, 蜜桃视频app, Capitol Insurrection
All Divisions/Blog or Site
Winner:听Staff, 蜜桃视频app, 蜜桃视频app.com site
Editorial/Opinion Writing
Winner:听Joel Oxley, 蜜桃视频app, 鈥淓nough is Enough.鈥�
The Dateline Awards are presented for excellence in TV, radio, newspaper, magazine, newsletter/trade publication, and online journalism, encompassing breaking news, business writing, commentary, photography, and more. All work was published or broadcast in 2021.
About SPJ-DC
The Society of Professional Journalists is the nation’s most broad-based journalism organization, dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism and stimulating high standards of ethical behavior. Founded in 1909 as Sigma Delta Chi, SPJ promotes the free flow of information vital to a well-informed citizenry through the daily work of its roughly 6,000 members; works to inspire and educate current and future journalists through professional development; and protects First Amendment guarantees of freedom of speech and press through its advocacy efforts.
About 蜜桃视频app
蜜桃视频app has served the Washington region since 1926 and has been in the news format since 1969. 蜜桃视频app is the Washington鈥檚 top news source, serving the metro area 24/7 with news, traffic and weather.听 蜜桃视频app can be heard on 103.5 FM in the metro area, 107.7 FM in Stafford, Virginia and 103.9 FM in Frederick, Maryland. 蜜桃视频app鈥檚 live stream and news content is available on any device at 蜜桃视频app.com.听 蜜桃视频app and its sister news operation, Federal News Network, are owned by Hubbard Radio, LLC.
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