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In June 2024, The Connecticut Mirror won two of them:</p> <p><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-elder-care-aging-series/">“Connecticut’s Elder Care Reckoning,”</a> by Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari, continued its winning streak, winning the Stephen A. Collins Public Service Award in 2024. The judges said, “This well-researched and compassionately sourced series not only uncovered a current problem, but projected ahead a catastrophic future problem that will no doubt touch every person in the state. This reporting has done the public the great service of addressing the crisis of elder care before it’s too late.”</p> <p>“Connecticut Hospitals in Peril,” by Jenna Carlesso, Dave Altimari, and Katy Golvala, took home the Theodore Driscoll Award for Investigative Reporting, with the judges saying, “This series emerged from a deep pool of investigative stories. This series employs a wide range of public records to tell a story of a dysfunctional and problematic health care system. The public records unfold to tell a story with political, sociological and medical implications. The reporters clearly understand the health care landscape and were able to find the right documents and data to uncover a serious and important problem.”</p> <p>In addition to these top honors, CT Mirror also won 6 first place awards, 5 second place awards, and 5 third place awards in the following categories:</p> <p><strong>Continuing Coverage</strong>: First Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/12/17/bridgeport-mayoral-primary-election-2023/">Bridgeport Primary Election</a>, CT Mirror staff</p> <p><strong>Diversity Coverage</strong>: Second Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/16/ct-schools-college-readiness-achievement-gap/">How CT’s college readiness system leaves students of color behind</a>, Jessika Harkay; </p> <p><strong>Diversity Coverage</strong>: Third Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/06/ada-jobs-employment-ct-workers-with-disabilities/">For people with disabilities in CT, a path toward workplace inclusion</a>, Erica Phillips</p> <p><strong>Education</strong>: First Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/05/07/danbury-ct-charter-school-debate-students-parents/">A Danbury charter school, approved but unfunded, causes tensions</a>, Jessika Harkay</p> <p><strong>Health</strong>: Second Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/10/29/prospect-medical-holdings-rockville-hospital-vernon-ct/">Rockville Hospital</a>, Katy Golvala and Jenna Carlesso</p> <p><strong>Government</strong>: Second Place<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/06/22/ct-middlebury-rat-warehouse-legislature-home-rule-zoning-william-pizzuto/">, How a GOP legislative rat overrode home rule in a small CT town</a>, Mark Pazniokas</p> <p><strong>Government</strong>: Third Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/11/28/chris-murphy-wants-america-to-be-less-lonely-he-thinks-government-can-help/">Chris Murphy wants America to be less lonely, He thinks government can help</a>, Lisa Hagen</p> <p><strong>In-depth</strong>: First Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/09/24/hartford-ct-toddler-death-poverty-housing-child-welfare-tabitha-frank-corneliuz/">The forces that shaped a Hartford toddler’s life and death,</a> Ginny Monk</p> <p><strong>Investigative</strong>: First Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/12/17/bridgeport-mayoral-primary-election-2023/">How the battle for absentee ballots defined the Bridgeport election; </a>Andrew Brown, Jose Luis Martinez, Katy Golvala, Dave Altimari</p> <p><strong>Local Reporting</strong>: Second Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/04/16/ct-food-stamps-snap-benefits-food-desert/">CT food deserts: In 24 towns, no stores accept food stamps; </a>José Luis Martínez</p> <p><strong>Religion</strong>: First Place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/12/07/ct-york-correctional-niantic-muslim-services/">Complaints after CT prison halts Muslim prayer services for weeks;</a> Jaden Edison</p> <p><strong>Reporting Series</strong>: Third Place, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/high-water-high-anxiety/">High water, high anxiety;</a> Jan Ellen Spiegel</p> <p><strong>Feature Photo</strong>: Third Place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/20/opioid-settlement-ct-funds-advisory-committee/">A father’s grief, and purpose;</a> Shahrzad Rasekh</p> <p><strong>News Photo</strong>: Third Place:<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/09/24/hartford-ct-toddler-death-poverty-housing-child-welfare-tabitha-frank-corneliuz/"> Corneliuz’s service</a>; Shahrzad Rasekh</p> <p><strong>Photo Essay</strong>: First Place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-asian-diaspora-in-focus/">A diaspora in focus;</a> Yehyun Kim, Katy Golvala</p> <p><strong>Humorous Column</strong>: Second Place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/13/ct-supreme-court-billionaire-ties-gitfs-bffs-alito-thomas/">The U.S. Supreme Court and their BBFFS (best billionaire friends forever);</a> David Holahan</p> <p></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading">Association of Health Care Journalists – Health Policy Award (June 2024)</h2> <p>Connecticut Mirror reporters Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari won first place for the small newsroom division in the 2023 Awards for Excellence in Health Care Journalism’s health policy category for the four-part series <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/03/19/ct-nursing-home-care-seniors-a-aarp-medicaid-1199-seiu/">“Connecticut’s Elder Care Reckoning</a>.”</p> <p>The journalists were among those honored at the Association of Health Care Journalists’ awards luncheon in New York City on June 8. The series, which was published in the spring of 2023, focused on the issues facing the nursing home and home care industries. The AHCJ received 426 entries for 14 categories and chose 14 first place winners, according to its website. Read more <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2024/06/11/ct-mirror-reporters-health-care-award-elder-care/">HERE</a>.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nenpa-awards-march-2024">NENPA Awards (March 2024)</h2> <p>CT Mirror won 13 awards from the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) for work done between August 1, 2022 and July 31, 2023: Six first-place awards, one second-place award, and six third-place awards.  Here are the winners:</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-first-place">First Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Business/Economic Reporting, Erica E. Phillips</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/the-next-stage/">CT’s career and tech education system: The next stage</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Crime and Courts Reporting, Jose Luis Martinez</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2024/01/23/ct-colt-mexico-lawsuit-gun-cartels-lawsuit/">Mexico’s lawsuit against CT’s Colt and other gunmakers to proceed</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Education Reporting, Jessika Harkay </strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/16/ct-schools-college-readiness-achievement-gap/">How CT’s college-readiness system leaves students of color behind</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Health Reporting, Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso  </strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-elder-care-aging-series/">Connecticut’s Elder Care Reckoning </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Human Interest Feature Story, Jessika Harkay </strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/04/27/stone-academy-students-ct-shutdown-lawsuit/">Stone Academy students share their stories after closure </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Obituaries, Mark Pazniokas</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/06/28/lowell-weicker-dies-ct-governor-us-senator/">Lowell Weicker, Connecticut Governor and U.S. Senator, dies at 92</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-second-place">Second Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Pandemic Coverage, Katy Golvala</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/09/04/ct-covid-19-hospital-housekeeper-essential-worker-relief/">Housekeepers know they’re essential. They want to get treated like it.</a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-third-place">Third Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Best Infographic, Gabby DeBenedictis</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/02/08/ct-state-budget-process-bond-package-general-assembly/">How CT passes its budget </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>General News Story, Erica E. Phillips </strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/07/09/connecticut-child-care-industry-care-4-kids-federal-covid-19-relief/">CT child care sector braces for fallout as COVID grants end</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Environmental Reporting, Mark Pazniokas</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/02/28/ct-ned-lamont-trash-recycling-plan/">Future of CT’s trash disposal</a> </li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Innovator Award, Ginny Monk </strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/noticetoquit/">Notice To Quit</a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>Investigative/Enterprise Reporting, Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso</strong> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><a href="https://ctmirror.org/nursing-homes-coverage/">Nursing Homes in Peril </a></li> </ul> </li> <li><strong>General Excellence, Staff</strong></li> </ul> <div class="wp-block-group"><div class="wp-block-group__inner-container is-layout-constrained wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained"> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-national-press-foundation-february-2024">National Press Foundation (February 2024)</h2> <p>Connecticut Mirror reporters Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso received the National Press Foundation’s 2023 AARP Award for Excellence in Journalism on Aging in Washington, D.C., for their four-part series, <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/03/19/ct-nursing-home-care-seniors-a-aarp-medicaid-1199-seiu/">“Connecticut’s Elder Care Reckoning.”</a></p> <p>The National Press Foundation recognized the breadth and impact of the CT Mirror’s stories, which showed how the steps taken over the last decade to strengthen and diversify services have instead led to the creation of a home care system that operates with little oversight at the expense of an increasingly destabilized nursing home sector.</p> <p>The work led to a series of reforms during the 2023 legislative session, including enhanced transparency laws for nursing home finances and additional oversight measures for home care agencies. Earlier this month, Gov. Ned Lamont released a wide-ranging bill proposing <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2024/02/07/ct-nursing-homes-elder-care-reform/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">additional reforms across the elder care sector</a>, such as measures designed to increase transparency in nursing home operations and consumer protections for people in assisted living centers.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img decoding="async" width="756" height="392" data-attachment-id="1056297" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/altamari-caresso/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso.jpg" data-orig-size="756,392" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Altamari-Caresso" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Connecticut Mirror reporters Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso-336x174.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso.jpg" src="https://i0.wp.com/ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso.jpg?resize=756%2C392&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-1056297" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso.jpg 756w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso-336x174.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Altamari-Caresso-400x207.jpg 400w" sizes="(max-width: 756px) 100vw, 756px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Connecticut Mirror reporters Jenna Carlesso and Dave Altimari. CREDIT: CT MIRROR <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> CT Mirror</span></figcaption></figure></div> <p>The CT Mirror’s work was recognized in the small/regional media outlet category. Tara Bahrampour of The Washington Post was the winner in the large outlet category for reporting on older Americans who push against the physical and societal restrictions of aging.</p> <p>Read the full article we published on this award: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2024/02/16/ct-mirror-national-press-foundation-elder-care/">CT Mirror journalists receive national award for elder care series</a>.</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-publick-occurrences-october-2023-1">Publick Occurrences (October 2023)</h2> <p>Each year the New England Newspaper & Press Association presents the Publick Occurrences Awards named for the first newspaper published in America in 1690. The awards recognize the year’s most outstanding journalism by individuals and teams at New England newsrooms.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="771" height="514" data-attachment-id="977043" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/michele-may-javeed-helps-howard-l-may-iii-sits-in-his-electric-wheelchair/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1333" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5","credit":"Yehyun Kim","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark IV","caption":"Michele May-Javeed helps Howard L. May III sits in his electric wheelchair.","created_timestamp":"1639681067","copyright":"Yehyun Kim \/ CT Mirror","focal_length":"35","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"Michele May-Javeed helps Howard L. May III sits in his electric wheelchair.","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Michele May-Javeed helps Howard L. May III sits in his electric wheelchair." data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Michele May-Javeed helps Howard L. May III sit in his electric wheelchair.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-771x514.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-977043" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-771x514.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-1568x1045.jpg 1568w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055-400x267.jpg 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/02/20211216_MicheleMay-Javeed_NewBritain_YK_055.jpg 2000w" sizes="(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">Michele May-Javeed helps Howard L. May III sit in his electric wheelchair. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Yehyun Kim / ctmirror.org</span></figcaption></figure></div> <p><strong>Dave Altimari and Jenna Carlesso</strong>,<a href="https://www.nenpa.com/awards-recognition/publick-occurrences/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"> Award for excellence in New England Journalism</a>: “<em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/ct-elder-care-aging-series/">Connecticut’s Elder Care Reckoning</a>“</em></p> <p><strong>Judges’ comments:</strong> “This was an important and unsettling look at the scary state of elder care in fast-aging Connecticut. The outlook for nursing homes is pretty dire as the state cuts back its investments in them. But home health care is no joyride either — nearly all services are understaffed and under-monitored and confusing to consumers and their loved ones. This series involved a lot of work, used fascinating data and told startling stories. It’s no wonder the Connecticut legislature responded with reforms.”</p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-inny-award-august-2023">“INNY Award (August 2023)</h2> <p>Connecticut Mirror Reporter Ginny Monk received the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism in Philadelphia on Wednesday during the <a href="https://inn.org/about/our-work/nonprofit-news-awards/2023-winners/">2023 Nonprofit News Awards</a> for her multi-part series <a href="https://ctmirror.org/series/noticetoquit/">Notice to Quit</a>, which examined the impact of evictions on children and their families.</p> <p>The Institute for Nonprofit News’ national awards honor excellence in journalism, leadership and community service across the nonprofit news industry. INN received 440 entries from 160 news organizations this year and issued 28 awards across 11 categories. INN judges lauded Monk’s project for its comprehensiveness, community outreach and impact, noting that the stories encouraged state lawmakers to pass legislation in the 2023 session that includes stronger tenant protections.</p> <p>Read the article we published on this award: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/25/ct-mirror-award-ginny-monk-nonprofit-news-awards-2023-notice-to-quit/">CT Mirror reporter wins national award for series on evictions</a>.</p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter size-large"><img decoding="async" width="771" height="403" data-attachment-id="1049895" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2023/08/25/ct-mirror-award-ginny-monk-nonprofit-news-awards-2023-notice-to-quit/national-journalism-award-featured-image-wide/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide.png" data-orig-size="1200,627" data-comments-opened="0" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="National Journalism Award – Featured Image Wide" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>CT Mirror reporter Ginny Monk received the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism during the 2023 Nonprofit News Awards.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-336x176.png" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-771x403.png" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-771x403.png" alt="" class="wp-image-1049895" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-771x403.png 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-336x176.png 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-768x401.png 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-1024x535.png 1024w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide-400x209.png 400w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/National-Journalism-Award-Featured-Image-Wide.png 1200w" sizes="(max-width: 771px) 100vw, 771px" /><figcaption class="wp-element-caption">CT Mirror reporter Ginny Monk received the Insight Award for Explanatory Journalism during the 2023 Nonprofit News Awards. <span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Graphic by Courtney Gavitt / CT Mirror</span></figcaption></figure></div></div></div> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ctspj-awards-may-2023">CTSPJ Awards (May 2023)</h2> <p>The Connecticut Mirror took home ten first-place prizes, two-second place prizes, and four third-place prizes at the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists (CTSPJ)’s Excellence in Journalism Contest.</p> <p>Here are CT Mirror’s awards from the contest, which recognized stories published in 2022:</p> <p><strong>Business category</strong></p> <p>Erica Phillips, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/01/09/tax-credits-to-film-companies-have-cost-ct-hundreds-of-millions-officials-are-evaluating-whether-theyre-worth-it/">Tax credits to film companies have cost CT hundreds of millions. Are they worth it?</a></p> <p>Erica Phillips, second place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/06/12/demand-for-nurses-is-urgent-cts-colleges-and-universities-cant-keep-up/">Demand for nurses is urgent & CT’s colleges and universities can’t keep up</a></p> <p><strong>Continuing coverage</strong></p> <p>Erica Phillips, Katy Golvala and Dave Altimari, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/09/21/ct-hospital-consolidation-doctors-private-practices-healthcare/">Hospital consolidation in Connecticut remakes the health care landscape</a></p> <p><strong>Diversity coverage</strong></p> <p>Ginny Monk, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/09/18/ct-school-district-anti-racism-policy/">CT Parents, students call for school anti-racism policies</a></p> <p><strong>Education</strong></p> <p>Ginny Monk, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/04/27/how-politics-derailed-mental-health-care-at-killingly-high-school-ct/">How politics derailed mental health care at Killingly High School</a></p> <p><strong>Government</strong></p> <p>Keith Phaneuf, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/03/20/is-ct-holding-too-much-cash-in-its-rainy-day-fund/">CT’s government was once broke. Is it now holding too much cash?</a></p> <p>Jan Ellen Spiegel, third place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/02/23/new-england-takes-a-detour-on-grid-reform-griping-ensues/">New England takes a detour on grid reform; griping ensues</a></p> <p><strong>Health</strong></p> <p>Katy Golvala, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/09/04/ct-covid-19-hospital-housekeeper-essential-worker-relief/">Housekeepers know they’re essential. They want to get treated like it</a></p> <p><strong>In-depth</strong></p> <p>Ginny Monk, Camila Vallejo, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/12/31/ct-tenants-union-organizing-housing/">Fighting back: How some CT tenants are organizing to improve their housing</a></p> <p>Katy Golvala, Dave Altimari, third place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/02/06/connecticut-traffic-deaths-fatalities-dui/">Connecticut’s roads are deadlier than ever. Figuring out why is complicated</a></p> <p><strong>Investigative</strong></p> <p>Andrew Brown, third place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/11/20/ct-state-pier-new-london-kiewit-87m-contracts-construction-management-port-authority/">Manager at CT State Pier recommended itself for $87 million in contracts</a></p> <p><strong>Photo essay</strong></p> <p>Yehyun Kim, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/12/25/afghanistan-refugee-ct-resettlement-iris/">Making a home away from war</a></p> <p><strong>Reporting series</strong></p> <p>Ginny Monk, third place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/evictionsproject/">Notice to quit</a></p> <p><em>And a couple from the opinion department:</em></p> <p><strong>General column</strong></p> <p>David Holahan, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/12/30/ivy-league-affirmative-action-supreme-court/">So, you want to go to Harvard?</a></p> <p><strong>Humorous column</strong></p> <p>David Holahan, first place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/07/08/greatest-hits-of-the-far-right-supremes/">Greatest hits of the far right Supremes</a></p> <p>David Holahan, second place: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/10/19/ct-political-tv-ads/">A pandemic of political ads</a></p> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nenpa-awards-may-2023">NENPA Awards (May 2023)</h2> <p>The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island. It recognizes the extraordinary achievements of newspapers and newspaper personnel in the six-state New England region by presenting a wide variety of prestigious awards each year. In 2023 CT Mirror won 14 awards: four first-place, seven second-place, and three third-place. </p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-first-place-1">First Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong><strong>General News Story</strong>, Ginny Monk and Andrew Brown</strong><br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/12/30/ct-arpa-funding-affordable-housing/">Connecticut towns got $1.5 billion from feds. They’ve budgeted roughly 1% for housing</a>”</li> <li><strong><strong>Government Reporting</strong>, Staff (Dave Altimari, Mark Pazniokas, Andrew Brown, Katy Golvala)</strong><br>The <a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/kosta-diamantis-saga/">Kosta Diamantis stories</a></li> <li><strong><strong>Health Reporting</strong>, Katy Golvala</strong><br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/05/08/as-hospital-systems-grow-consolidate-rural-patients-ct-lose-services-labor-delivery-intensive-care/">As hospital systems grow in Connecticut, rural patients lose services</a>”</li> <li><strong><strong>Contemporary Issues Photo</strong>, Yehyun Kim</strong><br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/06/16/immunocompromised-stuck-at-home-during-covid-video/">Stuck at home during COVID</a>“</li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-second-place-1">Second Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>General Excellence, News Service / Online News Sites</strong></li> <li><strong>Investigative Reporting,</strong> Andrew Brown and Kasturi Pananjady<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/01/02/billions-collected-millions-returned-how-ct-and-its-politicians-keep-unclaimed-money-from-the-public/">Billions Collected, Millions Returned: How Connecticut and its politicians kept unclaimed money from the public</a>“</li> <li><strong>Social Issues Feature Story</strong>, Ginny Monk<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/04/27/how-politics-derailed-mental-health-care-at-killingly-high-school-ct/">How politics derailed mental health care at Killingly High School</a>“</li> <li><strong>Business/Economic Reporting</strong>, Erica E. Phillips<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/10/03/in-greenwich-recovery-from-the-pandemic-recession-came-quickly/">In Greenwich, recovery from the pandemic recession came quickly</a>“</li> <li><strong>Health Reporting</strong>, Erica E. Phillips<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/06/09/catholic-covenant-health-acquisition-day-kimball-hospital-reproductive-services/">Catholic health system’s acquisition of Day Kimball hospital raises concerns</a>“</li> <li><strong>Pandemic Coverage</strong>, Jenna Carlesso and Katy Golvala<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/05/15/as-covid-hangs-on-the-new-normal-is-leaving-many-behind/">As COVID hangs on, the new normal is leaving many behind</a>“</li> <li><strong>Personality Photo</strong>, Yehyun Kim<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/02/10/photos-from-opening-day-of-2022-legislative-session/">Not going to bed</a>“</li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-third-place-1">Third Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Overall Website</strong></li> <li><strong>Pandemic Coverage</strong>, Kelan Lyons and Dave Altimari<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/12/19/a-ct-cancer-patient-was-sent-to-prison-for-dui-two-months-later-he-was-dead-from-covid/">A cancer patient was sent to prison for DUI. Two months later he was dead from COVID</a>“</li> <li><strong>General News Photo</strong>, Yehyun Kim<br>“<a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/02/10/photos-from-opening-day-of-2022-legislative-session/">Contemporary Politics</a>“</li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ctspj-awards-may-2022">CTSPJ Awards (May 2022)</h2> <p>The Connecticut Mirror took home nine first-, second- and third-place prizes at the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists (CTSPJ)’s Excellence in Journalism Contest.</p> <p>Here are CT Mirror’s awards from the contest, which recognized stories published in 2021:</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-first-place-2">First Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>COVID – Investigative,</strong> Dave Altimari and Kelan Lyons<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/12/19/a-ct-cancer-patient-was-sent-to-prison-for-dui-two-months-later-he-was-dead-from-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">A cancer patient was sent to prison for DUI. Two months later he was dead from COVID.</a></em></li> <li><strong>Feature Story,</strong> Mark Pazniokas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/08/27/escapes-from-afghanistan-coordinated-from-a-home-office-in-connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Escapes from Afghanistan, coordinated from a home office in Connecticut</a></em></li> <li><strong>Government,</strong> Mark Pazniokas<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/03/05/ned-lamonts-year-in-the-shadow-of-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Ned Lamont’s year in the shadow of COVI</em>D</a></li> <li><strong>General Column,</strong> David Holahan<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/04/09/enriching-the-already-rich-its-been-the-american-way/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Enriching the rich</a></em></li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-second-place-2">Second Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>COVID – Series,</strong> Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Kasturi Pananjady<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/03/29/poor-people-are-still-suffering-from-economic-downturn-brought-by-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Connecticut’s uneven recovery</a></em></li> <li><strong>Reporting Series,</strong> Jan Ellen Spiegel<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/impact-of-climate-change-on-ct/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Planning for a changing climate</a></em></li> <li><strong>Humorous Column, </strong>David Holahan<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/05/20/miss-misinformation-is-the-pageant-for-me/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Miss Misinformation pageant</a></em></li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-third-place-2">Third Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>COVID – Investigative,</strong> Dave Altimari<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/10/01/griffin-health-was-paid-more-to-conduct-covid-tests-in-nursing-homes-than-any-other-hospital-its-not-clear-why/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">Griffin Health’s lucrative COVID testing contracts</a></em></li> <li><strong><strong>General Column,</strong> David Holahan</strong><br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/09/28/stop-the-steal-of-our-freedom/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Let freedom ring?</em></a></li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nenpa-awards-april-2022">NENPA Awards (April 2022)</h2> <p>The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island. It recognizes the extraordinary achievements of newspapers and newspaper personnel in the six-state New England region by presenting a wide variety of prestigious awards each year.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-major-awards">Major Awards</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Yankee Quill Award:</strong> Tom Condon was one of six journalists who received the Yankee Quill Award from the New England Newspaper and Press Association (NENPA) this year. The award recognizes Tom’s “contributions to the betterment of journalism in the six-state region” over the course of his five-decade career in Connecticut journalism.</li> <li><strong>General Excellence:</strong> The entire CT Mirror staff was recognized with a second place award for general excellence across all coverage over the past year.</li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-first-place-3">First Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Best Coverage of Coronavirus,</strong> Staff<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/nenpa-2022-covid/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">How Connecticut battled the coronavirus</a></em></li> <li><strong>Climate Change or Weather Reporting,</strong> Jan Ellen Spiegel<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/tag/nenpa-2022-climate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Climate change in Connecticut</em></a></li> <li><strong>Crime and Courts Reporting,</strong> Kelan Lyons<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/11/18/why-are-we-suffering-if-hes-innocent-until-proven-guilty-cash-bail-in-the-covid-era/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Cash bail in the COVID era</em></a></li> <li><strong>Education Reporting,</strong> Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/01/04/billions-in-school-construction-in-ct-hasnt-made-a-dent-in-segregation-but-this-year-things-could-be-different/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>School construction and segregation</em></a></li> <li><strong>Human Interest Feature Story,</strong> Mark Pazniokas<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/08/27/escapes-from-afghanistan-coordinated-from-a-home-office-in-connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Escapes from Afghanistan, coordinated from a home office in Connecticut</em></a></li> <li><strong>Racial, Ethnic or Gender Issue Coverage,</strong> Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/07/does-snob-zoning-lead-to-segregated-suburbs-in-ct-woodbridge-test-case-sets-the-stage-for-debate/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Does ‘snob zoning’ lead to segregated suburbs in CT?</em></a></li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-second-place-3">Second Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Business/Economic Reporting,</strong> Mark Pazniokas<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2022/01/23/ct-tracks-online-gambling-closely-but-not-problem-gambling/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>The problem of problem gambling</em></a></li> <li><strong>Health Reporting,</strong> Jenna Carlesso<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/02/05/it-appears-this-is-a-scam-complaints-accelerate-against-health-care-sharing-ministries-in-connecticut/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Health sharing ministries</em></a></li> <li><strong>Photo Story, </strong>Yehyun Kim<br><em>Photo story: <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/24/photo-essay-despite-covid-shutdowns-arts-organizations-keep-the-holiday-spirit-going/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">The holiday spirit</a></em></li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-third-place-3">Third Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Investigative / Enterprise Reporting,</strong> Jacqueline Rabe Thomas and Kasturi Pananjady<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/06/15/this-undocumented-immigrant-has-been-stuck-in-the-hospital-for-six-months-and-shes-not-alone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Undocumented immigrant stuck in a hospital for six months</em></a></li> <li><strong>Contemporary Issues Photo,</strong> Yehyun Kim<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2021/06/15/this-undocumented-immigrant-has-been-stuck-in-the-hospital-for-six-months-and-shes-not-alone/" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener"><em>Stuck in the hospital</em></a></li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-ct-society-of-professional-journalists-awards-may-2021">CT Society of Professional Journalists Awards (May 2021)</h2> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-first-place-4">First Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>Reporting Series, </strong>Tom Condon, Kelan Lyons, Keith Phaneuf, Jenna Carlesso, Mark Pazniokas, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/all-news/inclusive-economic-growth/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">A Better Deal: Inclusive Economic Recovery</a></em></li> <li><strong>COVID News, </strong>Mark Pazniokas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/18/the-night-covid-19-silenced-the-slots-at-foxwoods/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The night COVID-19 silenced the slots at Foxwoods</a></em></li> <li><strong>Government, </strong>Keith M. Phaneuf<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/08/05/lamont-says-hes-keeping-reserves-for-recession-to-come-critics-say-hes-prioritizing-low-taxes-over-covid-response/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Lamont is guarding reserves. Critics say he’s prioritizing austerity over COVID response</a></em></li> <li><strong>Education, </strong>Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/19/two-districts-two-very-different-plans-for-students-while-school-is-out-indefinitely/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/19/two-districts-two-very-different-plans-for-students-while-school-is-out-indefinitely/">Two districts, two very different plans for students while school is out indefinitely</a></em></li> <li><strong>In-Depth, </strong>Jan Ellen Spiegel<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/08/27/should-keeping-the-power-on-not-getting-it-back-on-be-goal-in-ct/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/08/27/should-keeping-the-power-on-not-getting-it-back-on-be-goal-in-ct/">CT keeps losing power when storms strike. But that doesn’t have to happen.</a></em></li> <li><strong>News Photo, </strong>Cloe Poisson<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/06/03/the-death-of-george-floyd-a-moment-or-a-movement/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/06/03/the-death-of-george-floyd-a-moment-or-a-movement/">A mock funeral for George Floyd</a></em></li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-second-place-4">Second Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>COVID News, </strong>Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/16/an-eviction-tsunami-is-on-the-horizon-and-with-it-comes-more-covid-cases/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/16/an-eviction-tsunami-is-on-the-horizon-and-with-it-comes-more-covid-cases/">An eviction tsunami is on the horizon, and with it comes more COVID cases</a></em></li> <li><strong>COVID Investigative, </strong>Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/09/23/ct-rental-assistance-program-slow-to-get-money-out-the-door-six-months-into-pandemic-just-two-families-have-received-aid/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/09/23/ct-rental-assistance-program-slow-to-get-money-out-the-door-six-months-into-pandemic-just-two-families-have-received-aid/">Six months into pandemic, just two families have received aid from state’s rental assistance program</a></em></li> <li><strong>Government, </strong>Keith M. Phaneuf<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/27/broken-promises-to-fund-transportation-defined-last-15-years/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/27/broken-promises-to-fund-transportation-defined-last-15-years/">Broken promises to fund transportation defined last 15 years</a></em></li> <li><strong>Investigative, </strong>Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/09/separated-by-design-how-wealthy-towns-keep-people-with-housing-vouchers-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/09/separated-by-design-how-wealthy-towns-keep-people-with-housing-vouchers-out/">Separated by Design: How wealthy towns keep people with housing vouchers out</a></em></li> <li><strong>Business, </strong>Mark Pazniokas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/08/07/eversource-was-on-a-victory-lap-then-came-isaias" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/08/07/eversource-was-on-a-victory-lap-then-came-isaias">Eversource was on a victory lap. Then came Isaias</a></em></li> <li><strong>Diversity Coverage, </strong>Jacqueline Rabe Thomas<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/06/18/achievement-gaps-for-english-learners-linger-troubling-cts-first-hispanic-education-chief/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/06/18/achievement-gaps-for-english-learners-linger-troubling-cts-first-hispanic-education-chief/">Achievement gaps for English learners linger, troubling CT’s first Hispanic education chief</a></em></li> </ul> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-third-place-4">Third Place</h3> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li><strong>COVID Series, </strong>Jan Ellen Spiegel<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/22/connecticut-scrambles-to-feed-those-hardest-hit-by-the-covid-economy/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/22/connecticut-scrambles-to-feed-those-hardest-hit-by-the-covid-economy/">Food access during COVID-19</a></em></li> <li><strong>Business, </strong>Jenna Carlesso<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/05/11/theres-pain-everywhere-hospitals-stand-to-lose-1-5-billion-amid-covid-19-crisis/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/05/11/theres-pain-everywhere-hospitals-stand-to-lose-1-5-billion-amid-covid-19-crisis/">‘There’s pain everywhere.’ Hospitals stand to lose $1.5 billion amid COVID-19 crisis</a></em></li> <li><strong>Health, </strong>Jenna Carlesso<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/10/15/as-coronavirus-lingers-ct-prepares-to-launch-its-long-awaited-health-information-exchange/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/10/15/as-coronavirus-lingers-ct-prepares-to-launch-its-long-awaited-health-information-exchange/">As pandemic wears on, Connecticut prepares to launch its long-awaited health information exchange</a></em></li> <li><strong>Courts/Crime, </strong>Kelan Lyons<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/30/dulos-money-bail-and-an-ongoing-conversation-about-bond-reform/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/30/dulos-money-bail-and-an-ongoing-conversation-about-bond-reform/">Dulos, money bail and an ongoing conversation about bond reform</a></em></li> <li><strong>Data, </strong>Kasturi Pananjady<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/23/his-hospital-is-about-80-full-but-hes-not-alarmed-yet/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/23/his-hospital-is-about-80-full-but-hes-not-alarmed-yet/">His hospital is about 80% full. But he’s not alarmed — yet.</a></em></li> <li><strong>Feature Photo, </strong>Yehyun Kim<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/07/02/a-magical-merry-go-round-hot-yoga-and-oh-yeah-that-much-needed-haircut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/07/02/a-magical-merry-go-round-hot-yoga-and-oh-yeah-that-much-needed-haircut/">A magical merry-go-round, hot yoga and, oh yeah, that much-needed haircut</a></em></li> <li><strong>Photo Essay, </strong>Yehyun Kim<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/24/photo-essay-despite-covid-shutdowns-arts-organizations-keep-the-holiday-spirit-going/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/12/24/photo-essay-despite-covid-shutdowns-arts-organizations-keep-the-holiday-spirit-going/">Despite COVID shutdowns, arts organizations keep the holiday spirit going</a></em></li> <li><strong>COVID Photo, </strong>Cloe Poisson<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/05/03/its-heartbreaking-families-of-nursing-home-residents-workers-struggle-with-new-reality/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" data-cke-saved-href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/05/03/its-heartbreaking-families-of-nursing-home-residents-workers-struggle-with-new-reality/">Visiting through the glass</a></em></li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-education-writers-association-april-2021"><strong>Education Writers Association (April 2021)</strong></h2> <p>CT Mirror Housing and Education Reporter Jacqueline Rabe Thomas won the <a href="https://www.ewa.org/first-prize/investigative-reporting-smaller-newsroom" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">national first place award</a> for investigative reporting from the Education Writers Association for her <a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/09/separated-by-design-how-wealthy-towns-keep-people-with-housing-vouchers-out/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">housing discrimination work.</a></p> <div class="wp-block-image"> <figure class="aligncenter"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1200" height="800" data-attachment-id="888367" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2020/01/09/what-you-need-to-know-about-how-section-8-really-works/20191125-propublica_finalrevised-3x2/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2.jpg" data-orig-size="1200,800" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3×2" data-image-description="<p>INVISIBLE WALLS<br /> Connecticut’s Separate and Unequal Housing</p> " data-image-caption="<p>In Connecticut, affordable housing remains a hotly contested issue.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2-771x514.jpg" src="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2.jpg" alt="" class="wp-image-888367" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2.jpg 1200w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/01/20191125-Propublica_FinalRevised-3x2-771x514.jpg 771w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1200px) 100vw, 1200px" /><figcaption><span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> ProPublica</span></figcaption></figure></div> <p>Here are two comments from the judges:</p> <ul class="wp-block-list"> <li>“Outstanding reporting, showing why more education reporters should leave their silos and report at the intersections of their beats and other social inequity issues.”</li> <li>“Well-written, with a commanding voice. Filled with great details, quotes and narrative drive.”</li> </ul> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-nenpa-april-2021"><strong>NENPA (April 2021)</strong></h2> <p>The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) is the professional trade organization for newspapers in the six New England states: Massachusetts, Connecticut, New Hampshire, Vermont, Maine and Rhode Island. It recognizes the extraordinary achievements of newspapers and newspaper personnel in the six-state New England region by presenting a wide variety of prestigious awards each year.</p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-first-place-5">First Place</h3> <p><strong>• CT Mirror Staff</strong><br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/other/covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Overall Covid Coverage</em></a></p> <p><strong>• Jenna Carlesso</strong>, Health Reporting<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/02/im-relying-on-prayer-complaints-pile-up-against-health-care-sharing-ministries-as-state-mounts-a-defense/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Complaints pile up against health care sharing ministries as state mounts a defense</a></em></p> <p><strong>• Kelan Lyons</strong>, Social Issues Feature Story<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/06/12/should-police-be-social-workers-reimagining-their-role-in-responding-to-mental-health-crises/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Should police be social workers?</a></em></p> <p><strong>• Mark Pazniokas,</strong> Human Interest Feature Story<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/04/30/she-worked-at-a-hotspot-coronavirus-follow-her-home/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>She worked at a hotspot.  Did coronavirus follow her home?</em></a></p> <p><strong>• Mark Pazniokas,</strong> General News Story<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/18/the-night-covid-19-silenced-the-slots-at-foxwoods/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>The night Covid-19 silenced the slots at Foxwoods</em></a></p> <p><strong>• Keith Phaneuf and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas</strong>, Government Reporting<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2019/07/10/lawmakers-waived-appointments-to-secure-dalio-funds-for-ct-schools/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Lawmakers waived appointments to secure Dalio funds for CT schools</em></a></p> <p><span lang="fr"><strong>• Jacqueline Rabe Thomas</strong>, Investigative/Enterprise<br></span><a href="https://ctmirror.org/all-news/investigations/separated-by-design/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><span lang="fr"><em>Invisible Walls : Separated by Design</em></span></a></p> <p><strong>• Jacqueline Rabe Thoma</strong>s, Education Reporting<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/07/28/a-quarter-of-ct-students-went-mia-when-covid-closed-schools-could-holding-live-online-classes-lure-them-back/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>A quarter of CT students went MIA when COVID closed schools. Could holding live, online classes lure them back?</em></a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-second-place-5">Second Place</h3> <p><strong>• Jenna Carlesso, Keith Phaneuf and Jacqueline Rabe Thomas</strong>, Investigative/Enterprise<br><em><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/03/26/the-state-doesnt-track-how-many-nursing-home-workers-have-coronavirus/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The state doesn’t track how many nursing home workers have coronavirus</a>.</em></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-third-place-5">Third Place</h3> <p><strong>• Kelan Lyons</strong><br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/05/07/inmates-seeking-compassionate-release-face-laws-not-built-for-covid-19/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Inmates seeking compassionate release face laws not built for Covid-19</em></a></p> <h3 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-featured-photography">Featured Photography</h3> <p><strong>• </strong>First Place, <strong>Yehyun Kim</strong>, Feature Photo<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/07/02/a-magical-merry-go-round-hot-yoga-and-oh-yeah-that-much-needed-haircut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Magical Merry-Go Round</em></a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="720" data-attachment-id="932080" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/about/awards/magical-merry-go-round/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round.jpg" data-orig-size="1080,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Magical Merry Go Round" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round-771x514.jpg" src="https://i0.wp.com/ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round.jpg?fit=336%2C224&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-932080" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round.jpg 1080w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round-771x514.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Magical-Merry-Go-Round-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><figcaption><span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> CTMirror</span></figcaption></figure> <p></p> <p><strong>• </strong>Third Place, <strong>Yehyun Kim</strong>, Feature Photo<br><a href="https://ctmirror.org/2020/07/02/a-magical-merry-go-round-hot-yoga-and-oh-yeah-that-much-needed-haircut/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"><em>Much Needed Haircut</em></a></p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-medium"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="1080" height="720" data-attachment-id="932079" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/about/awards/much-needed-haircut/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut.jpg" data-orig-size="1080,720" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="Much Needed Haircut" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut-771x514.jpg" src="https://i0.wp.com/ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut.jpg?fit=336%2C224&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-932079" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut.jpg 1080w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut-771x514.jpg 771w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut-768x512.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/04/Much-Needed-Haircut-400x267.jpg 400w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 1080px) 100vw, 1080px" /><figcaption><span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> CTMirror</span></figcaption></figure> <p></p> <hr class="wp-block-separator has-css-opacity is-style-wide"/> <h2 class="wp-block-heading" id="h-publick-occurrences-november-2020"><strong>Publick Occurrences (November 2020)</strong></h2> <p>Each year the New England Newspaper & Press Association presents the Publick Occurrences Awards named for the first newspaper published in America in 1690. The awards recognize the year’s most outstanding journalism by individuals and teams at New England newsrooms.</p> <figure class="wp-block-image size-large"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="2000" height="1331" data-attachment-id="905300" data-permalink="https://ctmirror.org/2020/08/13/state-extends-funding-for-nursing-home-staff-testing-through-october/kimberly-hall-family-visit1/" data-orig-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1.jpg" data-orig-size="2000,1331" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"5.6","credit":"Cloe Poisson","camera":"NIKON D4S","caption":"Frank Fontana and his daughter, Liz Marciano, visit with their wife and mother, Sharon Fontana, at Kimberly Hall North in Windsor to surprise her for the Fontana\u2019s 60th wedding anniversary, June 18, 2020. Previously only allowed to visit through a closed window, it was the first time Fontana got to visit his wife face to face since visitors were barred from the facility in early March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Hall, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, started allowing outdoor family visitations on June 8. \u201cSharon, do you know what day it is?\u201d Fontana asked his wife. \u201cYou\u2019ve been stuck with me for 60 years!\u201d","created_timestamp":"1592517751","copyright":"","focal_length":"24","iso":"400","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Kimberly Hall family visit1" data-image-description="<p>It was the first time Fontana got to visit his wife face to face since visitors were barred from the facility in early March due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Kimberly Hall, a skilled nursing and rehabilitation center, started allowing outdoor family visitations on June 8. “Sharon, do you know what day it is?” Fontana asked his wife. “You’ve been stuck with me for 60 years!”</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Frank Fontana and his daughter, Liz Marciano, visit with their wife and mother, Sharon Fontana, at Kimberly Hall North in Windsor to surprise her for the Fontana’s 60th wedding anniversary.</p> " data-medium-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1-336x224.jpg" data-large-file="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1-771x513.jpg" src="https://i0.wp.com/ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1.jpg?fit=771%2C513&ssl=1" alt="" class="wp-image-905300" srcset="https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1.jpg 2000w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1-336x224.jpg 336w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1-768x511.jpg 768w, https://ctmirror-images.s3.amazonaws.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/Kimberly-Hall-family-visit1-771x513.jpg 771w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px" /><figcaption><span class="image-credit"><span class="credit-label-wrapper">Credit:</span> Cloe Poisson / CTMirror.org</span></figcaption></figure> <p><strong>Jenna Carlesso</strong>,<a href="http://www.nenpa.com/2020-publick-occurrences-award-winners/" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer"> Award for excellence in New England Journalism</a><br><em>Crisis in CT’s Nursing Homes</em></p> <p><strong>Judges’ comments:</strong> This news organization forced the revelation of how big a problem – COVID – really was in nursing homes by focusing on the flaws in the data, forcing better reporting. Then they went a step further correlating poor health grades in inspections to COVID outcomes, while clearly explaining the health risks of untested staffers and asymptomatic infected patients, that were the causes of an agonizing 56% of deaths in the state. COVID hit nursing homes fast and hard, and this series showed the gaps in data, inspection, staffing and oversight. It resulted in positive changes. 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