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As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe NowLast week, journalists recognized World Press Freedom Day, a “holiday” designated by the United Nations in 1993 that celebrates the “freedom to seek, impart and receive information.” So we hope you’ll indulge us taking this space just this one week to brag on a few of our IBJMedia staffers.
On May 2, IBJ won nine awards in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Best of Indiana competition for work published in 2024. The Indiana Lawyer won four.
Of course, winning awards is not our goal. We strive to provide our readers with the information they need to make decisions in their personal and professional lives and the information and data that companies and organizations need to grow and prosper.
That can take many forms, from stories that uncover fraud and abuse to reports about breaking news and economic development deals to analyses of the actions of public officials. It can be opinion pieces and advice columns. And it can be lists of businesses broken down by industry and lists of people who could help you or your organization achieve.
Our goal is for readers to feel empowered, and we like that you regularly hold us accountable—through letters to the editor, comments on stories, and calls and emails—for doing just that. But along the way to trying to achieve those larger goals, we’re also pleased that some of our hardworking staffers have won some recognition.
Health care reporter John Russell, who retired from full-time journalism in January, took top honors in the business reporting category for an entry that included stories about Eli Lilly and Co.’s stock price, an activist investor at Elanco Animal Health and health savings accounts as investments, among others. A judge wrote that Russell won first place due to the clarity of his writing and “the power of his explanatory approach to covering business news and trends that impact Indiana residents.”
Real estate reporter Mickey Shuey finished second in that category.
Arts, retail and entertainment reporter Dave Lindquist won first place in the coverage of race and diversity issues for stories about the importance of Black culture during the NBA’s All-Star Weekend, the development of a rock festival focused on Black musicians and the launch of a Black theater company, among others.
IBJ’s chief designer, Audrey Pelsor, won first place in the page 1 newspaper category and second place in the magazine cover design category for the cover of The Block, IBJ’s special publication about the U.S. Olympic Swimming Trials.
Designer Sarah Ellis won the graphics and illustrations category for a tick-tock graphic about a day in the life of Noblesville Mayor Chris Jensen. Ellis also won second place for her work on IBJ’s Executive Gift Guide.
Derek Schultz won first place in the sports column writing category for an entry that included columns about a wiffle ball league and the National Hot Rod Association. And IBJ Engagement Editor Mason King won second place in the podcast category.
At The Indiana Lawyer, reporter Alexa Shrake won two first-place awards, reporter Maura Johnson won a first-place award, and Managing Editor Daniel Carson won a third-place award.
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