Government Writing (OPEN) ( Daily Group 1,Daily Group 2,Daily Group 3,Non-Daily Group 1,Non-Daily Group 2,Non-Daily Group 3,Non-Daily Group 4,Online,Specialty )Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Charlottesville Tomorrow Entry Title: Local government reporting led by the people most affected by policies and laws Entry Credit: Erin O'Hare Judge Comment: Excellent people-driven housing stories focusing, in part, on the lower end of the housing spectrum.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: C-VILLE Weekly Entry Title: ‘Blighted’; Good enough? Or gone for Good?; Murky Waters Entry Credit: Lisa Provence, Richard DiCicco, Brielle Entzminger Judge Comment: Good mixture of stories on interesting subjects, including campaign profiles, backgrounder on a potential development and the mystery of a missing stream.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Washington Times Entry Title: Groups with strong liberal ties funneled massive 2020 election grants; Biden's bumbling puts spotlight on abundance of elderly politicians; Bitter enemies Entry Credit: Susan Ferrechio Judge Comment: Well-researched, D.C.-centric set looks at how election grants influenced the 2020 election, the aging D.C. political class, and odd Supreme Court bedfellows.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Henrico Citizen Entry Title: Government Reporting Entry Credit: Tom Lappas Judge Comment: Exhaustive records search helps uncover why citizens just now learning about dangerous chemicals in a swamp. Another good story looks at a local government giving money back!
Competition Comment: Category probably should have been broken down into two categories, one for newspapers and one for magazines or other alternative publications.
