Dallas Morning News journalists honored with awards for writing, photography and design

Dallas Morning News journalists have been recognized for their work in several recent journalism competitions.

The awards were presented by Associated Press Sports Editors, Best of the West, The Headliners Foundation, the National Headliner Awards, and the Society for News Design.

“It’s always great to see our journalists receiving recognition for their outstanding work,” said Keith Campbell, Editor-in-Chief of The News. “Especially when the recognition for such a wide range of tasks comes in a year that has challenged us in many ways.”

National headlining awards

The News journalists won 11 awards at the 87th National Headliner Awards, one of the media industry’s oldest and most prestigious competitions.

Employees received three awards for first place, five awards for second place, and three awards for third place for their writing and photography.

Mark Lamster won first place in a special or feature column on a topic by one person for his architectural reporting. Richter wrote that his columns “teach us that the urban landscape is an important part of the community as it reflects a community’s self-image. … Texans may think of themselves as bigger and better, but in the end, Lamster finds that value trumps imagination. “

Sam Blum won first place in sports news writing by an individual or team for stories about a college wrestling tournament held despite the threat of COVID-19. His “sports news presentation not only provides a complete report, it does so in such a way that the reader has no choice but to be impressed or angry or sad or even amazed,” the judges said.

Joseph Hoyt came second in the same category.

Remnants of Tropical Storm Laura made for a beautiful rainbow at sunset when an American Airlines jet took off from DFW International Airport on August 27, 2020.(Tom Fox / Employee Photographer)

Tom Fox won first place in the Pictures category for a picture of a rainbow and a flying plane.

The News staff ranked second in political coverage for a portfolio of 2020 election work, including stories by Tom Benning, Paul Cobler, Alfredo Corchado, Todd J. Gillman, Allie Morris and Dianne Solís.

In local news coverage, Nic Garcia won second place for his coverage of Dallas County’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. Solís received third place for their immigration insurance.

Sports journalist Tim Cowlishaw took second place in the sports column after an individual category, while Kevin Sherrington took third place.

Vernon Bryant won second place in game photography for pictures of the MLK Jr. Oratory Competition, while Lynda M. González took third place in portrait for a picture of Lola Jean Gardner.

The best of the west

The News journalists received five awards at the annual Best of the West Awards, which recognize journalism from newspapers, magazines and online news publications in the West and Southwest.

Joseph Hoyt took first place in sports coverage for a story about the return of high school football in a county in West Texas that had not yet registered a case of COVID-19. The article “beautifully portrayed the human side of a conflict we all experienced in 2020, with vivid details, great story structure, and a conversation style that really draws the reader in and gives a sense of the place,” a Richter said wrote.

Photographer Smiley N. Pool won first spot on the news slideshow for a series of images about how space crept into the lives of North Texans when social distancing and coronavirus became the norm. “There were some simple ones, some unexpected ones, and some interesting ones, but every single one of the many photos … was very conscious,” wrote the jury, calling it “a really smart look back at a really extraordinary year.”

Pool also ranked third in sports photography for a picture of Dallas Cowboys quarterback Dak Prescott suffering an ankle injury.

Alfredo Corchado, Valeria Olivares and Dianne Solís’ team ranked third in immigration and border coverage for work on the US-Mexico border and alleged abuse of immigrants fighting deportation. Judges called it “a strong mix of straightforward beat reporting on the border, accountability journalism and documenting a traumatic year for immigrants, migrants and asylum seekers”.

On the page design, Jeff Meddaugh won third place for a package of an exhibition of works by conceptual artist Mark Dion at the Amon Carter Museum in Fort Worth. “Designing two opposite sides can be a challenge, but the designer’s great attention to detail helped bring it all together,” said the jury.

The Headliner Foundation

The Headliners Foundation, whose Showcase Award for Enterprise & Innovation in Journalism recognizes the work of the Texan media that “has a significant impact on the Texas government, public order, or the running of a company, nonprofit, or other organization,” recognized two papers from The News.

“The Memory Room” by Lauren McGaughy and Dave Boucher received a Silver Award. Judges said the series of investigations into law enforcement officers’ use of hypnosis “combined compelling storytelling with shoe leather reports, file inquiries, data analysis and legal research to shed light on dangerous police practice that has remained in the shadows for decades.”

Mark Lamster’s “Reckoning with Joppa” about the historic city of the freedmen was awarded a certificate of merit. According to Richter, the play is “a unique form of storytelling, a combination of storytelling, journalistic investigation and critical writing.”

News design society

The Society for News Design awarded The News five Awards of Excellence in its 42nd annual print news design competition.

Michael Hogue won in the category of single illustration for a portrait of Melinda Gates, in the multiple illustration for the election series “What’s at Stake” and in the category inside design (features) for his doodles on photographs of Dallas’ potholes.

Evan Grant, Hogue and Smiley N. Pool were honored in the Individual Graphic (Sports) category for an infographic about the new Texas Rangers’ stadium.

Marcia Allert, Lynda M. González, Michael Hamtil, Hogue, Jeff Meddaugh and Christopher Wynn were honored in the special section (news) for the “Reckoning with Joppa” project.

Associated Press Sports Editors

The News and its journalists have won multiple awards at the Associated Press Sports Editors’ annual awards.

Callie Caplan won third place in Class A Short Films for a story about how Dallas Mavericks players and staff grew up in the NBA’s “bubble” in Florida.

Tom Fox was ranked ninth in the Class A feature photo category, while Ryan Michalesko was ranked 10th in the Class A action photo category.

The news was also awarded one of the top special categories in its division.

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