PublicSource is finalist for 11 Press Club of Western Pennsylvania Golden Quill awards

The PublicSource staff has been honored for reporting that covers matters of critical importance in the lives of people who reside in Pittsburgh and Western Pennsylvania.

We thank the judges and teams who manage these contests for their time and generous feedback.

PublicSource has received the following recognition for our journalism in 2023 and 2024. This list will be updated to remain current through calendar year 2024:

April 8, 2024

PublicSource staff members, interns, freelance contributors and community members who worked with PublicSource to share their stories were nominated as finalists for 11 awards in the Press Club of Western Pennsylvania’s 60th Golden Quill contest.

The annual competition recognizes professional and student excellence in written, broadcast, photographic, video and digital journalism in Western Pennsylvania and neighboring counties in Eastern Ohio and Northern West Virginia. The complete list of finalists is available here . Winners will be awarded during a May 28 dinner at Rivers Casino.

The following PublicSource stories were named as finalists:

Excellence in Written Journalism — Division 2, Enterprise/Investigative: “ Allegheny County’s Pick to Run Shuman Hit With Negligence Lawsuits ” by Venuri Siriwardane and Tanya Babbar

Spot/Breaking News: “ ‘We Were All Blindsided’: Chatham University Faces Multimillion-Dollar Budget Hole, Lays Off Staff, Cuts Benefits ” by Emma Folts

Public Affairs/Politics/Government: “ Suburban Ticket Splitting Spelled Defeat for Dugan, Nearly Derailed Innamorato ” by Charlie Wolfson

Medical/Health: “ 911 Becomes the Go-to Help Line for ‘High Utilizers.’ Who’s Reaching Out to Help Them? Pittsburgh Firefighters ” by Elizabeth Szeto

Science/Environment: “ Inside Pennsylvania’s Monitoring of the Shell Petrochemical Complex ” by Quinn Glabicki

History/Culture: “ Uncovering Pittsburgh’s Long-hidden Asian American History Made Me Feel at Home — and I learned I Wasn’t Alone ” by Lena Chen

Excellence in Audio Journalism, News Feature: “ From the Source Season 4 : Featuring Youth Experience, Culture and Voices in the Pittsburgh Area” by Jourdan Hicks and Liz Reid

Excellence in Journalistic Craft Achievement, Photo Essay: “ In Wilkinsburg, ‘Once We Break Those Curses, They Turn Into a Strength’ ” by Quinn Glabicki, Stephanie Strasburg and Rich Lord

Digital Presentation: “Points of Pride: PublicSource Maps and Chronicles the Strengths of Diverse Communities in Wilkinsburg and Beechview ” by the PublicSource Staff

Multiplatform Project: “ Uneven Scales ” by Lajja Mistry, Stephanie Mirah and Natasha Vicens

Excellence in Collaboration : “ Power Shift: Dozens of the Pittsburgh Area’s Top Institutions Are Going Through Leadership Changes. The Turnover Could Echo for Decades ” by Pittsburgh Magazine Staff and PublicSource Staff

April 2, 2024

PublicSource was honored with two awards in the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) Foundation advertising contest .

PublicSource received a Division I Second Place for Multiple Advertiser Ads for a nonprofit partnership email featuring several Pittsburgh nonprofits sharing their messages during the 2023 holiday giving season and a Division I Honorable Mention for Self-Promotion advertising for the “I care about…” Instagram campaign and video .

Contact Halle Stockton at halle@publicsource.org with any questions or comments.

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