AL.com journalists earn National Headliner Awards for Brookside reporting

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AL.com journalists earn National Headliner Awards for Brookside reporting
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Journalists from aldotcom won the 2023 Best in Show award this week from the National Headliner Awards for all newspapers and first place in the category of investigative reporting in newspapers not in a top 20 media market.

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revealed how police used proceeds from fines and forfeitures to increase revenue by 640 percent over two years. Those funds came to account for nearly half of the town’s income. Two months after the initial reporting published, the state legislature passed a law restricting Alabama towns from using revenues from fines and fees to supply more than 10% of their budgets. Dozens of criminal cases from Brookside were thrown out in court.

“Local journalism is the core of American journalism, and we’re proud to be doing the work that changes lives, laws and minds here in Alabama,” said Kelly Ann Scott, executive editor and vice president of content at . “That’s why we do this work — the impact it has here. We’re honored to have that impact recognized.”

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