PennLive's staff was honored with four first place and three speciality awards, as well as several second place awards and honorable mentions.
A young woman cries at the horse-drawn carriage containing the casket of Steelton cheerleader Na'Ryah Wright who was killed in gang crossfire in Harrisburg. August 23, 2024. The photo by Sean Simmers was honored with a Keystone Award.
=PennLive’s journalism was widely recognized in the 2025 Keystone Media Awards announced by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association, including four first place and three specialty awards. “Every day I’m impressed by the talented reporters, photographers and videographers at PennLive who work hard to give readers not just the headlines of the day, but the context and explanations behind those headlines,” said Teresa Bonner, PennLive’s senior director of content. ”They don’t do it for the awards, but it’s nice boost when their work is recognized." PennLive competes in the association’s Division I — for multi-day publications with over 25,000-circulation category — along with the Philadelphia Inquirer and Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.The PennLive staff received a first-place award for excellence in reporting on diversity, equity and inclusion for several stories, including itsVideographer T.J. Smith took the Calkins Family Distinguished Video Award for projects on Harrisburg-area football players in the NFL and wrestling in Pennsylvania, particularly the successful Penn State program. It was the second time in three years Smith received the award.Reporter Ivey DeJesus captured the Lenfest Institute Diversity Champion Award for her work exploring central Pennsylvania sundown towns and their legacy of racism, thePennLive was awarded for editorials, overseen by Outreach and Opinion Editor Joyce Davis, urging lawmakers to act on affordable medicine,death of Ellen Greenberg ; former staffer Jan Murphy for a personality profile of Shapiro; Simmers for his “Balloon release” news event photo; Smith for his Vaughn was separately recognized by the Pennsylvania Prison Society last week as their “human rights champion of the year” for his series of articles on the He will be honored in the fall at a banquet in Philadelphia. Vaughn’s work is the subject of the Wondery podcastFormer Pa. congressman says Sen. Fetterman’s comments on bombing Iran ‘far worse’ than embarrassingIf you purchase a product or register for an account through a link on our site, we may receive compensation.and agree that your clicks, interactions, and personal information may be collected, recorded, and/or stored by us and social media and other third-party partners in accordance with our
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