Indianapolis Monthly Wins 13 SPJ Awards
It’s time to unabashedly toot our own horn. On Friday, May 2, Indianapolis Monthly won 13 awards from the Indiana Professional chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, including eight first-place finishes. (Here’s the full list of winners.)
Check out the lauded features below:
Business or Consumer Affairs Reporting (publication circulation above 40,000, news services, digital media)
1st Place: Daniel S. Comiskey, “Going Public”
Education Reporting (publication circulation above 40,000, news services, digital media)
2nd Place: Adam Wren, “School House Rocked”
Criminal Justice Reporting (publication circulation above 40,000, news services, digital media)
1st Place: Evan West, “Mean Streets”
2nd Place: Michael Rubino, “The Long Con” (pictured, above left)
Features Writing (magazines and non-daily newspapers)
1st Place: Justin Heckert, “Susan Cox is no Longer Here” (pictured, right)
Personality Profile (magazines and non-daily newspapers)
2nd Place: Craig Fehrman, “Meet Mike Pence”
3rd Place: Tom Chiarella, “The Profiler”
Arts and Entertainment Writing (magazines and non-daily newspapers)
1st Place: Matt Gonzales, “Painting By Numbers”
Column Writing (magazines and non-daily newspapers)
1st Place: Deborah Paul
Features Photography
1st Place: Tony Valainis, “What’s Left of Richmond Hill” (pictured, right)
2nd Place: Eduardo Izquierdo, “Full Exposure”
Magazine Cover Design
1st Place: Hector Sanchez, January 2013
Non-Deadline Story or Series (magazines and non-daily newspapers)
1st Place: Evan West, “The New Hoosier Farmers”
Photos by Tony Valainis