R-J takes home 22 journalism awards in statewide contest- The Record-Journal was honored with 22 awards this week including 13 first place awards in the 2020 Excellence in Journalism contest, sponsored by the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists.Sports editor Bryant Carpenter won three first place.
The Day was recognized for its editorials and perspective page in the annual Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists contest.
Competing in the largest circulation category, The Day swept the editorial writing category. Editorial Page Editor Paul Choiniere was first with Don t be a jerk and third with COVID toll in nursing homes a scandal. Lisa McGinley was second with The fight to restore an insulting nickname. The Day s Sunday perspective page, edited by Choiniere and designed by Scott Ritter, placed first in non-page one layout.
In total, The Day won 21 awards, which were announced this past week.
The Day’s coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic also was recognized.
As part of its annual competition, the Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists awarded the Courant the Stephen A. Collins Public Service Award for a collection of the newspaper’s coronavirus coverage titled “From deaths to lost jobs to health care, the coronavirus has changed our way of life in Connecticut.”