MyCentralJersey.com journalists honored by New Jersey Press Association
MyCentralJersey.com journalists won 14 awards, including three top honors, at the New Jersey Press Association’s awards dinner Thursday night.
Cheryl Makin (two) and Mike Deak took first-place awards in the small daily newspapers category at the event at the Forsgate Country Club in Monroe.
Makin won first place in the Feature, Lifestyle and Entertainment category for a trio of pieces judges called "well-reported, well-written and very engaging."
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East Brunswick-raised Brian Selznick plants seeds with new children's book 'Big Tree'
She also grabbed first place in the Specialty Writing category for a portfolio of education coverage.
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Old Bridge school board first to affirm NJ policy protecting transgender students
Bernards Board of Education's culture wars claims another sociology textbook
Deak won first place in the News Column category for a trio of pieces that conveyed how living in Central Jersey shapes residents’ lives.
Second-place winners included:
Paul Franklin, Sports Writing Portfolio
Jenna Intersimone, Feature, Lifestyle and Entertainment Writing Portfolio
Alexander Lewis, Business Writing Portfolio; Government Writing Portfolio; Sports Action Photo
Andy Mendlowitz, Sports Writing Portfolio
Staff, Public Service
Third-place winners included:
Mike Ashmore, Sports Writing Portfolio
Alexander Lewis, Specialty Writing Portfolio
Staff, Public Service
Brad Wadlow, Business Writing Portfolio
This article originally appeared on MyCentralJersey.com: MyCentralJersey.com journalists honored by NJ Press Association
