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BFBF Wins CHA Awards
We were pleased and proud to learn that Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson’s report on regional health disparities in the time of the pandemic won a first place “best reporting award” in the 2021 national Catholic Press Award competition. The story also won three second place awards for best feature article – racial inequities; best writing – […]
New River City Journalism Fund Stimulates Local Reporting
(River City Journalism Fund Note: This is a pre-publication proof of an op-ed prepared for the Gateway Journalism Review.) Gateway Journalism Review Publisher’s note: At a time when regional newspapers are cutting back and news deserts are emerging across the country, pioneering collaborative journalism efforts are growing up to fill the void. The Gateway Journalism […]
St. Louis Press Club Honors BFBF
Stories from Before Ferguson Beyond Ferguson, our nonprofit racial equity storytelling project, won three St. Louis Press Club awards for commentary (Grace Hu); feature writing (Denise Hollinshed), and in-depth reporting (about 20 of us who worked on the 63106 project.). Thanks to the Pulitzer Center for supporting the work throughout with grants. The Press Club […]