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Public Media Journalists Association:
The Public Media Journalists Association recognizes journalists who have produced the best audio work from across public radio stations nationwide. JPR was honored with four first place 2024 PMJA awards for the following categories (PMJA awards are given to newsrooms, rather than individuals):
Continuing Coverage:
First Place - 鈥After the Dams: Restoring the Klamath鈥
Digital Writing:
First Place - 鈥After a century of displacement, Shasta Indian Nation sees hope in dam removal鈥
Interview:
First Place - 鈥Exploring life with a death doula鈥
Student Podcast:
First Place - 鈥Fresh Eyes: High school podcasters explore the recent spate of 'swatting' events鈥
Radio Television Digital News Association:
The Murrow Awards are presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for outstanding broadcast and digital journalism.
Each year the RTDNA presents awards to news organizations across the country whose work demonstrates the spirit of excellence that Edward R. Murrow set as a standard for the broadcast journalism profession.
This is the first year JPR was recognized for investigative reporting in RTDNA's small market division among public and commercial radio stations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
Investigative Reporting:
鈥DA Charges Former Ashland Massage Therapist with Sexual Abuse鈥
Society of Professional Journalists:
The Society of Professional Journalists recognizes excellent journalism produced by their peers in a variety of mediums and categories. JPR is a member of SPJ Region 10, which spans the western states of Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana and Alaska.
The JPR newsroom earned five total SPJ awards, four for the small market audio division and one in the small market writing division.
Audio: Environment & Natural Disaster Reporting
First Place - Roman Battaglia, Hal Bernton, 鈥A giant Oregon wildfire shows the limits of carbon offsets in fighting climate change鈥
Audio: Feature - Soft News
First Place - Roman Battaglia, 鈥Ukrainian family recalls one year since fleeing to Ashland鈥
Writing: Series
First Place - Juliet Grable, 鈥After the dams: Restoring the Klamath鈥
Audio: Feature - Hard News
Second Place - Jane Vaughan, 鈥Royal Oaks move-in delayed by uninhabitable homes. Now what?鈥
Audio: Investigative Reporting
First Place - Roman Battaglia, 鈥Lawsuits against Ashland parks department highlight lack of oversight鈥