The JPR newsroom is pleased to announce that it was the recipient of a on Thursday. The station received the recognition for small market newsrooms in the category of Investigative Reporting. It was awarded for the September 2023 story 鈥�DA Charges Former Ashland Massage Therapist with Sexual Abuse.鈥�
To report this story, JPR reporter Jane Vaughan relied on numerous public records from state agencies and multiple background interviews with friends of survivors to corroborate accounts of sexual abuse and tirelessly attempted to get comment from individuals named in court documents.
The recognition marks JPR鈥檚 second national Murrow award from the Radio Television Digital News Association, which are given to journalists and newsrooms to 鈥渞ecognize local and national news stories that uphold the RTDNA Code of Ethics, demonstrate technical expertise and exemplify the importance and impact of journalism as a public service."
