JPR News Recognized With Journalism Excellence Awards In 2023

The JPR newsroom received a series of awards in 2023 from the Radio Television Digital News Association, the Public Media Journalists Association and the Society of Professional Journalists. Listener support makes all of this high-quality, local journalism possible!

Radio Television Digital News Association: The Murrow Awards are presented by the Radio Television Digital News Association (RTDNA) for outstanding broadcast and digital journalism. These awards recognize 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 year, JPR won awards in four separate categories in RTDNA’s small market division among public and commercial radio stations in Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. This is the sixth consecutive year JPR has won in the Hard News category.

JPR was recognized for work in the following categories:

Hard News

• “Elections officials describe intimidation and misinformation from local ‘voter integrity’ groups” by Erik Neumann

Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion

• “Survivors of the Mill Fire want to rebuild, but insurance access will determine what’s possible” by Erik Neumann

Excellence in Sound

• “Thru-hikers find ‘magic’ on the Pacific Crest Trail” by Roman Battaglia

Digital Digital Coverage of Life in Southern Oregon by Juliet Grable

• “Proposed modular home project could address multiple housing woes in Southern Oregon”

• “Bringing back the beavers”

• “Keeping tabs on Crater Lake”

• “Battered by the pandemic, Ashland reimagines its tourism economy”

Public Media Journalists Association:

The Public Media Journalists Association recognizes journalists who have produced the best audio work from across the public radio news business. JPR was honored with four 2023 PMJA awards for the following categories (PMJA awards are given to newsrooms, rather than individuals):

Breaking News

• “Mill Fire in Siskiyou County tests communities battered by wildfires”

Digital Writing

• “Bringing back the beavers”

Feature

• “Archeologists use canine forensics to find cremated remains after wildfire”

Interview

• “‘Cheerleading for a broken system’: fire exclusion in the Klamath National Forest”

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 SPJ awards for the small market public and commercial radio division in the following categories:

Government and Politics Reporting, first place

• “Elections officials describe intimidation and misinformation from local ‘voter integrity groups” by Erik Neumann

Technology and Science Reporting, first place

• “Southern Oregon wildfire teams deploy drones that shoot flaming ping-pong balls” by Roman Battaglia

Breaking News, second place

• “Mill Fire in Siskiyou County tests communities battered by wildfires” by Erik Neumann

Investigative Reporting, second place

• “Train derailments and poor safety communication prompt worries at Siskiyou County’s Cantara Loop” by Jane Vaughan

Racial Equity Reporting, second place

• “Survivors of the Mill Fire want to rebuild, but insurance access will determine what’s possible” by Erik Neumann

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