UNPARALLELED NEWS COVERAGE IN THE PAST YEAR ... KC Press Club’s Heart of America Awards 19 awards, including seven golds: • Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Tim Carpenter and Justin Wingerter, Public Service Project • Celia Llopis-Jepsen, General Reporting • Samantha Foster, Ann Marie Bush and Luke Ranker, Deadline Reporting • Phil Anderson, Breaking News Photojournalism • Thad Allton, Feature Photojournalism • Chris Neal, Sports Photography • Josh Rouse, Graphic
Kansas Press Association’s Awards of Excellence 10 first-place awards
• Jan Biles, Series • Celia Llopis-Jepsen, Education Story • Justin Wingerter and Emily DeShazer, Best Story/ Picture Combination • Chris Neal, Sports Photo • Josh Rouse, Infographic • Emily DeShazer, Best Online Video (feature) • Editorial Pages • Sports Pages • Best Front Page • Community Service Project (Volunteer Topeka)
EPPY Best News Website, finalist
• Tim Carpenter, Best Investigative Feature, finalist
Boyd Community Service Award
• Volunteer Topeka, a public service project connecting nonprofits with volunteers
Education Writers Association National Awards for Education Reporting • Celia Llopis-Jepsen, finalist
Easter Seals Capper Foundation • 2015 Media and Marketing Award
Ravitch Fiscal Reporting Program • Jonathan Shorman, selectee
American Press Institute Summit • Jonathan Shorman, selectee
Renaissance Journalism Conference • Celia Llopis-Jepsen, speaker
Education Writers Association Annual Conference • Celia Llopis-Jepsen, speaker
Our journalists don’t just win awards. They’re experts in their fields.