WBJ named best-designed publication, wins seven New England journalism awards
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Worcester Business Journal won seven awards at the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2024 New England Better Newspaper Competition, including a first place award for Mitchell Hayes' design of WBJ's Outstanding Women in Business Awards 15th anniversary edition.
Led by two first place awards for design and presentation, Worcester Business Journal was honored with seven awards at the New England Newspaper & Press Association’s 2024 New England Better Newspaper Competition on Saturday in Portland, Maine.
On top of design, WBJ was recognized for reporting on the changing Canal District neighborhood, issues with Worcester’s parking requirements, old community theaters, the Greater Worcester media landscape, and the Power 100 edition. Overall, the publication won two first place awards, one second place award, and four third place awards.
“Every day, WBJ’s team of hard-working journalists bring incredible news and insight to the Central Massachusetts business community,” WBJ Editor Brad Kane said. “Receiving so many great awards from NENPA is a testament to this work and an incredible honor for our team.”
WBJ’s two first place awards were won by Art Director Mitchell Hayes. He won for Overall Design and Presentation of a Specialty Publication for his work designing WBJ, as well as Overall Design and Presentation of a Special Section for his work on the publication’s Outstanding Women in Business Awards 15th anniversary edition.
WBJ Managing Editor Eric Casey won second place in the Business/Economic Reporting category for his two-part series on the Canal District’s real estate transformation.
Casey received two third place recognitions, one in the Transportation Reporting category for “Parking paralysis” on the impact of Worcester’s parking requirements on real estate development and one for Arts & Entertainment Reporting for “Final act?,” an article examining the difficulties in bringing Central Massachusetts’ disused theater spaces back to life.
Former WBJ Staff Writer and freelancer Katherine Hamilton won a third place award for General News Story with her two-part series on Worcester’s changing media landscape. Hamilton, a graduate of Clark University in Worcester, now works as a real-time news reporter at The Wall Street Journal, according to a Tuesday article from Talking Biz News.
WBJ was awarded a third place award for Special Section or Editorial Supplement for its 2024 Power 100 issue.
WBJ’s seven awards at this year’s ceremony come after the publication won eight awards at the 2023 New England Better Newspaper Competition.
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