The Society of Professional Journalists, Northern California Chapter has recognized several KQED reporters, designers and producers with 2020 Excellence in Journalism Awards. These awards honor outstanding reporting that embodies the Society of Professional Journalists ideals of initiative, integrity, talent and compassion.
Among the award highlights bestowed on KQED staff include a Public Service award for KQED’s work, alongside the other newsrooms from the California Reporting Project, for “Unsealed: California’s Secret Police Misconduct and Use-of-Force Files,” a collaborative effort to reveal long-hidden internal investigations of police misconduct and serious uses of force; April Dembosky and Sasha Khokha’s investigative reporting on how postpartum psychosis is viewed following a violent act in the eyes of the law; Ericka Cruz Guevarra and The Bay’s three-part series covering the policing in Vallejo; Monica Lam, Sruti Mamidanna and Dina Maria Munsch’s reporting on what it’s like being in the prison as a transgender woman; just to name a few.
“It’s an honor to have so many of our talented reporters and producers recognized for their outstanding work,” says KQED’s Chief Content Officer Holly Kernan, “KQED strives to produce quality journalism that is informative and inspiring as we attempt to represent the diversity and depth of this region.”
Awards
ARTS & CULTURE (print/online large division): Sarah Hotchkiss of KQED for her Bay Area arts coverage, including stories about the San Francisco Art Institute, public art in Richmond and a review of an SFMOMA exhibit featuring April Dawn Alison.