Hello and happy Friday!
Hopefully everyone had a relaxing holiday weekend and isn’t too exhausted at the end of this shortened week. I for one am truly happy to be back in your inbox and eternally grateful to Kristian for taking the wheel while I was out on vacation.
This week is one of celebration. Awards season in the journalism community has come and gone but now the results are in. Here’s a look at the award-winning content we produced last year.
For our work in 2018, we….
Were honored with five Milwaukee Press Club awards
Best Online Coverage of News: Gold
Wisconsin's decision to let Foxconn draw water from Lake Michigan may set a precedent for water use that resonates across the Great Lakes region and beyond. Find all of the related stories here and here.
Best Use of Multimedia: Gold
At a glance, Wisconsin's legislative district maps in place since 2011 do not reveal districts with the bizarre shapes and outlines that are classic markers of gerrymandering schemes. But a closer examination of the state's Assembly districts reveals a more sophisticated approach to this electoral stratagem.
These stories were produced in collaboration with the University of Wisconsin-Madison Applied Population Lab. Find their contributions here.
Best Online Business Story or Series: Silver
A relatively new approach to paying for basic healthcare services, one in which patients pay a recurring membership fee to a doctor rather than having insurance pay costs for routine tests and treatment, is attracting growing interest and raising questions, including in Wisconsin. Find this coverage here and here.
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Best Online Investigative Story or Series: Silver
Data shows that governors over the past five decades generally acted promptly to fill vacancies. That pattern continued well into Gov. Scott Walker's administration until the final days of 2017, when he declined to call special elections for two open seats. A WisContext investigation of state elections records showed that a vacancy of such length was unprecedented in modern Wisconsin history.
Best Online Explanatory Story or Series: Bronze
Flying the United States flag at half-staff is a custom of honoring select dead that has taken shape over the course of the nation's history. While it's a time-honored practice, the reasons for taking the action and protocol governing it have changed considerably, and continue to do so. Find this coverage here and here.
Won one Wisconsin Broadcasters Association award
Best Website: 1st place
(Hopefully you're familiar with our website, but if you haven't taken the time to explore it, check it out here!)
Were recognized by the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association
Individual Multimedia Storytelling News: Award of Merit
Our series on Wisconsin’s special elections – which also earned a Milwaukee Press Club silver award – won an award of merit.
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Since launching in 2015, WisContext has so far won 24 journalism awards for its work. We’re immensely proud of the coverage we put forward and hope you are too. Thank you for all of your interest and support!
Until next week,
Hayley Sperling
Engagement editor, WisContext
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As always, if you have questions about this email or an idea you’d like to see put into action, I want to hear from you. Send me a message at hayley.sperling@wiscontext.org, or find me @hksperl on Twitter.
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