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Ohio Capital Journal wins another seven Society of Professional Journalists awards • Ohio Capital Journal [1]
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Date: 2025-07-08
For the third year in a row, the Ohio Capital Journal has won seven awards in “Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest” from the Society of Professional Journalists, including three first place finishes and four in second place. The contest covered stories and editorial from 2024.
The Ohio Capital Journal also won seven Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards last year, seven SPJ awards in 2023, and five SPJ awards in 2022. Overall, the Ohio Capital Journal has won 26 Ohio Society of Professional Journalists awards in the last four years.
In digital media categories, Capital Journal Reporter Susan Tebben won second place for Best Feature and second place for Best News Story. Ohio Capital Journal/WEWS Reporter Morgan Trau won first place for Best Investigative Reporting and second place for Best Business/Tech Reporting.
Ohio Capital Journal Editor-in-Chief David DeWitt won first place for Best Editorial Writing and first place for Best Overall Commentary/Opinion blog section. DeWitt also won second place Best of Show for Best Digital/Freelance Writer.
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Below we are sharing the award-winning entries.
Best Editorial Writing — First Place — David DeWitt
Ohio gerrymandering: A brief and awful history of the very recent past
How Citizens United cleared the way for the biggest political bribery scandal in Ohio history
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted are dripping with the stink of public corruption
Best Overall Commentary/Opinion blog section — First Place — David DeWitt
Vance, Yost targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio with ignorant fear-mongering disturbs me deeply
Ohio’s true state of the state: Relentless misrepresentation, extremism and corruption
Phenomenally corrupt or insanely incompetent? What is Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine’s deal?
Best Investigative Reporting — First Place — Morgan Trau
New texts show FirstEnergy allegedly working with Gov. DeWine to pass House Bill 6
Ohio Lt. Gov. Husted denies knowledge of corruption scheme in wake of FirstEnergy texts
Controversial consulting firm fails to get deal approval with Ohio teachers’ pension fund
Best News Story — Second Place — Susan Tebben
Ohio Ballot Board approves controversial language to describe anti-gerrymandering amendment
Ohio’s six-week abortion ban overturned by Hamilton County judge
Ohio voter advocates warn group is making troubling challenges, ask Sec. of State to guide counties
Best Feature — Second Place — Susan Tebben
Ohio women lawmakers face misogyny, double standards when campaigning
LGBTQ+ elected officials in Ohio see path forward for new leaders
‘They’re all in.’ Athens mayor represents Ohio on Ukraine sister-city trip
Best Business/Tech Reporting — Second Place — Morgan Trau
Ohio teachers’ pension fund board member resigns amid controversy
Ohio teachers’ pension fund moves to hire firm that staff say has no qualifications
Controversial consulting firm fails to get deal approval with Ohio teachers’ pension fund
Best of Show: Best Digital/Freelance Writer — Second Place — David DeWitt
Vance, Yost targeting Haitians in Springfield, Ohio with ignorant fear-mongering disturbs me deeply
How Citizens United cleared the way for the biggest political bribery scandal in Ohio history
Ohio’s true state of the state: Relentless misrepresentation, extremism and corruption
Ohio gerrymandering: A brief and awful history of the very recent past
Ohio Gov. Mike DeWine and Lt. Gov. Jon Husted are dripping with the stink of public corruption
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