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The Virginia Mercury earns eight Virginia Press Association awards • Virginia Mercury [1]

['Staff Report', 'Graham Moomaw', 'Bob Lewis', 'More From Author', '- May']

Date: 2024-05-06

In the Virginia Press Association’s annual News and Advertising Contest, the Virginia Mercury’s 2023 reporting and columns earned eight awards, including three first place honors. The Mercury’s columnists also swept the online column writing category, winning first, second and third place awards.

Hundreds of journalists, editors and advertising staff from newsroom across Virginia gathered at the Omni Hotel in Charlottesville on Saturday, May 5 for the awards banquet. Jason Roop, owner of PR firm Springstory and former editor of Style Weekly, co-hosted the event with Courteney Stuart, host of Charlottesville Right Now. Roop said there were over 2,600 pieces of work entered in the competition, which was judged by members of the Missouri Press Association. Here’s a breakdown of the Mercury’s wins.

First place awards

Senior Reporter Graham Moomaw earned a first place award in the Business and Financial writing (online) category. His winning portfolio of stories included:

Reporter Nathaniel Cline took home a first place award in the Education Writing (online) category. His winning stories:

The Mercury’s Editor-in-Chief Samantha Willis earned a first place award in the Column Writing (online) category. The stories that clinched the prize for Willis:

Second place awards

Reporter Charlie Paullin received the second place award in the Business and Financial Writing (online) category. His silver medal stories:

The Mercury’s former Editor-in-Chief Sarah Vogelsong, along with Moomaw, jointly won a second place honor in the General News Writing (online) category. Some of their winning stories:

Columnist Bob Lewis was named second-place winner in the Column Writing (online) category. His standout commentary:

Third place awards

Moomaw scored again in the In Depth or Investigative Reporting (online) category, earning a third place award for a portfolio that included these stories:

Last but certainly not least, columnist Roger Chesley completed the Mercury’s trifecta of column writing wins with a third place honor for a body of work that included these pieces:

As Mercury staffers celebrate our wins, we also reflect on the readers who make our hard work necessary and worthwhile. Thank you for your continued support of the Virginia Mercury and please consider donating towards our efforts. Congratulations to our colleagues in newsrooms statewide for the awards they earned in this year’s VPA contest!

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