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The staff of the Palo Alto Weekly and PaloAltoOnline.com has won 17 awards in the annual California Journalism Awards competition, which celebrates excellence in reporting, design, photography and multimedia by media organizations throughout the state.
Judged by in- and out-of-state journalists, the contest recognizes work published in 2022 by California journalists working for a range of news outlets, from campus publications to small, independently owned community newspapers to large corporate-run metropolitan dailies.
The Palo Alto news staff received first place accolades in the following divisions and categories:
Coverage of 2022 Elections (print division): “ Anybody’s game” by city hall reporter Gennady Sheyner
Investigative Reporting (digital division): “ Fatal errors” by Sheyner
Land-Use Reporting (digital division): “ Redefining downtowns” by Sheyner and Digital Editor Jamey Padojino
News Photo (print division): “We have to do something'” by Chief Visual Journalist Magali Gauthier
Coverage of Youth and Education (print division): “ So long, early birds: To combat teens’ sleep deprivation, California schools must start their days later” by staff writers Zoe Morgan, Leah Worthington and Angela Swartz
In addition to the first-place honors, Palo Alto Weekly staff also won the following awards:
In-Depth Reporting (print): Second place, “ Battling bias” by Sheyner, Kevin Legnon, and Kristin Brown
Investigative Reporting (print): Second place, “ Fatal errors” by Sheyner
Profile Story (print): Second place, “ A principal’s pledge: Barron Park’s new principal aims to forge partnerships by making home visits to each student’s family” by Morgan
Feature Story (print): Second place, “ Live music rebounds from pandemic shutdown to foster renewed sense of community” by Editorial Assistant John Bricker and Editorial Intern Emily Margaretten
Arts & Entertainment Coverage (digital): Second place, “ Holiday block party: Lego enthusiasts share passion for building” by Margaretten
Feature Photo (print): Second place, “A tender moment” by Gauthier
In-Depth Reporting (print): Third place, “ Will new laws stop the thieves?” by Staff Writer Sue Dremann
Coverage of Youth and Education (print): Third place, “ Making sure help is there: Palo Alto Unified launches new plan to boost mental health services” by Morgan
Feature Photo (print): Third place, “Ballet finds a home” by Gauthier
News Photo (print): Third place, “A historic strike” by Gauthier
Inside Page Layout & Design (print): Third place for “Battling bias’, Design Manager Kristin Brown
Sheyner also garnered third place for investigative reporting in the highly competitive “Open Division,” which pits first-place finishers in their individual circulation categories against all other winners. Sheyner’s “ Fatal errors” took third place while competing with the Los Angeles Times. Wrote the judge: “The reporter’s clear writing detailed not just this tragic incident but the broader safety issues facing Palo Alto utility workers. The story explains clearly what is known as well as the unexplained questions. The section at the end explaining what went into reporting this story was a great touch. Fabulous job.”
The Palo Alto Weekly staff, led by Editorial Director Jocelyn Dong, is dedicated to providing readers high-quality journalism that is informative, engaging and relevant to their lives.
The California Journalism Awards also recognized the excellent work of the Weekly’s sister publications: the Mountain View Voice, The Almanac, The Redwood City Pulse, The Six Fifty and East Bay news sites Pleasanton Weekly, Livermore Vine and DanvilleSanRamon.com. All of the newsrooms are part of Embarcadero Media, an independently owned, community-serving media company.
The California Journalism Awards are organized by the California News Publishers Association, a journalism trade organization.
I have to point out here that GS ‘s award on housing has to do w Redwood City not the sacred SFH NA’s of PA. The abysmal track record of PA is a tragic tell all of metaphoric redlining of the now. Should GS do a good, deep dive into Palo Alto redlined and historic facts, descriptors in housing, I am here as a witness. As a relative of a resident, state assembly candidate, a single mom, woman who powered forward in the 1940’s for inclusive humanitarian housing for the Peninsula Housing Assembly coalition. Lawerence Tract for: escaped Jewish from Germany WWII, Returning & incarcerated, Japanese American camp victims. I can attest and so can the UC Bancroft Library which has her own real history in hard back. Gennedy take a look. There is one doing their PHD work on this tract and Landera. He grew up on the and in the Lawerence tract. Wallace Stegner and Josephine Duveneck were a part of it. Yet you choose to go outside city lines and into another bordering county to do your journalism work. Why? Scooping a story of your making, perhaps. Collaboration is key. I am a fourth Gen Palo Atan facing grave consequence of our city’s affordable housing hole & inequities. Yet GS. Your reporting is so Post WWII baby boom era encircling the West Coast American Dream, as unattainable as is.
Congratulations to the Palo Alto Weekly and its exceptional staff! I don’t know if everyone realizes how lucky we are, in a smallish city, to have this caliber of journalism—-while newspapers are closing right and left around the country. I little while ago I contributed to the Weekly’s fund-raising drive. I hope all other readers so too, as they are able.
Congratulations PA Weekly and Embarcadero Media, with a special shout-out to Gennady Sheyner with his 5 awards.
Sheyner’s collaboration on the PA police, “Battling Bias” is especially enlightening with its in-depth analysis.
Well deserved, everyone.
Congratulations to the Palo Alto Weekly staff on these very well deserved awards. We are so lucky to have this paper in our city. I am a member and I have also donated and will continue to do so.
Congratulations Gennady! You truly are the best. I’m happy to subscribe…it’s totally worth it. I love staying up to date when I’m on the road. You’re all great!