2024 Excellence in Journalism Winners

GOLD
Jim Higgins
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Jim Higgins – performing arts and books editor

SILVER
Lindsay Christians
Cap Times
Lindsay Christians

BRONZE
Ann Christenson
Milwaukee Magazine
Ann Christenson

GOLD
Kelly Meyerhofer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Aftermath of Joe Gow firing

SILVER
Staff
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A fatal police shooting outside the RNC

BRONZE
Danielle DuClos; Andrew Bahl
Cap Times
Madison becomes latest American city rocked by a fatal school shooting

GOLD
Kayla Huynh
Cap Times
Southside Elementary

SILVER
Lindsay Christians; Stephanie Bedford; Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
“Top Chef Wisconsin”

BRONZE
Rebecca Spezzano
Wisconsin Jewish Chronicle
Republican National Convention coverage

GOLD
Mary Spicuzza
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
My Cousin Augie

SILVER
Kelly Meyerhofer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Aftermath of Joe Gow firing

BRONZE
Erin McGroarty
Cap Times
Hospital closures have ripple effects that reach Madison

GOLD
Caitlin Looby
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
As threats to Lake Superior mount, sacred wetland offers sense of place, peace

SILVER
Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine
These Days Are Yours and Mine: “Happy Days” and Milwaukee

BRONZE
John Gurda
Milwaukee Magazine
A Scar in Time: Lessons from Journey House

GOLD
Danielle DuClos
Cap Times
Judge Removal

SILVER
Kelly Meyerhofer
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
A UW professor quit amid a sex harassment probe. Then a school district hired him.

BRONZE
Andrew Bahl
Cap Times
F-35 noise-reducing funds could leave out hundreds of Madison homes

GOLD
Frank Vaisvilas
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Ojibwe ice fishing

SILVER
Evan Musil
Milwaukee Magazine
Beauty in the Crowd: Mark Mulhern

GOLD
Chris Drosner
Milwaukee Magazine
Coach to Coach: Doc Rivers & Shaka Smart

SILVER
Samara Kalk Derby
Wisconsin State Journal
The Ironman course had closed for the night, but this man finished anyway

BRONZE
Jim Owczarski
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Reinvention part of learning curve for Damian Lillard playing alongside Giannis

GOLD
John Nichols; Dave Zweifel; Steven Elbow
Cap Times
In Bob Spindell’s world, suppressing Black voters is a service

SILVER
John Nichols, Dave Zweifel, Steven Elbow
Cap Times
Don’t let Robin Vos worm his way out of Gableman fiasco

BRONZE
Kitt Healy
Madison Magazine
We Are Not a Battleground

GOLD
Rick Barrett
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Bringing It Home

SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
How Dire Is the Funding Puzzle Facing the Arts in Milwaukee?

BRONZE
Rich Kirchen; Teddy Nykiel; Drew Dawson; Logan Hanson; Linda Spice
Milwaukee Business Journal
RNC Coverage

GOLD
Jessica Van Egeren, Alyssa Salcedo
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel and Green Bay Press-Gazette
Investigating a viral unlicensed midwife

SILVER
Vanessa Swales, Drake Bentley, Laura Schulte, Kelli Arseneau, Molly Beck
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, USA TODAY Network-Wisconsin
Wisconsin prisons in crisis

BRONZE
Laura Schulte, Robert Herguth
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Why aren’t these priests listed on the Milwaukee Archdiocese’s list of accused abusers?

GOLD
Cleo Krejci
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
The Gray Zone

SILVER
John Diedrich
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Unintended

BRONZE
Bill Graf with Andrea Behling
Madison Magazine
The Most Studied Lake in the World

GOLD
James E. Causey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
James E. Causey columns

SILVER
Kristin Brey
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Kristin Brey columns

BRONZE
Tom Saler
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Historical Perspectives

GOLD
Jessica Van Egeren
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
What Happened to Baby Amillianna?

SILVER
Larry Sandler
Milwaukee Magazine
Purple Reign: Wisconsin’s Long and Winding Road to its Swing State Status

BRONZE
Liam Beran; Steven Walters
Isthmus Community Media
Do newly competitive legislative races in Wisconsin drive civic engagement?

GOLD
Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine
The Cleaner: Milwaukee Sewage Boss Kevin Shafer

SILVER
Archer Parquette
Milwaukee Magazine
Baptism of Fire: Milwaukee Fire Chief Aaron Lipski

BRONZE
Kurt Stream
Madison Magazine
The Butch Vig Effect

GOLD
Chase A.
Isthmus Community Media, Inc.
Sittin’ on the Dock

SILVER
Margaret Flatley
Madison Magazine
Journey to the Weird Worlds of Sheboygan

BRONZE
Jason Brauncowski
Concealed Carry Magazine
“Creeping Decline”

GOLD
Angela Peterson
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Greentree: The Ties that Bind

SILVER
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Battleground Wisconsin

BRONZE
Christine Dopp, Emma Waldinger
Madison Magazine
Honey in Their Veins

GOLD
Ruthie Hauge
Cap Times
Mount Horeb shooting

SILVER
Mike De Sisti
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
DNC Protest

BRONZE
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio
UW Madison pro-Palestine protest arrest

GOLD
Mike De Sisti
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Comet C/2023

SILVER
Scott Ash
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
Divine Savior Holy Angels’ Madison Quest (10) elevates for a kill

BRONZE
Angela Major
Wisconsin Public Radio
Green County Cheese Days breaks polka world record

GOLD
Tommy Washbush
Isthmus Community Media, Inc.
Isthmus Community Media, Inc.

SILVER
Bill Yorth
Oconomowoc Enterprise
Oconomowoc Enterprise

BRONZE
Chris Johnson, John Lauer
Milwaukee Business Journal
Milwaukee Business Journal

GOLD
Danielle Lawry, Danielle Lamberson Philipp, Christine Knorr, Bryce Richter
On Wisconsin
On Wisconsin magazine

SILVER
Tim Burton, Emily Culp, Carol Shufro, Sarah Frautschi
Madison Magazine

BRONZE
Chelsea Mamerow, Bianca Cabral, Sophie Yufa, Katy Woods
Milwaukee Magazine
Milwaukee Magazine

GOLD
Hillary Schave; Melissa Moody
BRAVA Magazine
January/February 2024

SILVER
Ma Vue; Allison Buchli; Jade Juedes
Volume One
Ripped from the Headlines

BRONZE
Tim Burton, Margaret Flatley
Madison Magazine
December: The Butch Vig Effect

GOLD
Chelsea Mamerow
Milwaukee Magazine
How Sweet It Is: Milwaukee Desserts

SILVER
Tim Burton, Margaret Flatley
Madison Magazine
The Butch Vig Effect

BRONZE
Danielle Lawry
On Wisconsin
Art for All

GOLD
Faye Parks; Chali Pittman; Sara Gabler; Christine Driscoll
WORT 89.9 FM
Shooting At Abundant Life Christian School

SILVER
Margaret Faust, Evan Casey, Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
Milwaukee readies for RNC after Trump assassination attempt

BRONZE
Greg Matzek; Jessica Tighe; John Mercure; Julia Fello; Erik Bilstad; Vince Vitrano
620 WTMJ
Abundant Life Christian School Shooting

GOLD
Susan Bence, Chuck Quirmbach, Lina Tran
WUWM
Thin Ice

SILVER
Danielle Kaeding
Wisconsin Public Radio
Tensions high in Lac du Flambeau as road dispute between tribe, town drags on

BRONZE
Vince Vitrano, Erik Bilstad, Adam Roberts
620 WTMJ
What’s on My Ballot 2024

GOLD
Joy Powers, Sam Woods
WUWM
American Motors and the American Dream

SILVER
Erik Bilstad
620 WTMJ
Oswald Bank Heist Reflection

BRONZE
Chali Pittman; Faye Parks
WORT 89.9 FM
Planning, Interrupted: How a meeting went awry on Madison’s west side

GOLD
Colleen Leahy
Wisconsin Public Radio
How a tiny Wisconsin village went viral nearly 60 years ago

SILVER
Trevor Hook
Wisconsin Public Radio
Exploring the handmade tunnels of ‘Sandland’

BRONZE
Sam Woods
WUWM
MKE Roots brings social studies to the city streets

GOLD
Anya van Wagtendonk
Wisconsin Public radio
‘Thou shalt not forget Wisconsin’: Haunted by 2016, Democrats are all in on the Midwestern battleground

SILVER
Addie Costello
Wisconsin Public radio and Wisconsin Watch
‘We own it. It’s our place’: Worsened care feared as counties privatize their nursing homes

BRONZE
Teran Powell
WUWM
Thousands march in downtown Milwaukee to protest the Republican National Convention

GOLD
Ellie Nakamoto-White; Jerry Imig
CBS 58
America’s only known female coppersmith in WI

SILVER
Susan Bence
WUWM
Teaching confidence one table at a time: Tonda Thompson of ‘She Slangs Wood’

BRONZE
Mallory Cheng
Wisconsin Public Radio
Strolling down Candy Cane Lane: A West Allis holiday tradition

GOLD
Lina Tran, Jimmy Gutierrez
WUWM
Reminiscing about Wisconsin’s hot cicada summer

SILVER
Vince Vitrano
620 WTMJ
“Just a Bit Outside” Reunion

BRONZE
Sarah Lehr
Wisconsin Public Radio
These Wisconsin volunteers are opening up their homes to wild animals

GOLD
Stu Levitan
WORT 89.9 FM
Paul Soglin, Revolutionary Mayor

SILVER
Joy Powers, Sam Woods
WUWM
A Century of Politics in Wisconsin

BRONZE
Susan Bence
WUWM
100% replicable: Pay-what-you-can at Tricklebee Café in Milwaukee

GOLD
Scottie Lee Meyers, Alexandria Mack, Grant Martin
Milwaukee PBS
Speaking of…The Missing Peace

SILVER
Mary Spicuzza, Bill Schulz, Daphne Chen, Gina Barton
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel
My Cousin Augie

BRONZE
Sam Woods, Joy Powers, Becky Mortensen, Ann-Elise Henzl
WUWM
Swing State of the Union

GOLD
Earl Ingram
Civic Media
The Earl Ingram Show

SILVER
Joy Powers, Sam Woods
WUWM
Lake Effect Immigration Special: Fear is the point

BRONZE
John Mercure, Julia Fello, Debbie Lazaga, Brandon Sneide
620 WTMJ
Wisconsin’s Afternoon News

GOLD
WISN 12 News
WISN TV
Madison School Shooting

SILVER
Andie Bernhardt; Kevin Weis; Adam Rife; Robby Newell
CBS 58
Kenosha School Lockdown

BRONZE
Michele Fiore, Cody Bergquist
CBS58
Fire Destroys Historic and Beloved Burlington Mansion

GOLD
AJ Bayatpour; Robby Newell; Nathan Scavina; Mark Cherek
CBS 58
The Spring that Shook Milwaukee Public Schools

SILVER
WISN 12 News
WISN TV
The Disappearance of Elijah Vue

BRONZE
WISN
WISN TV
“First Date” Murder Charges

GOLD
Zac Schultz
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin school district referendums and defeasance

SILVER
Jason Calvi
WITI FOX6
Jason Calvi

BRONZE
Matt Smith
WISN TV
Best Individual Reporting of News: Matt Smith

GOLD
Dario Melendez
WISN TV
WISN TV Sports Director: Dario Melendez 

SILVER
Scott Grodsky
CBS 58
Scott Grodsky  

 BRONZE      
Stephanie Sutton
WISN TV
Best Individual Reporting of Sports: Stephanie Sutton

GOLD
Bryan Polcyn; Sara Smith; Tim Primeau; Jeff Frings; Dave Michuda
WITI FOX6
Utter Disregard

SILVER
Megan Carpenter
Spectrum News 1
Where Are the Cameras?

BRONZE
Cody Taylor
Spectrum News 1
Waupun Prison Investigation & Coverage

GOLD
Aditi Debnath
PBS Wisconsin
Medicaid and pay for workers with developmental disabilities

SILVER
Megan Carpenter
Spectrum News 1
“We Don’t Feel Safe.”

BRONZE
Jessob Reisbeck; Susanne Barthel; Brady Headington; Mark Cherek
CBS 58
Unbuttoning the Stigma

GOLD
Ryan Ward; Ethan Freel; Brandon Sveum
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life: Red Putter

SILVER
Dario Melendez ; Jared Fialko
WISN TV
“A Coach’s Mark”

BRONZE
AJ Bayatpour; Kobe MacDonald
CBS58
Time to Spare

GOLD
Anthony DaBruzzi; Mandy Hague
Spectrum News 1
America’s Dairyland: Red, Blue, and Rural

SILVER
Megan Carpenter
Spectrum News 1
Laid Off: A Professor’s Story

BRONZE
Cody Taylor
Spectrum News 1
Out-of-State Wholesale Dealers

GOLD
Ellie Nakamoto-White; Jerry Imig
CBS 58
America’s only known female coppersmith in WI

SILVER
Jenna Wells; Jon Jenkins
CBS 58
Operation Surprise

BRONZE
Miguel Ramirez; Salvador Gomez
Telemundo Wisconsin
Tallador de Vida

GOLD
Frederica Freyberg; Marisa Wojcik; PBS Wisconsin news staff
PBS Wisconsin
Here & Now for July 19, 2024

SILVER
Lisa Pugh, Jon Henkes, John Schroeder, Rachel Sanders; Matt Peters, Henry Seroogy
WisconsinEye | WisEye.org
WisconsinEye | Newsmakers

BRONZE
Matt Smith, Gerron Jordan, John Eddy, Jessica Schmid, Rob Simmons, Dave Bakken
WISN TV
UpFront

GOLD
Anthony DaBruzzi; Mandy Hague; John Parnon
Spectrum News 1
Redistricted: Making Sense of Wisconsin’s New Maps

SILVER
Scottie Lee Meyers; Maryann Lazarski; Darin Malkowski; Amber Wichowsky; Milwaukee PBS Production Crew
Milwaukee PBS
Vote 2024 Table Talk

BRONZE
Abbey Taylor; Marla Derrick; John Parnon; Derek Brown
Spectrum News 1
Fading Away: Dementia’s Devastating Impact

GOLD
WISN 12 News
WISN TV
12 News At 10:00

SILVER
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
CBS 58 News at 10PM – December 16th

BRONZE
CBS 58 News Staff
CBS 58
CBS 58 News at 5PM – June 27th, 2024

GOLD
Bryan Polcyn; Tanner Hemker; Tim Primeau; Dave Michuda; Sara Smith
WITI FOX6
Unclaimed

SILVER
A.J. Bayatpour; Jerry Imig
WDJT-TV CBS 58
Remaking Shop Class

BRONZE
Murv Seymour
PBS Wisconsin
Who did — or didn’t — watch the 2024 RNC around Wisconsin?

GOLD
Jeff Pfeiffer; Grant Fenster; Nora Donaghy; Laurie Gorman; James Donovan
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Lighthouses

SILVER
Patricia Gomez, Yvonne Sanchez, Erica Drehfal, Jason Piekarz, Grant Martin, Karl Landwehr
Milwaukee PBS
Jesus Salas: Roots and Legacy. Bilingual Spanish

BRONZE
Holly De Ruyter; Kyra Lyons; Nora Donaghy; Mike Baron; Zack Whitford; Samantha Nash
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Hometown Stories: Beloit

GOLD
Ryan Ward; James Donovan; James Runde; Zack Whitford
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life: Femme & Queer Skate Night

SILVER
Cody Bergquist
CBS 58
Cody Bergquist

BRONZE
WISN Sports Team
WISN TV
Big 12 Sports: Wisconsin State Fair “Skills Competition

GOLD
Maureen McCollum; Kelly Saran; Ali Khan; Maria Brunetta; Angela Major; Danielle Kaeding
PBS Wisconsin
Wisconsin Life Food Traditions

SILVER
Ma Vue; McKenna Scherer
Volume One
2024 Vanguard Award Honoree: Gabe Brummett

BRONZE
Mackenzie Krumme
Wisconsin Public Radio
Wisconsin violinist is helping create sounds of the RNC

GOLD
Milwaukee Independent Staff
Milwaukee Independent
milwaukeeindependent.com: Advertising-Free Website Design

SILVER
Valeria Navarro Villegas, Michelle Maternowski
WUWM
WUWM.com

BRONZE
Jon Henkes, Rachel Sanders, John Schroeder, Emma Siewert
WisconsinEye | WisEye.org
WisconsinEye | WisEye.org

GOLD
Milwaukee Independent Staff
Milwaukee Independent
Milwaukee Independent: An Online Daily News Magazine

SILVER
Chris Murphy; Mark Treinen; Keegan Kyle; Lindsay Christians
Cap Times
captimes.com

BRONZE
Henry Sanders, Robert Chappell and A. David Dahmer
Madison365
Madison365

GOLD
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Bearing Witness: A photojournalist’s journey documenting trauma and truth in Milwaukee and beyond

SILVER
Joshua M. Miller, Alex M. Theel
Scummy Water Tower
Scummy Water Tower

BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area, Civic Media
The Recombobulation Area

GOLD
Anthony DaBruzzi; Mandy Hague; Hailey Kunz; Aly Prouty
Spectrum News 1
Redistricted: Making Sense of Wisconsin’s New Maps

SILVER
WUWM Staff
WUWM
WUWM Election Coverage

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Frontline “soldier artists” from Ukraine perform a cultural concert of gratitude for Milwaukee

GOLD
Dominique Paul Noth
Urban Milwaukee
‘Oliver!’ Not Full Dickens but Great Singing

SILVER
Kevin Lynch
Culture Currents (Vernaculars Speak)
Bill Frisell and the artful power of improvisation

BRONZE
Dominique Paul Noth
Urban Milwaukee
‘Wolves” Gets Strong Production

GOLD
Sarah Lehr; Anya van Wagtendonk; Anna Marie Yanny; Jenny Peek; Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
Abundant Life Christian School shooting coverage

SILVER
Shereen Siewert
Wausau Pilot and Review
Wausau mayor moves ballot box, sparking controversy

BRONZE
Rich Kirchen
Milwaukee Business Journal
DEI Fight

GOLD
Ashley Smart
BizTimes Media
Johnson Controls salespeople dispute over incentive plan changes

SILVER
Michael Timm
Urban Milwaukee
A Fish Story

BRONZE
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area, Civic Media
Wisconsin’s fight for new legislative maps

GOLD
Evan Casey
Wisconsin Public Radio
Whitewater adjusts to changing population amid increase of immigrants

SILVER
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area, Civic Media
Joy and Desperation in the Fox Valley

BRONZE
Baylor Spears
Wisconsin Examiner
‘We have to listen to them’: Democrats reach out to rural voters in newly drawn districts

GOLD
Sarah Lehr
Wisconsin Public Radio
Could the discovery of ancient canoes lead researchers to an underwater 

SILVER
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
How a community campaign is cleaning up rubber mulch playgrounds in La Crosse

BRONZE
Carmella D’Acquisto
Milwaukee Magazine
Mo Zhou Is Flipping the Narrative of ‘Madama Butterfly’ on its Head

GOLD
Corrinne Hess
Wisconsin Public Radio
A family struggled to find mental health help for their teen girl. They are not alone.

SILVER
Joe Schulz
Wisconsin Public Radio
Green Bay spent years rehashing the 2020 election. Now, the city is bracing for November.

BRONZE
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Advanced Wireless begins shipping hundreds of access points it donated to rebuild Irpin’s Wi-Fi network

GOLD
Steven Potter
PBS Wisconsin
How many fresh-cut Christmas trees are being harvested in Wisconsin

SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
Here’s How the 33,000 Crystals on the Pabst Theater Chandelier Are Cleaned

BRONZE
Judith Davidoff
Isthmus News Media
Working 9-5

GOLD
A. David Dahmer
Madison365
“It’s been a long road, but it feels so good to be back.” Former Madison East standout Nimrod Hilliard returns from injury to star for KR Reykjavik in Iceland

SILVER
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
This Milwaukee Bucks Grand Dancer Has a Touching Story

BRONZE
Rich Rovito
Milwaukee Magazine
A Tosa Curling Team is Going to the USA Curling National Championships

GOLD
Angela Lang
The Recombobulation Area, Civic Media
The tragedy and disappointment of the RNC in Milwaukee

SILVER
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area, Civic Media
‘It’s a new day in Wisconsin.’ Your votes made that happen.

BRONZE
Editorial Board Staff
Milwaukee Independent
The dark truth of “American Exceptionalism” is a nation that tolerates the slaughter of its children

GOLD
Megan O’Matz; Joel Jacobs
ProPublica – Milwaukee
Desperate Loans

SILVER
Dan Shafer
The Recombobulation Area, Civic Media
SPECIAL REPORT: RNC bookings “underwhelming” and a “failure,” event venues and restaurants raise concerns

BRONZE
Hunter Turpin
BizTimes Media
Will Baird Center expansion pay off for Milwaukee?

GOLD
Robert Chappell
Madison365
Coverage of domestic violence allegations against Alder Charles Myadze

SILVER
James Stratton
WISN 12 News
No driver license loophole in Milwaukee – 12 News investigation

BRONZE
Henry Redman
Wisconsin Examiner
An anti-conservation group gains influence in northern Wisconsin thanks to powerful political connections

GOLD
Peter Cameron
The Badger Project
Wandering Law Enforcement Officers (SERIES)

SILVER
Jessica McBride; Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
The Border’s Front Line

BRONZE
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner
Trapped on Wisconsin farms: The hidden plight of trafficked workers

GOLD
Doug Moe
Madison Magazine
Doug Moe’s Madison

SILVER
Jessica McBride; Jim Piwowarczyk
Wisconsin Right Now
Taking The Tough Shots

BRONZE
Ruth Conniff
Wisconsin Examiner
Ruth Conniff columns: 2024

GOLD
Lee Matz, SeonJoo So Oh, and MI Korea Staff
Milwaukee Independent
Milwaukee Voices. Korean Experiences: Exploring stories of life and war across a divided peninsula

SILVER
Anthony DaBruzzi; Aly Prouty
Spectrum News 1
Constitutional Confusion: Explaining Wisconsin’s Ballot Initiatives

BRONZE
Andrew Kennard
Wisconsin Examiner
Calling home from prison is expensive. FCC rules aim to change that. In Wisconsin there’s a catch

GOLD
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Jason S. Yi: Feeling at peace with the duality of being both an American and a Korean in Milwaukee

SILVER
Lee Matz
Milwaukee Independent
Halyna Zdyrko Salapata: The sacrifices that come with supporting Ukraine while raising a family in Milwaukee

BRONZE
Erik Gunn
Wisconsin Examiner
Vaccine’s return restores hope for mother who lost son to meningitis

GOLD
Noe Goldhaber
The Daily Cardinal
Free speech expert, ACLU of Wisconsin question constitutionality of new UW-Madison protest policy

SILVER
Sahil Gupta
Marquette Tribune
MU party chairs comment on elections

BRONZE
Alex Stahl
Media Milwaukee
Best Collegiate Online News Story

GOLD
Dani Savin
The Badger Herald
Balancing acts: Student-athletes navigate mental health challenges amid many responsibilities

SILVER
Joseph Panzer
The Daily Cardinal
A news desert in Douglas County leaves residents without local coverage

BRONZE
Gavin Escott; Noe Goldhaber
The Daily Cardinal
UW program administrators unenroll disabled student from study program, spark calls for accommodations reform

GOLD
Blake Thor
The Badger herald
‘Harm or harness:’ AI anxieties among UW students, faculty increase along with demand for skills.

SILVER
Gabriel Gibbons
Madison Commons
Hmong American: 50 years in the making

BRONZE
Tessa Devine
Curb Magazine
Concrete time capsule

GOLD
Sophia Scolman
The Badger Herald
Struggle over shared governance continues at UW, inside Capitol

SILVER
Mary Bosch
The Daily Cardinal
Muslim, MENA students report harassment but don’t feel supported by UW-Madison. Here’s why

BRONZE
Josh Skarda
Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
What Is Missing White Woman Syndrome?

GOLD
Elsa Englebert
The Badger Herald
‘It’s All the Rage’ exhibit proves activism has no age

SILVER
Emma Kozina
The Badger Herald
Lesbian pop-up bar LPub Madison builds community

BRONZE
Nick Bumgardner
The Daily Cardinal
A Wisconsin tribal community didn’t have reliable internet, so they built it

GOLD
Jack Albright
The Marquette Tribune
A ‘deafening’ party

SILVER
Matthew Baltz
The Marquette Tribune
Over a decade in the making: Ella Foti will head to Pepperdine to play sand volleyball after the 2024 season

BRONZE
Mia Salbego
The Daily Cardinal
Regents’ authorization of Shell replacement leaves some student athletes worried about practice space

GOLD
Liam Beran
The Daily Cardinal
Cybercriminals stole thousands of UW records, but system leaders didn’t tell the public. Why?

SILVER
Noe Goldhaber; Gabriella Hartlaub
The Daily Cardinal
Exclusive: UW-Madison staff members criticize internal antisemitism training for insensitive language, inaccuracies

BRONZE
Anna Kleiber; Ava Menkes
The Daily Cardinal
Exclusive: Eric Hovde criticized young people in past talks, recordings show

GOLD
Sreejita Patra
The Daily Cardinal
‘If you become something, you can wash the stain off’: Pahuja’s ‘To Kill a Tiger’ depicts a child sex abuse survivor’s societal alienation

SILVER
Joseph Schamber
The Marquett Tribune
The next four years

BRONZE
Lilly Peacock
The Marquette Tribune
Peacock on the WNBA in MKE

GOLD
Jacob Duran
The Badger Herald
Goalie

SILVER
Katie McIlheran
UW-Whitewater Royal Purple
Watertown roots Warhawks on win

BRONZE
Jacob Duran
The Badger Herald
Glow

BRONZE
Cameron Schneider
The Daily Cardinal
Black Pumas hypnotize the Sylvee with psychedelic soul

GOLD
Samantha Calderon, Colton Pemble, Liliana Fannin
Media Milwaukee
La Frontera: Crossing the Rio Grande

GOLD
Deven Michalak
WRST-FM
Fentanyl

SILVER
Dominic Rodriguez, Sonia Spitz
Media Milwaukee
Voices at the Border

BRONZE
Jacob Link
WRST-FM
Financial Issues Force Changes

GOLD
Brandon Clark
WRST-FM
Warm Winter Weather

SILVER
Joshua Skarda
Media Milwaukee
DIY Radio Station Features Community Music, Issues

BRONZE
James Tishler
WRST-FM
Aurora

GOLD
Anna Oleniczak, Caleb Rose
Media Milwaukee
Sounds of the Missing

SILVER
Caleb Rose
Media Milwaukee
‘Because You Feel Bad, You Want to Keep Scrolling’: Social Media and Mental Health

BRONZE
Tyler Niedzialkowski
WRST-FM
The Waveform

GOLD
Colton Pemble, Samantha Calderon
Media Milwaukee
At the Border

SILVER
David Go, Ava Carmody
Media Milwaukee
Finding the Missing

BRONZE
Joseph Tweet
Media Milwaukee
The Importance of Wisconsin Forests and Those Who Support Them

GOLD
Jesselan Yang
Media Milwaukee
Myanmar Refugees Rebuild Their Lives in Milwaukee

SILVER
David Go
Media Milwaukee
Missing in Milwaukee – The People Searching for the City’s Lost

BRONZE
Peyton Radloff
Media Milwaukee
Koz’s Mini Bowl: A Small Town Bar in the Big City

BRONZE
Graham Thomas
Media Milwaukee
Urban Ecology Center Hosts Christmas Bird Count

GOLD
Adrian Fraga
The Marquette Wire – Golden Eagle Sports Report
Marquette Invitational Track and Field

SILVER
David Go
Media Milwaukee
Social Media-Fueled Sport Finds Support at UWM

GOLD
Stephen Wielebski
Media Milwaukee
Horses and Happiness: The Story of S.M.I.L.E.S.

GOLD
Ty Javier
The Daily Cardinal
Over $348,000 spent by political parties and PACs in spring nonpartisan school board elections

SILVER
Kiesen Williams, Kai Kurokawa, George Clyde
The Badger Herald
Kamala Harris’ Final Madison WI Rally

GOLD
The Daily Cardinal
The Daily Cardinal
The Daily Cardinal

GOLD
Media Milwaukee Staff
Media Milwaukee
Media Milwaukee

SILVER
Curb Magazine
Curb Magazine

BRONZE
Staff of Madison Commons
Madison Commons
Madison Commons

GOLD
Zindzi Frederick
The Badger Herald
UW reinstates SexWIse module after negotiations

SILVER
Anna Smith
The Badger Herald
Debt threatens stability of Wisconsin universities as campuses close

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The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
Pro-Palestine protest day three: Protesters rebuild encampment after police remove tents

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Caleb Rose
Media Milwaukee, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Chandra Jennings: Missing in Milwaukee

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Rachel Hale
Wisconsin Watch
Wisconsin’s Medicaid postpartum protection lags most of the country

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Cate Tarr
Curb Magazine
Bridge the gap

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Marion Elbow
Curb Magazine
Homebrewed Heroines

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Ellie Culver
Curb Magazine
The path to purpose

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Ava McNarney
Curb Magazine
Strike a match

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Josh Skarda
Media Milwaukee
A Child Lost

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Ruby Mulvaney
The Marquette Wire
MAGA’s Microphone malfunctions and more

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Sarah Parker
The Daily Cardinal
A Florence County newspaper struggles in a news desert, but this editor is determined to report

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Casmir Byrne
Media Milwaukee
Gen Z Drinking Habits Drain Profits from Local Breweries

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Ruby Rothman
Madison Commons
Firefighters need heroes too: A community challenge

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Graham Thomas
Media Milwaukee
Milwaukee Zine Fest Celebrates DIY Publishing

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Colton Pemble
Media Milwaukee
Spaghetti Night Every Monday Night

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Jack Albright
The Marquette Wire
“Yadira Anchant’s hands have shaped her past. They’ll keep shaping her future.”

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Sofie Hanrahan
The Marquette Wire
Antonio Constable carrying on family legacy at Marquette

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Morgan Feller
Curb Magazine
Lead of

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Rachel Hale
Wisconsin Watch
Over 100 Wisconsin school districts fielded inquiries, challenges to books

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JAMS 500 Class
Media Milwaukee
Missing in Milwaukee

BRONZE
Noe Goldhaber; Gabriella Hartlaub
The Daily Cardinal
Young Americans for Freedom said UW-Madison’s security fees were ‘unprecedented.’ Records show that’s not the full story

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Aiden Mellon
The Badger Herald
Out-of-state Californian students drive UW’s higher education import economy

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Rachel Lopera
The Marquette Wire
Adoption is saving lives