May 1, 2014
Congratulations are in order to our friends at NJ Spotlight, who have won several awards for reporting from the Garden State Journalists Association. The Community Foundation of New Jersey is a founding supporter of NJ Spotlight, which features high-quality, in-depth journalism that encourages civic and community participation and provides an understanding of the vital issues affecting our state today in education, healthcare, the environment, and public finance.
The awards will be presented at the Association’s 67th Annual Memorial Awards Dinner on May 22nd in Weehawken. The keynote speaker will be Elizabeth Llorente of Fox News Latino.
NJ Spotlight reporters won the following awards:
Hildy Johnson Award
Mark Magyar, NJ Spotlight, “Net Property Tax Increase Much Higher Under Christie than Corzine”
Print & Electronic Publications – General News
1st Place
Mark J. Magyar, NJ Spotlight, “Raids on Dedicated Funds Climb Under Christie”
Print & Electronic Publications – Series
1st Place
Sara Neufeld, The Hechinger Report/NJ Spotlight, “A Promise to Renew”
2nd Place
Scott Gurian, NJ Spotlight, “Post-Sandy Planning”