Congratulations to our 2021 Awards of Excellence Winners!
The Atlanta Press Club would like to congratulate all our finalists and winners from our 2021 Awards of Excellence. Atlanta-area journalists were able to enter themselves or be nominated by someone else. Entries were judged by volunteers from the National Press Club and Investigative Reporters and Editors on quality of content, demonstrated reportorial skill and the impact of their work.
Courtney Kueppers, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Arts & Culture
Caretakers of MLK’s legacy: Rangers help visitors absorb importance of key King sites
Johnny Kauffman, WABE 90.1 FM, The Guardian
Digital News
He Fought For Voting Rights In Georgia, Then He Was Locked Up
Stephannie Stokes, Geoff Hing, WABE 90.1 FM, APM Reports
Documentary/Series
Sonam Vashi, Atlanta Magazine and Type Investigations
Investigative Reporting
What will it take for APD to change the way it polices itself?
Sean Powers, Sea Stachura, Georgia Public Broadcasting, Jessye Norman School of the Arts
Podcasting
Shots in the Back: Exhuming the 1970 Augusta Riot
Mark Niesse, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Print News
Vote-by-mail fraud more a fear than a reality in Georgia
Emma Hurt, WABE 90.1 FM
Radio News
Familiar Echoes: 1918 Atlanta And The Spanish Flu
Emma Hurt, WABE 90.1 FM
Reporting on Civil and Human Rights
Arbery Shooting Sparks Racism, Corruption Questions About Georgia County
Gavin Godfrey, Aboubacar Kante, Canopy Atlanta
Narrative Nonfiction
Alyssa Pointer, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
Photo Essay — TIED
Ross Williams, Georgia Recorder
Photo Essay — TIED
Atlanta’s protest ends with shattered storefronts and pleas for peace
Jim Burress, WABE 90.1 FM
Use of Sound
Live From Manuel’s Tavern: A Deep Dive Into Atlanta Restaurants Struggling To Stay Afloat
Pat Maddox, Dan Wright, Tricia Owen, Kait Parker, Eric Zerkel, The Weather Channel Digital
Video
Ellicott City, MD.: A City on Edge
Stephen Boissy, WXIA 11Alive
Single Image Photo
Canopy Atlanta,
News Innovation Award
Sean Keenan, Freelance — New York Times, Atlanta Civic Circle, SaportaReport, etc.
The Rising Star Award