The Washington-Baltimore News Guild Local 32035 is pleased to announce the winners of the 2019 Front Page Awards. These awards recognize outstanding contributions in the fields of journalism, photography and artwork published in 2018. Each entry was adjudicated by an outside panel of experts. The honorees will be recognized at a ceremony on September 26, 2019, along with the 2017 and 2018 contest entries. Please join us in honoring these outstanding professionals for their work and dedication.
Morton Mintz Award for Investigative Reporting or
Public Service Reporting
1. Dylan Segelbaum of The York Daily Record for “Why thousands in Pa. have had their licenses suspended without a DUI or driving violation”
2. Yvonne Wenger of The Baltimore Sun for “The Wait,” a three-part series examining the journey from motherhood to infertility.
3. Dylan Segelbaum of The York Daily Record for “A deputy sheriff came to inventory their property — over a $160 Penn Waste trash bill”
Bernie Harrison Memorial Award for Commentary
Rob Levinson of Bloomberg Government for “Please Don’t Put Guards at My Synagogue,” published in “War on the Rocks”
Frank C. Porter Memorial Award for Labor Reporting
1. Fatima Hussein of Bloomberg Law for “United Pushes Back on Catering Workers’ Fight to Unionize”
2. Andrew Wallender of Bloomberg Law for “UPS Freight Strike Threat Looms as Workers Mull Revised Offer”
3. Michael Trimarchi and Christine Pulfrey of Bloomberg Tax for “Payroll Quietly Easing Into Trend of Quick-Pay Programs”
Honorable Mention: Laura Francis of Bloomberg Law for “Visa Applicants being asked if American can do their job”
Award for Business Reporting
Doug Donovan of The Baltimore Sun for “National Companies Moving to Take Over Maryland Marijuana Businesses despite State Law”
Pamela Wood of The Baltimore Sun for “Tradepoint Atlantic hits a turning point, seeks government financing”
Andrew Ramonas and Jennifer Bennet of Bloomberg Law for “SEC Wall Street Cops See Staff Drop Since Trump Election”
Honorable Mentions:
Yvonne Wenger of The Baltimore Sun for “Working at creating job opportunity: A North Baltimore cafe does its part to employ those with autism”
Rob Lever of Agence France Presse for “Hackers Target Real Estate Deals”
National or International News
1. Michael Hirsh of Foreign Policy for “How Russian Money Helped to Save Trump’s Business.”
2. Teaganne Finn and Emily Wilkins of Bloomberg Government for “No Free Lunch? Schools Worry Kids Left Out by Meal Program Cuts.”
3. Colum Lynch of Foreign Policy for “Congolese Cover-Up”
Honorable Mentions:
Colum Lynch and Robbie Gramer of Foreign Policy for “Trump Appointee Compiles Loyalty List of U.S. Employees at U.N. and State Steps Down”
Greg Giroux of Bloomberg Government for “How to Elect a Speaker”
Emily Wilkins of Bloomberg Government for “Colleges’ Online Push Possible Boon to Private Firms”
Shaun Courtney of Bloomberg Government for “Gatwick-Style Drone Chaos Could Happen Here, Absent FAA Clarity.”
Local News
1. Yvonne Wenger of The Baltimore Sun for “‘Scary’ on both sides of the windshield: Squeegee kid debate divides Baltimore”
2. Dylan Segelbaum of The York Daily Record for “I didn’t win: Man Found Not Guilty in Fatal Overdose in York County Reflects on Prosecution”
3. Dylan Segelbaum of The York Daily Record for “Heroin addiction suspected of claiming West York man’s life”
Best Technical or Data Work
1. Rob Levinson of Bloomberg Government for “Air Force Struggles to Unclog Toilet Service Contract Blockages”
2. Cameron Leuthy of Bloomberg Government for “Innovation Hubs Study Could Change the Way the Pentagon Buys”
3. Jorge Uquillas of Bloomberg Government for “Who’s Leaving Congress with Million Dollar Reserves”
Honorable mentions:
Peter Brusoe of Bloomberg Government for “Facebook PAC Has Little Cash”
Chris Cornillie of Bloomberg Government for “Air Force to Issue $100M Cloud Computing and Storage Contract”
Paul Murphy of Bloomberg Government for “DHS Grounds EAGLE III, Adopts BIC Solution for Follow-On: Top 20”
Best Legislative Analysis
1. Sarah Babbage of Bloomberg Government for “Grated American Cheese Wouldn’t Be ‘Natural’ Under Senate Bill”
2. Adam Taylor of Bloomberg Government for “BGOV Bill Summary: S. 3170, Online Child Exploitation Tipline”
3. Naoreen Chowdhury of Bloomberg Government for “BGOV Bill Summary: House-Amended S. 2736, Indo-Pacific Plan”
Best Blog
William Welkovitz of Bloomberg Law for “NLRB Joint Employer Rule”
Best Sports
1. Jeff Barker and Talia Richman of The Baltimore Sun for “Documents show University of Maryland’s big football gamble before Jordan McNair’s death”
2. Jeff Barker of The Baltimore Sun for “University of Maryland considered but did not implement plan to have medical school supervise athletic trainers”
Feature Photography
Kim Hairston of The Baltimore Sun for “Teacher Retires”
Amy Davis of The Baltimore Sun for “The Wait”
Ulysses Muñoz of The Baltimore Sun for “DJ Photo”
Local News Photography
Ulysses Muñoz of The Baltimore Sun for “Funeral at Synagogue”
Kim Hairston of The Baltimore Sun for “Ellicott City Cleanup”
National News Photography
Amy Davis of The Baltimore Sun for “Funeral for Capital Gazette Staffer”
Ulysses Muñoz of The Baltimore Sun for Annapolis Graduation
Sports Photography
Ulysses Muñoz of The Baltimore Sun for “Preakness”