CalMatters Journalism Honored as 'Impeccable,' 'Beautifully-Written' and 'the Definition of Public Service' in Golden State Journalism Awards

CalMatters journalism honored as 'impeccable,' 'beautifully-written' and 'the definition of public service' in Golden State Journalism Awards

In summary CalMatters staff won in impact in journalism, courage in journalism, public health reporting, criminal justice reporting and education reporting. CalMatters won five of this year’s Golden State Journalism Awards, for public health reporting, criminal justice reporting, education reporting, courage in journalism and impact in journalism. The awards are given by the Sacramento Press Club for politics and public policy reporting across t…

Community colleges reporter recognized for policy-changing coverage - Open Campus

The Golden State Journalism Awards recently recognized a higher-ed reporter at Open Campus partner CalMatters. Adam Echelman, who writes about the state’s community colleges and works in partnership with Open Campus, was honored for his coverage of a sweeping fraud scheme that led to scammers stealing millions of financial-aid dollars from the system. His stories detailed how scammers stole Pell Grant and state-aid dollars through the community …

CalMatters journalism honored as ‘impeccable,’ ‘beautifully-written’ and ‘the definition of public service’ in Golden State Journalism Awards

This story was originally published by CalMatters. Sign up for their newsletters. CalMatters won five of this year’s Golden State Journalism Awards, for public health reporting, criminal justice reporting, education reporting, courage in journalism and impact in journalism. The awards are given by the Sacramento Press Club for politics and public policy reporting across the […]