The Michigan Press Association named the Free Press as the 2020 “Newspaper of the Year.”
The association also gave the award to eight newspapers with different circulation classes.
Another competition by the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors gave the Free Press first-place recognition for General Excellence in Division III newspapers with a circulation of 40,000 or more. The Freep received additional awards and swept the features category completely.
For the Michigan Press Association, the Free Press “took back to the newsroom” first-place awards in 13 different categories:
The Freep also won additional awards in other categories.
Nancy Kaffer won third place for Best Columnist; Phoebe Wall Howard won second place in Business/Agriculture News; Ryan Garza won third place in News Photo and second place in Best Photo; Kimberly P. Mitchell won third place in Photo Story; Detroit Free Press Staff won third place in Special Selection, third place for Best Coverage of the Coronavirus in Michigan and second place in Spot News Story; Jeff Seidel won second place in Sports writing.
For the Michigan Associated Press Media Editors, the Free Press won first place in the following categories:
The Free Press also won third for Best Digital Presence. Other winners from the competition include:
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This article originally appeared on Detroit Free Press: Free Press wins multiple awards, takes home ‘Newspaper of the Year’ title
Reporting by Slone Terranella / Detroit Free Press
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