Seven Days won 23 first-place awards — our best showing ever — at the New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) convention in Boston last weekend — including General Excellence and Reporter of the Year.
Nearly 2,000 entries were submitted and evaluated by New England Newspaper & Press Association’s distinguished panel of judges. Seven Days competed against dozens of other newsweeklies around the region in the large-circulation weekly category.
Education Reporting
Alison Novak & Courtney Lamdin, PCBs at Burlington High School From the judges: "While the subject matter can be technical, the writers took great pains to make the information clear and understandable. An impressive effort on a huge community story."
Environmental Reporting Margaret Grayson, "The Vermont Wild Bee Survey Finds and Identifies Hundreds of Species" From the judges: "The stories feature solid reporting on a vitally important issue that threatens the food chain — as well as steps that officials are considering in order to deal with the issue."
Food Page or Section Jordan Barry, Melissa Pasanen & Sally Pollak, Food + Drink section, March 3, 2021 From the judges: "This is local food journalism at its best: Timely, inclusive and compelling."
Government Reporting Courtney Lamdin, Colin Flanders & Sasha Goldstein, "Dodson Plagiarized Portions of Report on Burlington Police Transformation" From the judges: "Seven Days delivers a textbook example of excellent enterprise reporting, uncovering plagiarized passages of a "blue ribbon" report on police reform. This story should hang in every newsroom as an example of what municipal reporters can (and should) do."
Arts & Entertainment Reporting Dan Bolles, "Banjo Great Gordon Stone Celebrated With Posthumous Album" From the judges: "A good feature can lead the reader to learn something, to become more appreciative of a subject or genre — and in rare occasions open a door to a whole new level of appreciation of a particular art form or subject they never knew, understood, or heard of before. This writer accomplishes all three in this informative, easy reading tribute that probably helped expose the subject to new audiences in his own home state and neighborhood."
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Vermont is home to numerous innovative tech companies that make everything from underwater robots to battery-powered aircraft. Learn about them at the Vermont Tech Jam, an annual career and tech expo on Saturday, October 22 at Hula on the Burlington waterfront. This year's keynote presenters: Boston Scientific cofounder John Abele and Sarah Kalil, CEO of the Vermont-based CoreMap. (7D PROMO)