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Tribune earns Golden Quill award for reporting
PITTSBURGH — The Meadville Tribune won a Golden Quill Award for excellence in journalism on Tuesday night.
The Press Club of Western Pennsylvania announced the winners of the Golden Quills, a competition that honors professional and student excellence in print, broadcast, photography, videography and digital journalism in western Pennsylvania and nearby counties in Ohio and West Virginia.
Mike Crowley won a Golden Quill in the 'Excellence in Written Journalism, Science/Environment' category with a his reporting on invasive species in Pymatuning Reservoir and Conneaut Lake.
'It is a real honor and privilege to work with the talented news team at the Tribune. I am incredibly proud of the work that Mike and Chloe are doing for us and I look forward to many more awards and nominations for them and our other reporters and photographers in the future!' Publisher Devon Stout said.
The Tribune also was a finalist in six other categories:
• Traditional feature, Crowley, 'Going for gold: Student competes in 'major league' of marching band.'
• Public affairs/politics/government reporting, Chloe Forbes, 'Critical Pa. swing county remains in limbo as Election Day nears,' and Crowley, 'Bye-bye biomass: Crawford Central pulls plug on energy initiative.'
• Business/technology/consumer reporting, Crowley, 'Parking puzzle: Town hall shows meter increases unpopular, other options limited,' and Forbes, 'Meadville weighs if skill games regulations are a good bet.'
• Education: Crowley, ''Much ado,' but few books removed: One year after PENNCREST library policy changes.'
'Our entire news team is dedicated to community-focused journalism, and these awards are a reinforcement of the quality of work we're doing on a daily basis,' Editor Rick Green said.
