C-VILLE Weekly took home 12 Virginia Press Association awards in 2020’s News and Advertising Contest (full results here). We offer hearty congratulations to the other publications in our competition group, and, most importantly, we express our deepest gratitude to the people who shared their stories with us over the last year.
News
C-VILLE’s coverage of the local criminal justice system yielded first- and second-place finishes in the Public Safety Writing category. Editor Ben Hitchcock earned first place for his reporting on the jail’s coronavirus policy, police-community relations, and the police department’s arrest of a homeless man on the Downtown Mall. News reporter Brielle Entzminger won a second-place award for her stories on the summer’s protests, allegations of racial profiling against the local police, and the next steps for the area’s racial justice activists.
Hitchcock won first place in Government Writing, for his stories about the city manager’s departure, Virginia’s gerrymandering amendment, and our former congressman’s Bigfoot erotica book.
Entzminger won a second-place award in Education Writing, for her stories on inequity in school reopening plans, efforts to reform the county schools’ history curriculum, and UVA library employees’ working conditions during the pandemic.
Arts
Freelancer Kris Jenson won first place in Critical Writing, for his film reviews of Portrait of a Lady on Fire, Get Duked!, and Blood Quantum.
Former arts reporter Erin O’Hare earned a first-place award in Column Writing, for her stories on hot dog murals, pizza-inspired jingles, and muralist Sahara Clemons.
Freelancer Shea Gibbs won third place in Column Writing, for his stories on artist Damani Harrison, band Mouzon Bigsby, and band Chamomile & Whiskey.
Design
Art Director Max March won first place in Page Design for his work on our Tree Issue, and second place in Front Page Design for our Health Issue.
Former art director Bill LeSueur earned third place in Page Design for his work on O’Hare’s feature on aboriginal art.
Advertising
Ad designer Tracy Federico won second place in the Education, Churches, and Organizations category for her Shelter for Help in Emergency ad, and third place in the Food and Drug category for her Seven Hills ad.