
January 6th coverage
The staff of ABC News won the 2021 SDX award in Television Breaking News Coverage (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service) for its coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol.
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The following is just a sampling of the Sigma Delta Chi Award-winning journalism produced in 2021, the most recent contest results available. If it won an SDX Award, you know it is a great example of ethical journalism. Journalism from 2022 is being judged now and winners will be announced soon.
The staff of ABC News won the 2021 SDX award in Television Breaking News Coverage (Network/Syndication Service/Program Service) for its coverage of the Jan. 6, 2021 storming of the Capitol.
The 2021 SDX award in Magazine Writing (National Circulation) was given to Lizzie Presser, ProPublica and The New York Times Magazine for reporting on America’s “shadow” foster care system.
Ross Jones, Randy Lundquist, Ramon Rosario, Johnny Sartin of WXYZ-TV won the 2021 SDX award in Public Service in Television Journalism (Large-Market Station: 1-50 market) for their reporting on a Detroit police officer accused of harassing and threatening Black residents.
The 2021 SDX award in Feature Reporting (Single-issue circ up to 100k) went to Alicia Inez Guzmán of Searchlight New Mexico for her reporting on 1999 heroin bust by federal agents.
View EntryThe 2021 SDX award winner in Radio Investigative Reporting (Market 1-100 or Network Syndication) was Esther Yoon-Ji Kang, Susie An and Alden Loury of WBEZ Chicago for sexual assault and abuse at a University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign church.
The staff of The Advocate in New Orleans won the 2021 SDX award in Deadline Reporting (Single-issue circ. up to 100k) for its coverage of Hurricane Ida.
View EntryChris Ingalls, Ryan Coe and Julie Wolfe of KING 5 Television won the 2021 SDX award in Television Investigative Reporting (Large-Market Station: 1-50 market) for their reporting on tickets being sold to a live autopsy.
The 2021 SDX award in Narrtive Podcast was given to Ayman Mohyeldin and Preeti Varathan of NBC News for reporting on a woman who died at the Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021 and her families search to find answers.