By Newsdesk.org __ There are two types of heroes at Spot.Us: reporters who work to tell important and undercovered stories and the community members that make it a reality.
Today we just found out that the project we supported "A Toxic Tour of the Bay" won a national award from the Society for Professional Journalists. I hope you'll join me in congratulating NewsDesk.org's Josh Wilson, the indefatigable Kwan Booth and the crime fighting Kim Komenich (no joke, he fights crime). You can view the series they won for at NewsDesk.org or on Spot.Us.
Of course our goal at Spot.Us is not to fund work that wins journalism awards - but to fund important stories that make an impact. In this case, however, we get to claim both!
MORE AWARDS
In fact, this isn't the first Spot.Us funded project to win kudos.
The Public Press and McSweeney's won a James Madison freedom of information contest
from the Northern California chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for their exhaustive look at the San Francisco/Oakland Bay Bridge supported by 150 donations.
My personal favorite is an award given to Andrew Stelzer and National Radio Project for their piece on Civilian Oversight of the Police in Oakland. The award comes from The National Council on Crime and Delinquency. Awesome, right?!
As always - we must keep our eyes ahead and move onward. Take a look at the projects we are fundraising for now.
Will you be supporting the next award winner?
Posted by Spot. Us on 05/03/10
