I'm very proud to announce that Southwest Journal reporter Scott Russell has won a 2002 Frank Premack Award.
The award recognizes top public-affairs reporting in Minnesota, and is given out by the U's School of Journalism and Mass Communications. According to the Premack Awards press release: "Scott Russell and the Southwest Journal are the winners of the Weekly Newspaper award for the story "How Pensions Blew A Hole In the City Budget" that was published on Sept. 9, 2002. "Premack judges in this category said, 'This story took a complex financial issue and explained it in an understandable way. The article provided detail and history about a subject that is going to have a huge impact on the city council's decision-making process. The reporter demonstrated significant enterprise in his research on an obscure but important aspect of the city's budget.'" Anyone who knows Scott knows he is a top-notch reporter, so the award is well-deserved. We're all proud to be associated with him, and proud that weekly newspaper reporting gets such recognition. Special mention should go to our former Creative Director Karen Harris, who made an already sharp story even more comprehensible. David Brauer King Field Editor, Southwest Journal & Skyway News TEMPORARY REMINDER: 1. Send all posts in plain-text format. 2. Cut as much of the post you're responding to as possible. ________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A City-focused Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
