The Omaha Reader is up for five national journalism awards from the Association for Alternative Newsmedia, including recognition for three stories reported and published in collaboration with local, state and national newsrooms.
The Association for Alternative Newsmedia is a national organization made up of more than 100 independent news organizations throughout the country.
The Reader is one of six publications recognized as a finalist for five or more pieces of work published in 2022. Over 30 news organizations are finalists this year.
Read and listen to the finalists’ works below:
Best Collaboration (The BINJ Award)
- The Reader (Omaha) – “As Nebraska’s Latino Voters Grow in Power, Candidates Fight for Their Support in the Second District” – Bridget Fogarty, Elizabeth Rembert
- The Reader (Omaha) – “In one city, the pandemic accelerated a wave of white flight” – Bridget Fogarty, Sarah Garland
- The Reader (Omaha) – “Past Union President, Now Running for Sheriff, Was Deemed to Have Used Excessive Force. Then Omaha’s Police Chief Stepped in.” – Chris Bowling, Matthew Hansen, Matt Wynn
Multimedia
- The Reader (Omaha) – “Reader Radio podcast” – Chris Bowling, Isa Luzarraga, Bridget Fogarty
Arts Criticism (Jim Ridley Award)
- The Reader (Omaha) – “Lava Conquers All, Nothing Nowhere Nebulously Never, The Only Safe Place for a Gun Is in a Tom Cruise Movie Title” – Ryan Syrek
The winners of the 2023 AAN Journalism Awards will be announced during the awards ceremony, which will take place on July 21, 2023, in Dallas, Texas, during the 2023 TexAAN AAN Convention.
See the complete list of AAN Journalism Awards finalists for 2023 here.
Last year’s AAN awards brought the Reader’s team two second place awards, one third place award and three honorable mentions.