The Denver Post took top honors for General Excellence in the 2023 Colorado Press Association’s Better News Media Contest in the large newspaper category.
The Post swept awards for Investigative Reporting with Shelly Bradbury and Elise Schmelzer taking first place for their story on how mass killers slip through Colorado’s safety net. Meg Wingerter and Seth Klamann placed second for their story about eating disorder patients alleging a Denver treatment center used punitive and threatening methods.
Megan Schrader, The Post’s opinion editor, was recognized with first-place awards for both her editorial writing and her serious column writing.
The Post also received first-place awards for its website, its page design and its newsletter, the Mile High Roundup.
Other first-place winners included:
Agricultural reporting: Tiney Ricciardi for a story on the challenges facing barley farmers.
Breaking news: Elise Schmelzer, Bruce Finley and Jacob Factor for their coverage of the shooting that followed the NBA finals last year.
Crime and safety reporting: The investigative piece on serial killers won first place, while a story by Schmelzer and Klamann on people overdosing in public spaces was second.
Environmental story: RJ Sangosti, a Post photographer, won this award for his work on the Colorado River crisis. That work also won Sangosti and photo editor Patrick Traylor a first-place award for best slideshow or photo essay.
Sports photograph: AAron Ontiveroz was awarded for one of his photos of Jamal Murray.
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