CT SPJ 2024 Excellence in Journalism Contest winners

Each year, the Connecticut chapter of SPJ recognizes the best in Connecticut journalism with its Excellence in Journalism Contest. 

This year’s entries showcase the important, compelling, entertaining and compassionate work being done by journalists across the state. This contest also supports the mission of CT SPJ as our biggest fundraiser. We give out thousands of dollars in scholarships to journalism students in or from CT each year, and support other efforts, such as the Legal Defense Fund, CCFOI and CFOG. 

We’re grateful to the many Connecticut journalists who volunteered to judge the Diamond Journalism Awards in exchange for the work of the judges from the Southeast who judged the Connecticut contest. We couldn’t pull off the contest without the people who judge our swap partner’s contest every year – thank you. 

This year, we moved to a three-division format that grouped news organizations of similar size and scope, regardless of medium. For example, television and radio stations were grouped with the largest print and digital news organizations in the state. We welcome any questions or thoughts about this format – please email spjconnecticut@gmail.com. 

Certificates will be available at the CT SPJ awards dinner on May 21, 2025. If not picked up then, they will be mailed to the winners’ newsrooms.

Find out more about the dinner, and buy a ticket, here.

We thank you for your support. If you’d like to become more involved in the board and our activities, reach out to any of the board members listed below.

Download the list of winners here:

Excellence in Journalism winners 2024pdf.pdf

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CTSPJ BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2023-2024

Board Officers:

President - Chandra Bozelko 

Vice President, programming - Jeniece Roman 

Vice President, communications - Lindsay Boyle 

Treasurer - Martha Shanahan

Secretary - Mercy Quaye 

Past President - Viktoria Sundqvist

Board of Directors:

Jordan Fenster 

Sarah Gordon

Sam Smink

Darren Sweeney