Asheville Citizen Times journalists were honored Sept. 19 with three awards during the 151st North Carolina Press Association annual convention in Raleigh.
NCPA members were honored for excellence in news and advertising coverage. The peer-reviewed contest is one of the largest in the nation with over 4,000 entries submitted by more than 125 newspapers and news organizations, according to the NCPA.
Citizen Times City Reporter Sarah Honosky won a first-place award and Investigative Reporter Joel Burgess won two second-place awards including one he shared with Citizen Times Photographer Angela Wilhelm.
“I’m very proud of, and congratulate our newsroom staffers for their N.C. Press Association awards. The work of Joel, Angela and Sarah represent some of the best reporting in the state, and alongside their Citizen Times colleagues, work tirelessly to present Western North Carolina residents with the truth,” said Karen Chávez, Asheville Citizen Times executive editor.
“Our journalists exemplify the mission of the Citizen Times — to inform our readers through explanatory pieces, to hold those in power accountable through watchdog, accountability journalism and to help set a vision of positive change for our community.”