The Courier Journal won 22 awards in the Kentucky Press Association awards Friday night.
The newspaper staff won awards in the Daily 2 category, including second place in the General Excellence category. The category applies to newspapers that publish four days per week or more with a certified circulation of 10,001 and above, according to the Kentucky Press association awards.
“It’s always great for The Courier Journal journalists to be recognized for their work,” Courier Journal Editor Mary Irby-Jones said. “We really strive to do journalism that has an impact on our community, and that changes the lives and hold people accountable.”
Enterprise reporter Stephanie Kuzydym won the 2023 Jon Fleischaker Freedom of Information Award, presented by the Associated Press, in the Daily Division, for her Safer Sidelines project, which investigated “sudden death in high school sports.” Her work also won first place in the Best Investigative Story or Series.
“It is also an honor for us to win the Jon Fleischaker award for the second year in a row,” Irby-Jones said. “We will continue to do work that seeks to have open government and seeks to provide a way for the public to access public information.”