CINCINNATI, January 22, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — For their investigative reporting series, the news teams at The E.The W. Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) have won two 2025 Alfred I. duPont-Columbia Awards. The prestigious journalism awards recognize the best of American video and audio journalism. The DuPont Silver Batons were presented during a ceremony Wednesday evening at the Columbia University in New York City.
Scripps Newsa national news network owned by Scripps, won for its border reporting Maine the law on weapons. WTVF, Scripps’ CBS-connected local television station in Nashvillereceived an award for a series of reports on political extremism in Tennessee. Scripps News was also a finalist for his investigation into the water crisis in Flint, Michigan.
“The tireless reporting of these three investigations by Scripps reporters is another reminder of the vital role they play as community liaisons, keeping the public informed, engaged and accountable ‘often at great personal cost,'” he said. Dean LittletonScripps Executive Vice President of Broadcast Media Operations. “This award is a testament to the dedication of Scripps’ strong team of local and national investigative reporters to delivering hard-hitting impactful stories that go beyond the headlines and get to the bottom of the story.”
Scripps News“Maine Shooting: Missed Warnings”
Scripps News Investigates won a duPont-Columbia award for its investigation into a mass shooting in Maine in 2023. The investigation found that more than two dozen law enforcement officers had information about the gunman’s threats and access to firearms, but none were able to retrieve the shooter’s weapon before took the lives of 18 people. National investigative correspondent for more than a year Lori Jane Glihainvestigative producer Brittany Freeman and the Scripps News Investigates team is trying to find out why. Read the entire investigative series to see what Scripps News uncovered.
WTVF, NewsChannel 5 “The hate is coming Main street“
WTVF Chief Investigative Reporter Phil Williams and the NewsChannel 5 Investigates team received a duPont-Columbia Award for their research on Franklin, Tennesseecandidate for mayor Gabrielle Hanson. In a series of reports, the team examined Hanson’s ties to white racists, her history of arrests for promoting prostitution and her social media photo of a group of women she claimed were her supporters but who later rejected that claim and condemned her, among other inconsistencies . and unusual discoveries.
As the investigation unfolded, the NewsChannel 5 Investigates team discovered that Hanson’s ally, Shawn Taylorhad a long history of bizarre, unsubstantiated conspiracy theories before being hired as the assistant police chief in Millersville, Tennessee. This project produced more than 60 individual stories.
The Hanson investigation won a Peabody Award last May. This is the fifth duPont-Columbia award for Williams and the NewsChannel 5 Investigates team.
Scripps News, “Flint: City of Contempt”
Scripps News Investigates was named a finalist for “Flint: City in Contempt.” The investigation found that nearly a decade after one of the nation’s biggest public health scandals broke out, many Flint residents were still waiting for the city to remove and replace corroded pipes that were leaching lead into the city’s water supply. See the entire investigation here. Scripps News he also received a National Emmy Award last September for his investigation of Flint water crisis.
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The EW Scripps Company (NASDAQ: SSP) is a diversified media company focused on creating a better informed world. As one of the nation’s largest TV broadcasters, Scripps serves communities with quality, objective local journalism and operates a portfolio of more than 60 stations in more than 40 markets. Scripps reaches households around the world OUR with national news outlets Scripps News and Court TV and popular entertainment brands ION, ION Plus, ION Mystery, Bounce, Grit and Laff. Scripps is the largest owner of broadcast spectrum in the country. Scripps is a longtime trustee Scripps National Spelling Bee. Founded in 1878, Scripps’ longstanding motto is, “Give light and men will find their way.”
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