Comstock’s stories, designs, photographs and illustrations won awards in 14 categories in the California Journalism Awards, hosted by the California News Publishers Association. Here’s a list of all our awards, with links to the winning content:
Lien Hoang’s story about Sacramento’s Little Saigon neighborhood
won first place for print feature story in the 2020 California
Journalism Awards. (Photo by Carly Cornejo)
- First place for feature story for “Lineage of Success” by Lien Hoang
- First place for inside page layout and design for “Follow Her Lead” by Carly Cornejo
- First place for agricultural reporting for “Promise for New Proteins” by Jennifer Junghans
- First place for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic for “Vaccination Anticipation” by Jessica Laskey
This photograph of Sacramento Ballet dancers Isabella Velasquez
and Anthony Cannarella won second place for artistic photo in the
2020 California Journalism Awards. (Photo by Terence Duffy)
- Second place for general excellence for Comstock’s
- Second place for artistic photo for “Out of the Spotlight” by Terence Duffy
- Second place for coverage of youth and education for “Virtual Variations” by Laurie Lauletta-Boshart
Russell Nichols’ story about Black business owners’ efforts to
combat economic and racial injustice won third place for coverage
of protests and racial justice in the 2020 California Journalism
Awards. (Photo by Fred Greaves)
- Third place illustration for “The Big Fix” by Carly Cornejo
- Third place for coverage of protests and racial justice for “Fighting for Fairness” by Russell Nichols
- Third place for in-depth reporting for “Laying the Groundwork” by Sena Christian
- Third place for enterprise news story or series for “Follow Her Lead”
Sena Christian’s story about the pandemic’s effects on the stress
levels of first responders won fourth place for coverage of the
COVID-19 pandemic in the 2020 California Journalism Awards.
(Photo by Ryan Angel Meza)
- Fourth place for special section cover for City of Stockton, McClellan Park and Greater Sacramento by Marissa Lewis
- Fourth place for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic for “Help for the Helpers” by Sena Christian
- Fourth place for coverage of the COVID-19 pandemic for “Out of the Spotlight” by Marcus Crowder
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