Posted by madcityradio.com on August 24, 2009 at 20:39:20:
State Journal Capitol reporters win awards
from Wisconsin State Journal
The Wisconsin State Journal�s Capitol reporters won two national awards recently for their coverage of the state budget shortfall and the state�s threatened Native American languages.
Jason Stein and Mark Pitsch won second place in the In-Depth Reporting category for large newspapers from the Association of Capitol Reporters and Editors for their two-day series, "Busted: Wisconsin�s Broken Budget."
Stein also won a first-place award in the Associate category from the Native American Journalists Association for his three-day series on the languages of Wisconsin�s Indian tribes, "Down to a Whisper."