Connecticut Public Receives Awards for The Accountability Project (T.A.P.) Reporting

The Accountability Project Wins National Sigma Delta Chi Award

• Connecticut Public's The Accountability Project won a national Sigma Delta Chi award from the Society of Professional Journalists in the category of Fact Check for their spot on vehicle thefts and juvenile crime.
  
  • Article: Vehicle Thefts Are Up In Connecticut, But Experts Say Juvenile Justice Laws Aren’t To Blame
  • Award: Sigma Delta Chi Awards

The Accountability Project Wins Six Connecticut Society of Professional Journalists Awards

• Audio Storytelling, Broadcast First Place: Juveniles, Joyrides & Justice, TAP
• Breaking News, Broadcast First Place: Eviction orders spiked in CT when federal moratorium lapsed, TAP
• Data, Broadcast Second Place: 5 things to know about juvenile crime in CT, Jim Haddadin
• Education, Broadcast First Place: As the new school year begins, some immunocompromised families feel left behind, Walter Smith Randolph
• Health, Broadcast First Place: Help coming for undocumented immigrants trapped in CT hospitals, Jacqueline Rabe Thomas
• Reporting Series, Broadcast First Place: Back to in-person school: How the pandemic is affecting CT education, TAP
  
  • Awards: Connecticut SPJ

Connecticut Public Wins Two Public Media Journalists Association Awards

• Interview category: Division AA
  
  • The Disrupted team and Connecticut Public Radio won a second place award in the Interview category for "How astronaut Leland Melvin is using the lessons he learned in space back here at home"
• Continuing Coverage category: Division AA
  
  • The Accountability Project won a first place award in the Continuing Coverage category for "Special Education during the pandemic."
    
    • Data: Students With Disabilities Aren't Faring Well During The Pandemic
    • As New School Year Begins, Some Immunocompromised Families Feel Left Behind
  • Awards: PMJA 2022 Award Winners