Mississippi Today has been recognized in multiple categories of the 2024 Society of Professional Journalists’ Green Eyeshade Awards, a prestigious annual competition that recognizes the best journalism in the Southeast.
The awards honor journalism published in 2023 and are open to journalists and news organizations from Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and West Virginia.
“We’re very proud that our journalists continue to be recognized among the best in the nation for their hard work on behalf of Mississippians,” said Adam Ganucheau, Mississippi Today’s editor-in-chief. “The talented team we’ve assembled in our newsroom is dedicated to providing impactful journalism that moves the needle for our state. We’re grateful for these honors.”
Mississippi Today placed in three different digital newsroom categories for this year’s Green Eyeshades.
Non-deadline reporting
Molly Minta, a reporter for Mississippi Today and Open Campus, won the second place award for her series on turmoil inside Delta State University’s music department.
Investigative reporting
Mississippi Today’s Julia James, Geoff Pender, Bobby Harrison, Taylor Vance and Adam Ganucheau won third place for a series on Gov. Tate Reeves’ top campaign donors who received state contracts under his administration.
Mississippi Today’s Rick Cleveland won second place for a series of sports columns published in 2023.
View the full list of winners here.
