Rhode Island Monthly Wins 24 Rhode Island Press Association Awards

Rhode Island Monthly editors, art directors, photographers and contributors were recognized and celebrated for their 2024 works at the annual awards banquet.
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Photo by Glenn Osmundson

On Friday, May 9, the Rhode Island Press Association presented more than 150 awards across forty-five journalism categories. Nearly 100 staff members from a number of local outlets, including Rhode Island Monthly, Providence Media, the Providence Journalthe Boston Globethe Valley Breeze and more gathered that night at the Quonset O’ Club in North Kingstown to collect their respective accolades and celebrate. The banquet also recognized three new Journalism Hall of Fame inductees — Kris Craig, a Providence Journal award-winning photographer; Marta Martinez, a self-made journalist and founder of Nuestras Raíces: The Latino Oral History Project of Rhode Island; and Mark Patinkin, a storied Providence Journal columnist and reporter — and presented a $1,000 scholarship to Eliza White, a Mt. Hope High School senior and soon-to-be URI journalism major.

We are thrilled to share that the Rhode Island Monthly edit and design team (plus a number of our contributors) was recognized with twenty-four awards, including eleven first-place titles. This year, RIPA President Ethan Shorey highlighted how a win means more than ever due to the highly competitive nature of the categories (for reference, the association received 463 entries this year, up from last year’s 414). Take a look below for the full list of awards.

DISTINCTION 

Distinguished Journalist 

Third Place: Lauren Clem, Senior Editor at Rhode Island Monthly

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Lauren Clem accepts her award for distinguished journalist. Photo by Glenn Osmundson

Photographer of the Year 

Second Place: Chad Weeden

Community Outreach Award 

First Place: The 2024 Bannister Awards, Lauren Clem

 

DESIGN

Special Section

First Place: Best of Rhode Island 2024, Rhode Island Monthly edit Staff; Design by Doreen Chisnell; Photography by Angel Tucker

Third Place: Guide to Pride, Edited by Kaitlyn Murray and Dana Laverty with contributions by Abbie Chipps, Lauren Clem and Jamie Coelho; Design by Doreen Chisnell; Photography by Chad Weeden and Wolf Matthewson

 

Best Cover

First Place: March 2024: Treading Water, featuring Rhode Island’s Independent Man statue, Art by Jonathan Bartlett; Design by Doreen Chisnell

March 2024

Second Place: June 2024: Pride Guide, Photo by Chad Weeden; Design by Doreen Chisnell

June 2024

 

Best Feature Front Page

First Place: The Long Way Home, Illustration by Brendan Totten; Design by Doreen Chisnell

Second Place: The Chief, the Sergeant and Their Nephew, Illustration by Dana Smith; Design by Doreen Chisnell

Third Place: Rhode Island Treasures, Photography by Chad Weeden; Design by Doreen Chisnell

 

PHOTOGRAPHY 

Feature Photo

Third Place: LaDiva Jonz, Drag Queen, Chad Weeden

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LaDiva Jonz. Photo by Chad Weeden

Photo Series / Picture Story

Third Place: Faces of Pride, Photographed by Chad Weeden; Edited by Edelinda Baptista, Dana Laverty, Kaitlyn Murray and Tabitha Pereira

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River Furtado. Photo by Chad Weeden

Food Photo

Second Place: B.A.T. (Bacon, arugula and tomato) sandwich on a buttermilk biscuit, Angel Tucker

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A sandwich from Irregardless Biscuit. Photo by Angel Tucker

Weather and Climate Photo 

Third Place: Flooding photo, Wolf Matthewson

A mill building is pictured at sunset, with trees and a flooded river in the foreground.

Pontiac Mills in Warwick as seen from across the flooded Pawtuxet River in December 2023. Photo by Wolf Matthewson

WRITING

News Story — In Depth 

First Place: The Long Way Home, Lauren Clem

 

Education Story 

First Place: Higher Education, Annie Sherman

 

Reporting on the Environment

First Place: Treading Water, Lauren Clem

 

Science / Health Care Story 

Second Place: Primary Care in Crisis, Ellen Liberman

 

Feature Story — Short 

First Place: The Grandpa Grand Tour, Paul Kandarian

 

Arts / Entertainment Story 

First Place: Kim and Ted’s Excellent Adventure, Lauren Clem

 

Food / Dining Story 

First Place: Viva Fall River! By Jamie Coelho with assistance by Lauren Clem and Dana Laverty

Second Place: The Heart of a Kitchen, Michael Ruhlman

Best Email Newsletter 

First Place: The Dish: The Latest on the Local Food and Drink Scene, Jamie Coelho

 

News / Editorial Columnist 

Second Place: Reporter Column: Ellen Liberman, Ellen Liberman