Connecticut news organizations honored with prestigious Sigma Delta Chi awards

Three Connecticut news organizations were honored with prestigious 2012 Sigma Delta Chi awards.

Judges chose the winners from more than 1,700 entries in categories covering print, radio, television and online. The awards recognize outstanding work published or broadcast in 2012.

The winners will be honored at an awards banquet on June 21 at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C.

Area winners included:

• Feature Reporting (Daily Circulation 1-50,000)
  “12-14-12,” by Staff, The News-Times
• Editorial Writing (Daily Circulation 100,001+)
  Tom Condon, Maura Casey, Henry McNulty and Robert K. Schrepf, The Hartford Courant
• Public Service in Radio Journalism (101+ Market)
  “State struggled at fire prevention ahead of Manorville blaze,” by Charles Lane and Naomi Starobin, WSHU Public Radio

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