26 | JUNE 8 • 2023
T
he 2023 Society of
Professional Journalists
(SPJ) Excellence in
Journalism Awards took place
on May 15 and, once again, the
Detroit Jewish News brought
home a host of awards.
In the Community/Local
News reporting category, Stacy
Gittleman won first- and third-
place awards. The first-place
award was for her “
After Oxford”
story, a one-year retrospect
after the Oxford High School
shooting and its impact on the
possibilities of gun reform in
Michigan. Her third-place story,
“Ethnic Intimidation,
” details the
December incident where a man
was accused of hurling antise-
mitic and racist language toward
people in the Temple Beth El
parking lot and the community’s
response to it.
In the Cover Design catego-
ry, graphic designer Michelle
Sheridan won the first- and
second-place awards for “War
Through the Rearview Mirror”
and “Return to the Promised
Land,
” respectively. In the Inside
Page Design (Newspapers Only)
category, Sheridan once again
took home the first- and sec-
ond-place awards, for “Homage
to ’80s Music” and “Interfaith
Trip to Dubai,
” respectively.
In the Environment Reporting
category, Suzanne Chessler
won the second-place award
for “Charging Up Their Faith,
”
highlighting Kalamazoo’s Temple
B’nai Israel installing charging
stations for electric and hybrid
vehicles.
In the Feature Reporting cate-
gory, Robin Schwartz took home
the fourth-place award for “Our
Moment,
” a profile piece on the
Skillman Foundation’s Angelique
Power being a Black and Jewish
change agent in Detroit.
In the General Column
Writing category, Alan
Muskovitz took home second
place for “Happy Healthy New
Year,
” “Bumper Cars” and
“Goodbye, and Hello Again.
”
Sy Manello took third place
for “Side By Side,
” “Of Pain &
Suffering” and “
A Busy Body.
”
Mike Smith took fourth place for
his Looking Back pieces, “The
Amazing Mr. D; Ukraine & The
JN; It Was A Mad, Mad, Mad,
Mad World!”
In the General News
Reporting category, Shari Cohen
won the third-place award
for “Making a Difference in
Lansing,
” highlighting three
Jewish state legislators striving
to be effective in a challenging
environment.
Lastly, for the Sports
Column Writing category, Alan
Muskovitz took home the first-
place award for “Dean of Super
Bowls,
” a profile of legendary
Detroit News columnist Jerry
Green who covered every single
Super Bowl for 56 years.
Mazel tov to our hard-working
Detroit Jewish News family on
their SPJ awards! Let’s strive for
even better next year.
The JN Wins
Big Again
OUR COMMUNITY
The Detroit Jewish News has another
successful year at the SPJ Awards.
DANNY SCHWARTZ STAFF WRITER
CLOCKWISE,
STARTING
WITH ABOVE:
Stacy Gittleman.
Michelle Sheridan.
Alan Muskovitz.
Mike Smith. Shari
Cohen.