The Washington Post metro staff was presented with five SPJ DC Dateline Awards

A statement from Executive Local Editor Jamie Stockwell and Deputy Local Editors Maria Glod and Matt Zapotoski:

We’re excited to share that the Washington Post metro staff, along with several partners from across the room, were honored with five SPJ DC Dateline Awards at a ceremony Tuesday night. The winners – who were among an amazing 15 finalists from our news organization – reflect the breadth and depth of our daily local coverage, including breaking and authoritative news and a wealth of reporting, in-depth investigations and features.

Nicole Dungka, Claire Hill and Andrew Ba Tran won in the series category for the revealing Smithsonian Brain Project, which looked at how the institution harvested brains and other body parts to prove now-debunked theories about racial differences, then kept the remains and did not act on employee concerns about the practice.

Hannah Nathanson and Justin Juvenal won in the investigative category for an in-depth look at how school administrators downplayed warnings about a 6-year-old child’s troubling behavior before he shot and wounded a teacher in his classroom in Newport News, Va.

Washington Post Staff, Contributed Spencer Hsu, Rachel Weiner, Tom Jackman, Adriana Yuzero, Frank Halli-Jones and others, won in the Breaking News category for their urgent, live coverage of the Proud Boys’ trial and sentencing, along with a compelling visual timeline.

Alexandra Robbins and Nicole Asbury Won in the Non-Breaking News category for exposing sexual harassment allegations against a Montgomery County principal.

In Non-Breaking News, we had two other finalists:

· Emily Davis and bow light For coverage of the city’s battles to control repeat traffic violators in D.C., following a horrific crash that killed a Lyft driver and two passengers.

· Emily Davis and Olivia Diaz For reporting problems at DC’s 911 center, including an incident in which 10 dogs died in flooding.

We had three more finalists in Features:

· Lauren Lumpkin For his piece on a DC principal dealing with the shooting of four students at his school.

· Jasmine Hilton His Deep Read on a group of mothers who bonded after their children were lost to gun violence.

· Kathy Mettler and Maura Judkis For researching Jerry Lee Hall, whose escaped zebras in Prince George’s County have garnered national attention.

We had three more finalists in the investigation:

· Valerie Strauss, Ovetta Wiggins and Nicole Asbury for their revelations about the Maryland schools chief’s “toxic” management style, as well as their report on extending his contract and continued pay after his resignation.

· Dan Morse For reporting on a possible conflict of interest for a judge who negotiated a role with the prosecutor’s office even as he tried criminal cases.

· Susan Svrluga For his report on the Department of Education’s finding that Liberty University had been violating security laws for years.

We had another finalist in the series:

· Washington Post Staff, Contributed Hannah Nathanson, Moriah Ballingit, Sabi Robinson, Carina Ellwood, Olivia Diaz, Laura Vozella, Marty Weil and Greg Schneiderto their report of a shooting after school in Richmond.

We had another finalist at Beat Reporting:

· Carina Ellwood For coverage of the debate over Gov. Glenn Youngkin’s trans policy in Washington schools, including teens who oppose the directives, the state sports body’s position, state law on the issue, student fears and updated guidelines.

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