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The Trace is a finalist for a National Magazine Award for General Excellence in the Special Interest category. The Trace joins The Hollywood Reporter, Atlanta, Audubon, and National Parks on the judges’ shortlist. The honor, announced February 6 by the…
It’s not news to anyone in Chicago that the city has long struggled with gun violence. We’re hiring a reporter to cover what’s being done, or not, to address the problem. The Trace is the only news organization in America…
The Trace received top awards from two media organizations for its first-ever student journalism reporting project. On September 30, The Trace received the 2019 Global Youth & News Media award for “Since Parkland,” a 10-month reporting collaboration profiling…
The Trace is eager to announce the newest member of its reporting team: Will Van Sant starts this week as a reporter covering the gun lobby. “I’m thrilled to be joining The Trace, which is home to so many talented…
The Trace is a finalist for five 2019 Online Journalism Awards, announced Tuesday by the Online News Association. We’re honored to be in the running for General Excellence in the Small Newsroom category. (Close readers may recall that last…
America’s news organizations must acknowledge the negative impact our reporting can have — and pledge to change course.
The Trace has earned honors from two journalism organizations for our investigative reporting and feature writing. On June 3, staff writer Mike Spies received the New York Press Club’s continuing coverage award for his exhaustive reporting on the National…
The Trace won a “general excellence” award from the Online News Association at its annual conference in Austin, Texas, on September 15. We tied with a Postdata.club, a Cuba-based data journalism outlet, in the “micro newsroom” category, which…
The Trace today shares some happy news of its own: Tali Woodward starts this week as deputy editor. “I’m delighted to be joining a talented group of journalists covering one of the most critical issues facing the country,” says…
Missing Pieces
The Trace’s yearlong investigation into the violent consequences of rising gun theft has earned a reporting award from the Deadline Club. “The Trace’s topnotch technique paired sophisticated data analysis with dogged shoe-leather reporting to circumvent governmental opacity and link…
This week, The Trace received honors from two distinguished journalism organizations. The Livingston Awards for Young Journalists named Brian Freskos a finalist in national reporting for his ongoing coverage of the public safety implications of America’s gun theft…
Missing Pieces, The Trace’s yearlong investigation into the violent consequences of America’s gun theft epidemic, is a Deadline Club Awards finalist in the category of Reporting by Independent Digital Media. Read Next…
