ABA Journal wins national honors for Web News Section, news features, investigative coverage at 2019 Azbee Awards

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By Amanda Robert

May 10, 2019, 12:10 pm CDT

ABA Journal Managing Editor Kevin Davis accepted the Stephen Barr Award at the 2019 Azbee Awards in St. Petersburg, Florida. Photo by Molly McDonough.

The ABA Journal was nationally recognized as one of the Top 10 Magazines of the Year and Top 10 Websites of the Year by the American Society of Business Publication Editors on Thursday. In addition, ABAJournal.com won a national gold award for Web News Section and the ABA Journal won three national gold awards for news features and investigative coverage at the 2019 Azbee Awards. Managing Editor Kevin Davis was also honored with the American Society of Business Publication Editors’ Stephen Barr Award for excellence in writing and reporting. “Kevin is a talented storyteller,” says Molly McDonough, editor and publisher of the ABA Journal. “His pieces are carefully reported with important details: facts, science and the law.” She adds that it is Davis’ ability to capture details about “the people whose lives are impacted that makes him truly outstanding as a reporter and editor.” Presented by ASBPE at the Poynter Institute in St. Petersburg, Florida, the Azbee Awards recognize outstanding work by business-to-business, trade, association or professional publications. Here is the complete list of the ABA Journal’s national Azbee awards:

Overall Excellence

Top 4: Cross Platform Package of the Year for Legal Rebels Top 10: Magazine of the Year Top 10: Website of the Year

National Gold Awards

Azbee Category: Online > Web News Section Title of Entry: ABA Journal: Law News Now Awarded to: Sarah Mui, chief copy editor; Lee Rawles, assistant managing editor for the web; Debra Weiss, senior writer for the web; Steve Rynkiewicz, web producer; Jackson Thomas, deputy web editor; Stephanie Ward, senior writer; Lorelei Laird, legal affairs writer; Jason Tashea, legal affairs writer Azbee Category: Print > Features Series Title of Entry: Digital Dangers Awarded to: Jason Tashea, legal affairs writer; Victor Li, assistant managing editor; contributors and industry experts Azbee Category: Print > Features Article – General Interest Title of Entry: “Opioids, Justice & Mercy: Courts on the Front Lines of Lethal Crisis” Awarded to: Liane Jackson, assistant managing editor Azbee Category: Print > Impact/Investigative Title of Entry: “Under Questioning: The Chicago Police Legacy of extracting false confessions is costing the city millions” Awarded to: Kevin Davis, managing editor

National Silver Awards

Azbee Category: All Content > Data Journalism Title of Entry: “The Job is Killing Them: Family lawyers are experiencing a higher rate of threats and violence than other lawyers” Awarded to: Lorelei Laird, legal affairs writer Azbee Category: All Content > Government Coverage Title of Entry: ABA Journal Awarded to: Lorelei Laird, legal affairs writer; Liane Jackson, assistant managing editor; Kevin Davis, managing editor Azbee Category: Print > News Section Title of Entry: The Docket Awarded to: Kevin Davis, managing editor Azbee Category: Print > Individual Profile Title of Entry: “Justice, Mercy & Redemption: Bryan Stevenson, founder of the Equal Justice Initiative, has learned you can’t change the world without some discomfort or inconvenience” Awarded to: Darlene Ricker, freelance writer; Kevin Davis, managing editor

National Bronze Awards

Azbee Category: All Content > Original Research Title of Entry: “Little agreement between the sexes on tackling harassment, Working Mother/ABA Journal survey finds” Awarded to: Stephanie Francis Ward, senior writer; Barbara Frankel, executive editor, Working Mother Research Institute, Working Mother Media The ABA Journal also won several awards for the Upper Midwest Region, which consists of Illinois, Iowa, Minnesota and Wisconsin.

Regional Gold Awards

Azbee Category: Impact/Investigative “Under Questioning,” Kevin Davis Azbee Category: Government Coverage Lorelai Laird, Liane Jackson, Kevin Davis Azbee Category: Enterprise News Story “Supreme Icon,” Stephanie Francis Ward Azbee Category: Podcast The Modern Law Library, Lee Rawles Azbee Category: Web News Section ABA Journal: Law News Now, Sarah Mui, Lee Rawles, Debra Weiss, Steve Rynkiewicz, Jackson Thomas, Stephanie Ward, Lorelei Laird, Jason Tashea Azbee Category: Feature Article – General Interest “Opioids, Justice & Mercy,” Liane Jackson Azbee Category: Feature Series Digital Dangers, Jason Tashea, Victor Li and contributors

Regional Silver Awards

Azbee Category: Data Journalism “This Job is Killing Them,” Lorelei Laird Azbee Category: Feature Article Design “Opioids Justice & Mercy,” Brenan Sharp Azbee Category: Original Research ABA Journal/Working Mother, Stephanie Francis Ward, Barbara Frankel Azbee Category: Individual Profile “Justice, Mercy & Redemption,” Darlene Ricker, Kevin Davis Azbee Category: News Section The Docket, Kevin Davis

Regional Bronze Awards

Azbee Category: Front Cover Illustration “Supreme Icon,” Sara Wadford Azbee Category: Infographics Sara Wadford Azbee Category: Opening Page Design/Typographic “Web 100,” Sara Wadford Azbee Category: Opening Page Design/Illustration “Imbalance of Power,” Brenan Sharp Azbee Category: Group Profile “Side Hustle,” Jenny B. Davis, Lee Rawles

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