Newspapers named finalists in Ohio Associated Press Awards

Several reporters and photographers from Cox Media Group Ohio newspapers were named finalists in the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors’ 2017 newspaper contest.

The awards will be announced at the Ohio APME annual awards banquet March 24 in Columbus. The General Excellence, Hall of Fame, Rising Star and First Amendment winners also will be announced at the meeting.

Sixty-four daily newspapers submitted 1,922 entries in the contest, which featured news and sports stories, features, editorials, columns, graphics and photos from 2017.

Finalists from CMGO newspapers were:

Best Daily Sports Section: Dayton Daily News

Best Public Service:Katie Wedell, Dayton Daily News

Best Explanatory Reporting:Katie Wedell, Dayton Daily News

Best Investigative Reporting:Josh Sweigart, Mark Gokavi and Chris Stewart, Dayton Daily News

Best Digital Presence:Dayton Daily News

Best Business Writer:

• Springfield News-Sun's Matt Sanctis

• Journal-News' Eric Schwartzberg

Best Columnist:

• Journal-News' Rick McCrabb

• Springfield News-Sun’s Tom Stafford