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Salem Reporter wins regional journalism award

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This isn’t just any news. Our work was just honored with multiple awards from the Society of Professional Journalists. Judges evaluated the work of news organizations across five Western states in concluding the work of Salem Reporter represented excellence in the profession. Here a sampling of what they said about some of the stories:

“It’s a boots-on-the-ground, breaking news report from a team that obviously knows their community.”
“Tragic story laid out in detail through excellent reporting and writing.”
“The mark of a good story is reading it from top-to-bottom and getting to the end and wanting more.”
“Excellent! Just amazing what happened and how well this was told.”

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Sincerely,
Les Zaitz
Editor and Co-Founder ([email protected])
Salem Reporter

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Our team:

The Salem Reporter news team, from left: Editor Les Zaitz, Managing Editor Rachel Alexander, and reporters Abbey McDonald, Ardeshir Tabrizian and Joe Siess. (Laura Tesler/Special to Salem Reporter)
Reporter Madeleine Moore
of Salem Reporter
Ron Cooper, freelance photographer, Salem Reporter
Laura Tesler, freelance photographer, Salem Reporter

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