I am thankful and humbled to have received the below recognition from peers, employers, academic institutions and industry-leading organizations.
- Spotlight Awards (a three-time recipient) – Change Healthcare
- Best of the Southwest – Southwest News Media
- Sigma Delta Chi Award for Investigative Reporting
- Frank Premack Public Affairs Journalism Award
- First Place – MNA
- Gannett Awards of Excellence for Watchdog Reporting – Finalist
- Staffer of the Year – St. Cloud Times
- Fellow at the Knight Center for Specialized Journalism
- Associated Press Award for Investigative Reporting – Third Place
- Lee Enterprises President’s Award
- Investigative Reporters and Editors Scholar
- Associated Press Award for Investigative Reporting – Second Place
- New York Times Company Foundation Fellow
- Education Writers Association Scholar
To learn more about each of these honors, please meet me over at LinkedIn.
Note about the award process: For all awards except fellowships and scholarships, my supervisors and/or colleagues nominated me and/or submitted my work for consideration. From there, industry judges make selections based on an objective set of criteria representing excellence. For all fellowships and scholarships, I submitted an application to show interest in studying certain subjects. Once accepted, I had to go through an approval process from my editors to take time off for learning and travel.
BRITT JOHNSEN 