January and February 2021 Eddy winners
The January winners were Ahmed Elbenni, Taylor Freyer, David Briggs and Mark Monroe. The February winners were Lori King, Corey Crisan, Rick Youngs and Tom Troy.
Meet Amanda Levine
Amanda is a general assignment reporter on the Sports desk. She is a native of Brooklyn, N.Y., and a 2020 graduate of Kent State University with a degree in journalism and a minor in sports administration.
Use TRAX for graphics requests
If you have a graphics request for designers, please create a request form in the system, just like what's done for photo assignments. Do not seek out someone directly with your requests.
Blade garners 19 awards in Ohio APME contest
The awards in order of finish — first, second, and third places — will be announced later, along with the General Excellence, Hall of Fame, Rising Star, and First Amendment winners.
Blade photographers win 17 awards
Blade photographers captured 17 awards in the 2020 Ohio News Photographers still photo contest. The awards in 70th annual news photography contest were judged on March 12.
Style Snapshot: Daylight saving
Daylight saving is an adjective. Do not use savings and do not use a hyphen.
Mary Bilyeu wins national award
Mary made a big impression in the 2020 National Federation of Press Women at the large communications competition, winning three feature writing honors, which were for work outside of her food writing.
2020 4th quarter Eddy winners
In December, the winners were Sarah Elms, Brooks Sutherland, Amy Voigt, Danielle Gamble, Ellie Buerk, Alicia Balog, Matt Markey, and Rona Proudfoot. The October and Novembers winners were Joe Landsberger, Sarah Baird, Kate Mitchell, Mark Zaborney, and Todd Wetzler.
Style changes for Black and internet
The changes are Black and internet. Both entries are now in The Blade Stylebook. Black is uppercase in terms of race or racial history or culture. Lowercase internet to match Blade style for web and website.