SEYMOUR — The Valley Independent Sentinel won six awards from the Connecticut Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for stories published in 2024, SPJ officials announced Monday (April 28).
The Valley Indy has now won 50 CT SPJ awards since launching in 2009.
In addition, The Valley Indy received a Silver Medal Award from The Greater Valley Chamber of Commerce in 2017, and the Stephen Collins Memorial Award from The Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information in 2024.
The awards are as follows:
BREAKING NEWS
Second place: “Flash Floods Wreak Havoc On The Valley,” written by Eugene Driscoll and Jasmine Wright
Third place: “Derby Police Investigate Saturday Shots Fired Call,” Driscoll
CONTINUING COVERAGE
Second place: “Valley Indy Aug. 18 Flood Coverage.” Driscoll, Jean Falbo-Sosnovich, Wright
COURTS/CRIME
Third place: “Former Ansonia Residents Sentenced To 12 Years,” Wright
GOVERNMENT
Third place: “Ansonia Neighbors Haven’t Been Paid After Solar Settlement,” Wright
IN DEPTH REPORTING
Third place: “Nonprofit Struggles With Indebted Ansonia Land,” Wright
About The Valley Indy
The Valley Independent launched in 2009 after The Online Journalism Project, Inc. teamed with The Valley Community Foundation to secure a grant from The Knight Foundation.
The Valley Indy has received substantial grant support over 16 years from The Valley Community Foundation, The Katharine Matthies Foundation, The Online Journalism Project, and The Community Foundation for Greater New Haven.
Each year readers, during The Great Give, donate between $10,000 and $15,000 toward general operations.
The New Haven Independent — The Valley’s parent site — won 11 awards in the CT SPJ contest. Ethan Fry, a former Valley Indy reporter, won third place for a story published by Hearst Connecticut (The Connecticut Post and New Haven Register) on the Jennifer Dulos trial.
