by staff
posted May 29
ChicoSol has been named a finalist in five categories in the prestigious annual journalism competition run by the California News Publishers Association (CNPA) for its 2023 coverage.
CNPA announced today that ChicoSol’s Natalie Hanson and Leslie Layton are finalists in the special Community Focus category across all divisions, placing this publication in competition with the San Francisco Chronicle, Bay Area Reporter, Santa Barbara Independent, and the San Diego Union-Tribune.
Contributors Dave Waddell and Julian Mendoza are finalists in the California Journalism Awards investigative reporting category for the coverage provided by the video report, “The checkered history of police Sgt. Mark Bass.”
Editor Layton and Contributing Editor Hanson are finalists in Housing and Land-Use Reporting. ChicoSol entered stories on affordable housing and on the proposed Valley’s Edge subdivision project in the Housing and Land-Use category.
Layton and Hanson were once again named as finalists in Coverage of Youth and Education, this time for their story, “Lawsuit over gender identity creates turmoil.”
In addition, Hanson is a finalist in Health Reporting after ChicoSol submitted her essay, “When the truth won’t set them free.”
The CNPA annual journalism contest is highly competitive, reflecting the hard work of journalists across California to report on their communities. The category winners will be announced in July.
So happy to hear our home town heros are getting recognition! We are lucky to have such excellent journalists, thank you.
Congratulations to the ChicoSol team. Supporters know that you share your thoughts, research, and passion because you care about your community… not for the money.