2 Worcester Business Journal | May 16, 2022 | wbjournal.com
An award-winning publication,
9 TIMES OVER!
During the annual Better Newspaper Competition from the New England Newspaper & Press
Association, WBJ was honored with 9 awards, for its comprehensive and engaging coverage of the
Central Massachusetts business community.
Worcester
Business
Journal
WBJ
"Slavery's legacy in the Central
Mass. economy" by former WBJ
intern Devina Bhalla. The feature
examined how the local business
community was tied to the
economy of the South.
2020 40 Under Forty Awards by
Mitchell Hayes.
2nd place: OVERALL DESIGN
AND PRESENTATION OF A
SPECIAL SECTION
1st place: HISTORY
REPORTING
"Rich dreams, poor dreams" by
Senior Staff Writer Monica Benevides
and former News Editor Grant
Welker. A two-part investigation on
housing discrimination in Central
Massachusetts. The investigation
was done in collaboration with
the Worcester Regional Research
Bureau.
1st place: SOCIAL ISSUES
FEATURE STORY
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Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News
2nd Place:
RACIAL, ETHNIC
OR GENDER ISSUE
COVERAGE
2nd Place:
OVERALL DESIGN AND
PRESENTATION OF A
PRINT NEWSPAPER
2nd Place:
LOCAL
PERSONALITY
PROFILE
2nd Place:
SPORTS FEATURE
STORY
3rd Place:
SERIOUS
COLUMNIST
3rd Place:
EXCELLENCE IN
NEWSROOM
COLLABORATION/
PARTNERSHIPS
