Springfield News-Sun coverage of Haitian community wins journalism award

Miguelito Jerome, left, and Luckens Merzius raise the Haitian flag Thursday, May 18, 2023 in front of the Springfield City Hall. The flag raising ceremony was to mark the beginning of Flag Day in Haiti and to recognize the growing number of Haitians in the city. BILL LACKEY/STAFF

Credit: Bill Lackey

Credit: Bill Lackey

Miguelito Jerome, left, and Luckens Merzius raise the Haitian flag Thursday, May 18, 2023 in front of the Springfield City Hall. The flag raising ceremony was to mark the beginning of Flag Day in Haiti and to recognize the growing number of Haitians in the city. BILL LACKEY/STAFF
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The Springfield News-Sun’s 2023 coverage of the Haitian community won an award in the Ohio Society of Professional Journalists’ Ohio’s Best Journalism Contest.

The newspaper won a second-place finish for the category Best Public Service/Social Issues Reporting with submissions by reporters Lynn Hulsey and Jessica Orozco.

The entry was submitted through the Dayton Daily News and competed with the largest papers in the contest sponsored by the Cincinnati, Cleveland and Columbus SPJ chapters statewide.

Following are three articles included in the winning submission.

>>Haitian immigrants in Springfield face complex immigration system and long delays

>>Springfield schools face influx of non-English speaking students

>>Local nonprofit that assists Haitian immigrants dispels myths, urges compassion

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