A trio of Somerset Daily American reporters combined their talents on 27-year-old unsolved murder case to produce a story that won a first place in the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors writing contest in the spot news category.
The Somerset Daily American team that won the spot news category in the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors writing contest was Bruce Siwy, Judy Ellich and Dan DiPaolo.
Bruce Siwy, Judy Ellich and Dan DiPaolo wrote the story that was selected for the top prize by judges from AP member newspapers in Colorado and Utah.
The three worked together on a package of stories that updated readers about the murder that happened 27 years earlier and an arrest that was just made.
Kathleen Marie Dawson was murdered almost three decades ago along a lonely, dark stretch of road in Conemaugh Township. Her husband, John Davis Dawson, was arrested in April 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla. and charged with the murder.
“Judy, Dan and Bruce worked the story from a variety of angles to inform readers about what happened and how police believe justice will finally be served,” commented Daily American Managing Editor Brian Whipkey. “It’s an interesting story that required in-depth reporting work from everyone involved. They deserved to be recognized for their tenacious efforts to deliver a fair and accurate story.”
The Somerset Daily American team that won the spot news category in the Pennsylvania Associated Press Managing Editors writing contest was Bruce Siwy, Judy Ellich and Dan DiPaolo.
Bruce Siwy, Judy Ellich and Dan DiPaolo wrote the story that was selected for the top prize by judges from AP member newspapers in Colorado and Utah.
The three worked together on a package of stories that updated readers about the murder that happened 27 years earlier and an arrest that was just made.
Kathleen Marie Dawson was murdered almost three decades ago along a lonely, dark stretch of road in Conemaugh Township. Her husband, John Davis Dawson, was arrested in April 2009 in Jacksonville, Fla. and charged with the murder.
“Judy, Dan and Bruce worked the story from a variety of angles to inform readers about what happened and how police believe justice will finally be served,” commented Daily American Managing Editor Brian Whipkey. “It’s an interesting story that required in-depth reporting work from everyone involved. They deserved to be recognized for their tenacious efforts to deliver a fair and accurate story.”
