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Blade wins 3 journalism awards<\/b><\/p>\n

\"Washington<\/p>\n

(Washington Blade photo by Michael Key)<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

The Washington Blade won three first-place awards in this week’s Dateline Awards competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists D.C. chapter.<\/p>\n

Blade features editor Joey DiGuglielmo won the award for best feature story in the weekly newspaper category for “Remembering Sean Sasser<\/a>,” about the former “Real World” cast member who died last year.<\/p>\n

“The piece goes beyond the usual ‘he was such a great guy<\/a> and will be missed’ obit to include the significance of his TV appearance and the career he crafted for himself after the cameras<\/a> move on,” the judges wrote. DiGuglielmo also won the award for best arts criticism for his piece on organ music in D.C. titled, “Dynamic differences<\/a>.”<\/p>\n

Blade editor Kevin Naff won his eighth SPJ award, taking first place in the editorial writing category for a piece titled, “Victory, vindication and tears<\/a>” about last year’s Supreme Court rulings in the DOMA and Prop 8 cases. “The editorial has a sound analysis of the court’s opinion and asks readers to contemplate several ‘tantalizing questions for the future’ of gay<\/a> rights in states without marriage-equality laws,” the judges wrote.<\/p>\n

Publisher Lynne Brown noted the timing of the awards.<\/p>\n

“The Blade is celebrating its 45th anniversary this year,” Brown said. “These awards demonstrate we haven’t let up in our commitment to quality journalism and to serving the local market.”<\/p>\n

Staff reports<\/p>\n

Blade wins 3 journalism awards<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n