Reason Nominated for 13 Southern California Journalism Awards

I am happy to
announce that the journalistic organization you are consuming has
been nominated for
13 Southern California Journalism Awards, as administered by
the Greater Los Angeles Press Club. Covering work produced from San
Diego to Santa Barbara (Reason is headquartered in Los
Angeles) during the 2013 calendar year, the SCJAs recognized our
efforts in the following categories:

* Best Website, News Organization: Reason.com.

* Best Feature Documentary: Paul Feine and Alex
Manning, for America’s
Longest War.

*
Best Cause/Advocacy Journalism: Zach Weissmueller,
for “Anarchy
In Detroit.”

* Best Television Feature: Amanda Winkler, for
“Riverside
Cop Tricks Autistic Teen Into Buying Pot.”

* Best Television Investigative: Paul Detrick,
for “L.A.
County Sheriffs Hassle Photographer, Trample Constitution, Get
Lauded By Bosses,” and Tracy Oppenheimer, for “Cop
Fired for Speaking Out Against Ticket And Arrest
Quotas.”

* Best Magazine Feature/Commentary (under 1,000
words): Jacob Sullum, for “When
Policing Becomes Harassment.”

* Best Magazine
Entertainment/Review/Criticism/Column: Matt Welch, for
“When
Jackie Robinson Fought Back: A New Movie Elevates The
Trailblazing Ballplayer’s Nonviolence Over His
Furious Competitive Spirit.”

* Best Online Political Column/Commentary:
Scott Shackford, for “3
Reasons The ‘Nothing To Hide’ Crowd Should Be Worried About
Government Surveillance,” and J.D. Tucille, for “Why
I’m Teaching My Son To Break The Law.”

* Best Online
Non-Political Column/Commentary: Baylen Linnekin, for
“California
Regulators Attempt To Kill Sriracha.”

* Best Online Entertainment Commentary/Review:
Nick Gillespie and Jim Epstein, for “3
Reasons All Kids Should Be FORCED To Watch South Park!“

* Best Online Sports News/Feature/Commentary:
Matt Welch, for “The
Inglory Of Jackie Robinson’s Times.”

Reason’s 2013 journalism was also
nominated for 12 awards earlier this year by the Western
Publishing Association, which covers magazines in the western part
of the United States. Those nominations yielded two first-place
Maggie Awards, for:

* Best Regularly Featured Web, eNewsletter or Digital
Edition Column: Nick Gillespie and Reason TV, for
“3
Reasons Not To Go To War With Syria” and “3
Reasons All Kids Should Be FORCED To Watch South Park!“

* Best Use of Social Media (you can sample such
usage at Twitter and
Facebook).

Reason was nominated for 11 Southern California Journalism
Awards last year,
winning two.

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