By: Douglas Levy//April 17, 2014//
Michigan Lawyers Weekly received five awards in the 2013 SPJ Detroit Excellence in Journalism contest, bringing home two golds and three silvers.
Receiving first-place honors were News Editor Traci R. Gentilozzi for column writing and Graphic Designer Judi Orozco for page-one design.
Editor Gary Gosselin earned second for column writing, and Interim Publisher Paul Fletcher won second place for editorial writing. Orozco also took second place for page-one design.
The contest, held by the Society of Professional Journalists, Detroit professional chapter, honored work published or broadcast in southeastern Michigan during 2013. This year’s contest attracted more than 400 entries, a record number.
The awards were announced April 16 at the SPJ Detroit annual banquet held at the San Marino Club in Troy.