The Louisville Courier Journal’s Safer Sidelines investigative project has been recognized with a prestigious sports-reporting award in the nation. The Associated Press Sports Editors named the project, which was launched in April 2023 and delves into the ways high schools, athletic associations, and lawmakers are falling short in preparing for worst-case scenarios in youth sports, as the best investigative entry for 2023.
The project’s key component is a unique searchable database of athlete deaths in the U.S over the past century, offering valuable information for Kentucky parents and athletes to assess their schools’ preparedness. Rob Byers, the Courier Journal’s investigations editor expressed pride in Stephanie Kuzydym’s work on the project and emphasized its widespread impact.
The APSE journalism contest has no size divisions in the investigative category. The Courier Journal’s overall entry for the APSE awards earned “Grand Slam” honors in tandem with publications like the Los Angeles Times and Omaha World-Herald. Safer Sidelines was also awarded first place in the sports, health, and wellness category for small/medium newsrooms by the Online News Association.
On a local level, Safer Sidelines was recognized as Kentucky’s best investigative story or series for 2023 by the Kentucky Press Association, which also honored Stephanie Kuzydym with the Jon Fleischaker Freedom of Information Award for her diligent efforts in obtaining records during the investigation.
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