Arizona Daily Star wins award for solutions-focused reporting

The Arizona Daily Star was awarded the Arizona Newspapers Association’s community service/journalistic achievement award (https://ananews.com/2022/10/2022-winners-bnc-and-excellence-in-advertising/) for its ongoing project “Serving Tucson With Solutions Coverage.” The beat, led by journalist Caitlin Schmidt, is dedicated to solutions reporting and has focused on engaging the community by gathering input on topics of coverage. Schmidt said, “Solutions reporting aims to shine a light on people trying to make our community a better place, and that’s something we could all use a little more of right about now.”