About 125 journalists and open government advocates gathered at Farmington Gardens on June 10 for the first joint CT Journalism and Open Government Awards Dinner.
The event was co-hosted by the Connecticut pro chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists and the Connecticut Council on Freedom of Information. All photos by Mary Quinn Martin.
CCFOI issued the following awards:
Lifetime Achievement Award: Colleen Murphy, retired executive director of the Connecticut FOI Commission
Stephen A. Collins Award: Katherine Revello, reporter at Inside Investigator
Bice Clemow Award: Sean Scanlon, Connecticut comptroller
Champions of Open Government Awards: State Rep. Roland Lemar and State Sen. Heather Somers
CCFOI President Michele Jacklin addresses a crowd of about 125 journalists and open government advocates. Paul Bass, CCFOI board member and founder of the New Haven Independent, introduces the Connecticut Journalism Hall of Fame inductee, Norma Rodriguez-Reyes, the publisher of La Voz Hispana. CCFOI Treasurer Jacqueline Smith poses with Lifetime Achievement Award recipient Colleen Murphy. Colleen Murphy, the retired executive director of the Connecticut FOI Commission, accepts the Lifetime Achievement Award from CCFOI. CCFOI President Michele Jacklin CCFOI Legislative Chair Michael Savino introduces the Champions of Open Government award recipients. CCFOI Vice President Thomas Scheffey introduces the Stephen A. Collins Award winner, Katherine Revello, an investigative reporter for Inside Investigator.
