SPJ Awards
The Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Detroit Chapter’s Excellence in Journalism awards this year recognized Model D in the digital category for four stories.
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Communications Award
The Keel’s team has worked closely with St. Clair County Community Mental Health to highlight local resources promoting #mentalhealth.
Block by Block
IMG’s Model D has been following minority-driven development and affordable housing in Detroit. The series, Block by Block, is led by award-winning journalist David Sands
Impact Through Journalism
Across our journalism, we hold ourselves accountable to the communities we cover. We are proud of our First Quarter Impact results, where we collected 102 Impact Surveys from the people we profiled.
Ability Award
Our Disability Inclusion series running in IMG’s The Lakeshore, was honored with the Ability Award from the Disability Network Lakeshore for going above and beyond to increase accessibility for everyone.
Community Correspondent
Sharing stories of positive change and innovation in St. Clair County, Harold Powell serves as the community correspondent for The Keel, IMG’s digital news magazine in the Blue Water Area.
Resilient Neighborhoods
Resilient Neighborhoods is a reporting and engagement series that examines how Detroit residents and community development organizations are working together to strengthen local neighborhoods.
Voices of Youth
For the past three years, our Voices of Youth series has helped amplify the voices of young residents. The series began as an effort to capture the youth perspective and narrative during the COVID-19 response to recovery. Since then, the series has evolved and expanded to include the voices of youth in other IMG communities.