If the name sounds familiar you might recognize it from his byline in our sister
Urban Innovation Exchange publication. Galbraith has also contributed stories to the University Research Corridor, Workforce Intelligence Network, and Mode Shift. Galbraith is also a singer-songwriter who has performed in area coffee houses, pubs, and music venues, including the Lager House and the Old Miami. If you have a development news tip for Galbraith, drop him a line
here.
Contributors:
Nina Ignaczak,
Patrick Dunn,
David Sands,
Sarah Williams,
Erin Marie Miller,
Greg Tasker, Melinda Clynes, Ellen Piligian,
Biba Adams,
Randiah Camille Green, Kahn Santori Davison,
Kyla Wright, Sam Corey,
Leah Olajide, Sarah Gudenau, Blake Woodruff, Sierra Okoniewski, Layla McMurtrie, Genevieve Fox, Veronica Johnson
AWARDS
From the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Detroit Chapter’s 2023
Excellence in Journalism awards:
- 1st in Education Reporting - Sarah Williams, Rosa Maria Zamarrón, Mayté Penman, Biba Adams, Sarah Spohn for the
Early Education Matters series.
- 4th in Consumer/Watchdog/Investigative Reporting - Sarah Williams, Nick Hagen for
Has Detroit's weatherization assistance program worked, and what happens to it now?
- 4th in Social Media Strategy - Mike Galbraith, Nick Hagen for our
Street View: Detroit Corridors series.
- 4th in Feature reporting - Sarah Williams, Nick Hagen for
Shakespeare in Prison program offers far more than an escape.
From the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Detroit Chapter’s 2022
Excellence in Journalism awards:
- Feature Photography (Print Class C): First Place - Nick Hagen
for the way he captured mastercraftsman
Carlos Nielbock in Model D, which judges praised for a talented display of using depth of field.
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Portrait Photography (Print Class C): First Place -
David Lewinski
for his photograph of
Metro Detroit veterans sharing perspectives on Afghanistan.
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Social Media Strategy (Digital): First Place - Mike Galbraith for his innovative style with
Model D’s Instagram Explorer series.
- Consumer/Watchdog/Investigative Reporting: Second Place - Jane Simons, for her insights into how
Detroit development can avoid pushing out older adults.
Third place - David Sands, for his powerful story about
Detroit’s eviction crisis.
- Feature Reporting: Fourth Place - Barb Pert Templeton for her meaningful coverage of the way
staffing shortages solutions offers a chance for more inclusivity.
- Health Reporting: Fourth Place - Sarah Williams for her in-depth reporting on the
impact of masks on our deaf communities.
- Newsletter Strategy: Second Place - Biba Adams, Kate Roff, Mike Galbraith, Nina Ignaczak, and Dorothy Hernandez for their relevant and on-point creation of
weekly newsletters.
- Portrait Photography: Second Place - Joe Powers for the way he captured Detroit baking entrepreneur
Ruth Bell.
Fourth Place - David Lewinski for the way he captured
Detroit homeowners in the wake of flooding.
From the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Detroit Chapter’s 2020
Excellence in Journalism awards:
- First place, community/local news reporting - Kate Roff, Melinda Clynes, Ellen Piligian, Greg Tasker, and Erin Miller for their reporting in Model D’s ‘Building Communities’ series;
- Second place, consumer/watchdog/investigative reporting - Kate Roff for her story covering minority contractors in Detroit;
- Third place, feature reporting - Kate Roff for her reporting in Model D’s ‘Detroit Innovation’ series;
- Honorable mention, feature reporting - Dorothy Hernandez for her story chronicling key places and moments in Detroit’s racial history.
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