Awards from the 2021 Alabama Press Association Media Editors Awards, received by Starnes Media publications for work done in 2020. Photo by Ingrid Schnader.
A Birmingham community newspaper took home eight editorial awards at the 2021 Alabama Press Association Better Newspaper Contest.
Iron City Ink, which began in June 2016 as the neighborly news source for the communities in downtown Birmingham, has been under the leadership of editor Jesse Chambers since 2019. Chambers is a Birmingham resident and has been covering the city for 13 years.
Iron City Ink received the following awards:
- Best Local Education Coverage - 3rd Place
- Best Layout and Design - 2nd Place
- Best In-Depth News Coverage - 2nd Place for We’re in a War
- Best Business Story or Column - 2nd Place for A Season of Change
- Best Feature Story Coverage - 3rd Place for They Don’t Give Up
- Best Feature Photo - 2nd for Alabama Ballet Dancers
- Best News Photo - 3rd for Masked Mural
- Best Photo Essay - 2nd for Alabama rally against injustice
This newspaper is part of Starnes Media. This year’s APA Better News Contest also favored the six other newspapers under the Starnes Media umbrella: Vestavia Voice, 280 Living, Village Living, The Homewood Star, Hoover Sun, and Cahaba Sun.
