jQuery16405509239386301488_1488547254385({"responseStatus":200,"responseDetails":null,"responseData":{"feed":{"feedUrl":"http://feeds.feedburner.com/kunkel","title":"SPJ Kunkel Awards","link":"http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/kunkel","description":"","author":"","entries":[{"title":"Both barrels","link":"http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/kunkel/2017/01/18/both-barrels/","content":"Our shotgun approach.\n\nThe second time around is usually a yawn compared to the first.\nWho walked on the moon after Neil Armstrong? Who was the second black Major League ballplayer after Jackie Robinson? Hell, who was president after George Washington?\nSo as quietly controversial as the inaugural Kunkel Awards were, we expected half of the 291 entries from our first year.\nBut with three days to go in our second effort, we’ve collected 221. Best of all, we’ve noticed entries coming directly from writers and editors at publications ranging from national (Vice) to niche (Polygon) to local (Naples Herald).","contentSnippet":"Our shotgun approach.\n\nThe second time around is usually a yawn compared to the first.\nWho walked on the moon after Neil","publishedDate":"2017-01-18T17:04:14.000Z","categories":[{"name":"when"},{"name":"who"}],"author":"Michael Koretzky"},{"title":"Outing a judge","link":"http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/kunkel/2016/12/27/outing-a-judge/","content":"Meet Gideon Grudo.\n\nActually, before I do that, let me explain…\nJudges for journalism contests are almost always anonymous. I’ve judged high school, college, and professional contests and never told anyone but my wife (who didn’t give a crap as long as it didn’t cut into our wine drinking).\nThat wasn’t because I feared criticism — any journalist who can’t handle that should become a yoga instructor — but because I worried about bribery. Journalists are paid so little, it wouldn’t take much to tempt us.","contentSnippet":"Meet Gideon Grudo.\n\nActually, before I do that, let me explain…\nJudges for journalism contests are almost always a","publishedDate":"2016-12-27T18:17:43.000Z","categories":[{"name":"who"}],"author":"Michael Koretzky"},{"title":"Class act","link":"http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/kunkel/2016/12/22/class-act/","content":"Kunkels go to college.\n\nCollege journalism contests are notoriously (and thankfully) cheap as hell – from $5 for a CMA Pinnacle Award to $9 for an SPJ Mark of Excellence Award. But none of them recognize great gaming coverage, and none are totally free.\nSo the Kunkel Awards are adding a new category: Excellence in College Gaming Journalism.\nJust like the other Kunkels, entering is easy. You nominate yourself or someone else simply by filling out this form. Then three professional journalists – all editors – read the entries, argue amongst themselves, and pick a winner.","contentSnippet":"Kunkels go to college.\n\nCollege journalism contests are notoriously (and thankfully) cheap as hell – from $5 for a CMA P","publishedDate":"2016-12-22T15:15:25.000Z","categories":[{"name":"who"}],"author":"Michael Koretzky"},{"title":"So bad they win","link":"http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/kunkel/2016/12/21/so-bad-they-win/","content":"Who’s the first worst?\n\nHere’s the sad, hidden truth about journalism: All too often, terrible stories are written by talented reporters.\nDid these reporters interview only one source? Was that source wrong on the facts? Did they forget to check those facts? Did they violate damn near every entry in the SPJ Code of Ethics?\nThose reporters might be evil. Or they might be tired.\nLast year, I met a journalist at a major gaming news outlet. He hated half of everything he wrote – because he was under pressure from his bosses to churn out 5-10 posts a day.","contentSnippet":"Who’s the first worst?\n\nHere’s the sad, hidden truth about journalism: All too often, terrible stories are w","publishedDate":"2016-12-21T15:17:22.000Z","categories":[{"name":"why"}],"author":"Michael Koretzky"},{"title":"Can’t take a hint","link":"http://blogs.spjnetwork.org/kunkel/2016/12/20/cant-take-a-hint/","content":"Not going away.\n\nLast year’s inaugural Kunkel Awards didn’t exactly grab the gaming world by the throat.\nMany gaming journalists purposefully ignored the Kunkels. They were suspicious of SPJ AirPlay, the 2015 live-streamed debate about the ethics of the gaming press. Onstage were several GamerGate proponents. (GamerGate opponents refused to attend.)\nExplains James Fudge, the managing editor of Unwinnable, former ME of the defunct Games Politics, and one of the creators of the Kunkel Awards…\n“Last year, a number of colleagues privately expressed discomfort at publicly supporting the first annual Kunkel awards, mostly due to a lack of trust or confidence in SPJ. ","contentSnippet":"Not going away.\n\nLast year’s inaugural Kunkel Awards didn’t exactly grab the gaming world by the throat.\nMan","publishedDate":"2016-12-20T14:55:07.000Z","categories":[{"name":"why"}],"author":"Michael Koretzky"}]}}});