Winners have been announced for SPJ’s Excellence in Journalism Contest for work published in 2016. There are more than 130 winners in New Jersey! A hat tip to Anne Forline of the South Jersey Observer, Sergio Bichao of NJ101.5, and Christopher Baxter and Matthew Stanmyre of NJ Advance Media/Newark Star-Ledger, all winners of the Tim O’Brien Award “for meritorious use of public records requests.” Join SPJ-NJ at its June 25, 2017 awards brunch, 11 AM – 1 PM at the Robert Treat Hotel in Newark. RSVP required. For more information, see: http://www.njspj.org/winners-announced/