The USA TODAY Network has been awarded nine EPPY Awards from Editor & Publisher’s 2024 contest, which honors the best in digital news publishing. USA TODAY, The Tennessean and The Detroit Free Press were recognized among publications with more than 1 million unique visitors.
Best Investigative/ Enterprise Feature
2nd Place: USA TODAY: “U.S. Counties are blocking the future of renewable energy”
Best News or Event Feature
1st Place: Detroit Free Press: “Amid addiction: Finding purpose”
2nd Place: USA TODAY Graphics and Data Visualization: “U.S. counties are blocking the future of renewable energy”
Best Use of Data/ Infographics
1st Place: USA TODAY Graphics and Data Visualization: “The collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge”
2nd Place: USA TODAY Graphics and Data Visualization: “Visualizing death and destruction in Gaza”
Best Use of Social Media/ Crowd Sourcing
2nd Place: USA TODAY Graphics and Data Visualization: “Visualizing death and destruction in Gaza”
Best Use of Innovation Project on a Website
2nd Place: USA TODAY Graphics and Data Visualization: “The collapse of Baltimore’s Key Bridge”
Best Community Service Project/ Reporting
2nd Place: USA TODAY Graphics and Data Visualization: “U.S. counties are blocking the future of renewable energy”
Best Podcast
1st Place: The Tennessean: “Murder on Music Row”