The Bay Citizen's Journalism Awards

We are proud of the amazing work our editorial staff produce every day, and are excited to share some of the awards we have won since our launch:

Society of Professional Journalists

  • Sigma Delta Chi Award 2011

Society of American Business Editors and Writers

  • Best Feature Award 2011

Mental Health America

2011 Knight-Batten Awards for Innovations in Journalism

San Francisco Peninsula Press Club Professional Journalism Awards Competition 2010

  • Overall Excellence (Web Only): First Place
  • News Story: First Place
  • Feature Story of a Serious Nature: First Place
  • Multi Media/Interactivity: Second Place

Northern California Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists

  • Excellence in Journalism Award 2010
  • Environmental Award 2010
  • Online Explanatory Journalism Award 2010
  • Online Feature Storytelling Award 2010

Board of Supervisors City and County of San Francisco

  • Certificate of Honor 2010

San Francisco Bay Guardian Best of the Bay 2011 Readers Poll

  • Best News Blog or Site

San Francisco Magazine's Best of the Bay 2010

  • New Nonprofit Journalism

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San Francisco, CA 94108

Quick Facts

  • Founded in 2010; Merged with CIR April 2012
  • Nonprofit, nonpartisan
  • Dedicated to fact-based, investigative accountability reporting
  • Local source for in-depth Bay Area news

From Our Leadership

Mark Katches

As one integrated, merged newsroom, we believe in reaching the broadest audience possible – the theory being that the more people who see noteworthy journalism, the greater the impact and likelihood for results.

- Mark KatchesEditorial Director