(From the Kansas Reflector)TOPEKA — Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy won a first place award in the annual National Society of Newspaper Columnists contest, the organization announced Thursday.
(Photo- Kansas Reflector columnist Max McCoy appears with Katherine Jacobsen, of the Committee to Protect Journalists, outside the Marion County Record on Aug. 16, 2023, five days after police raided the newspaper office.- Sherman Smith/Kansas Reflector)
McCoy won the top award in the “general interest (online)” category. He previously won a first-place award from the society in 2021 for humor, and a second-place award in 2023 for general interest.
McCoy won the top award in the “general interest (online)” category. He previously won a first-place award from the society in 2021 for humor, and a second-place award in 2023 for general interest.
This year’s award was based on two columns McCoy wrote last year:“Our political equinox will soon end. Whether it ends in light or shadow is our choice.” (Sept. 8, 2024)
“For a century, our Kansas house has sailed the wine-dark sea of time. It carries hopes and dreams.” (Dec. 8, 2024)
The veteran journalist began writing for Kansas Reflector shortly after the publication launched five years ago. His columns are published on Sunday mornings.
2 comments:
Worked with him. Horribly overrated. His attitude toward the rest of the newsroom was that he was above the rest of us. Had his own private office away from the rest of us. Received preferential treatment from management.
Mr McCoy is a good reporter and writer in my opinion.
I read many of his Kansas Reflector articles.
One he wrote this year may win him another award.
https://kansasreflector.com/2025/06/01/no-24-hour-national-weather-service-in-goodland-kansas-well-all-pay-one-way-or-another/
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