A report released in November by the Center for Public Integrity, which singled out Michigan’s state government for the least integrity and transparency in the U.S., has received a national award from the New York Press Club.

The 50-state online report emerged at the top of the list for political coverage compiled by the N.Y. Press Club recognizing news stories related to politics, campaigns, government, municipal agencies or civil service.

The Center for Public Integrity found shadowy aspects of Michigan’s money-driven politics which served as a key reason why the state ranks last among the 50 states with a grade of F and a numerical score of 52 out of 100 from the State Integrity Report, a collaborative project of the Center for Public Integrity and Global Integrity. Michigan received an F (on an A to F scale) in 10 of the 13 categories of government operations that were examined.

The Michigan section of the report, researched and authored by Chad Selweski, formerly of The Macomb Daily, now the creator of the Politicscentral.org website, received hundreds of mentions by media across the country.

Despite the name, the 2016 N.Y. Press Club awards for journalism go to a wide array of publications, such as the Associated Press, Fortune Magazine, Reuters, Inc. Magazine and National Public Radio, as well as New York-based national publications such as the Wall Street Journal and the New York Times.

The annual awards recognize excellence in various categories by writers, reporters, editors, producers, photographers and “multimediographers.”

The Press Club honors will be presented at The Water Club in Manhattan on June 6. The State Integrity Report award will be accepted by Nicholas Kusnetz, Yue Qiu and Gordon Witkin for the Center for Public Integrity and Johannes Tonn from Global Integrity.

 

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