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The annual Excellence in Journalism awards ceremony and banquet will honor over 250 journalists and their news organizations for their exceptional works produced in 2024.

Plan on an evening of good food, camaraderie and celebration at the San Marino Club, 1685 E. Big Beaver Road, Troy.  The many honorees will include SPJ Detroit’s Journalist of the Year and Young Journalist of the Year and the 2025 Lifetime Achievement award winners.

Click Here for the press release of the six finalists for the Journalist of the Year and Young Journalist of the Year.

The annual Excellence in Journalism ceremony and banquet will honor over 250 journalists and their news organizations for their exceptional works produced in 2024.

Click Here for the complete list of journalists who will receive an award of some kind at the awards ceremony and banquet.

Get your tickets now, and join us Wednesday, May 14, at this extraordinary event when the awardees will be announced.

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