Jan Murphy is a prominent journalist in Pennsylvania and works for ''
The Patriot-News
''The Patriot-News'' is the largest newspaper serving the Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, metropolitan area. In 2005, the newspaper was ranked in the top 100 in daily and Sunday circulation in the United States. It has been owned by Advance Publicati ...
''.
In 2007, she and colleague Craig Staudenmaier won the "Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence" from the
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association is a trade group serving newspapers in Pennsylvania. The PNA seeks to "advance the business interests of Pennsylvania news media companies" and protect the "free and independent press." It represents Pennsylva ...
. In 2008, she was awarded a first place
Keystone Press Award
The Keystone Press Awards are a prominent series of awards presented by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the ...
for "News Beat Reporting" and a second place
Keystone Press Award
The Keystone Press Awards are a prominent series of awards presented by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the ...
in "Ongoing News Coverage" for her series on the
Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency
Pennsylvania (; (Pennsylvania Dutch language, Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a U.S. state, state spanning the Mid-Atlantic (United States), Mid-Atlantic, Northeastern United States, Northeastern, Appa ...
. She also won the
Associated Press
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Managing Editors Award for a series called "Opening up PHEAA records."
In 2008, the political website
PolitickerPA.com named her one of the "Most Powerful Political Reporters" in Pennsylvania. In 2009, she and
Charlie Thompson shared an "Honorable Mention"
Keystone Press Award
The Keystone Press Awards are a prominent series of awards presented by the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association to Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania (; ( Pennsylvania Dutch: )), officially the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, is a state spanning the ...
in Spot News Reporting from the
Pennsylvania Newspaper Association
The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association is a trade group serving newspapers in Pennsylvania. The PNA seeks to "advance the business interests of Pennsylvania news media companies" and protect the "free and independent press." It represents Pennsylva ...
for their "Bonus Busts" coverage of the "
Bonusgate In 2007, Pennsylvania Attorney General Republican Tom Corbett began investigating $3.8 million in public bonuses which were paid to state legislative staffers in the Pennsylvania General Assembly to work on party politics and campaigns. While the ...
" arrests.
References
Living people
Pennsylvania political journalists
American newspaper reporters and correspondents
Associated Press reporters
Year of birth missing (living people)
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