The Detroit News' 2020 APME winners

Deputy Editorial Page Editor Ingrid Jacques took first-place for Best Editorial Writing.

Tony Paul took first place in Best Sports Story for "Recruiting Trouble: Inside the Sex Assault Scandal That Threw MSU Football for a Loss." 
Paul also had another first-place honor in Best Sports Feature Story for "10 Years Later, Ex-Tiger Armando Galarraga 'Lucky To Not Be Lucky' in Brush with Perfection.

UM beat writer Angelique Chengelis earned a third place award for "Lions' Chris Spielman Opens up on Loss of Wife, Parenting, Finding Love Again

In Best Sports Column, columnist Bob Wojnowski won first place for "Al Kaline Always Happy To Help, Even a Helpless Player Like Me.

John Niyo won third place in Best Sports Column for "Hiatus May Cause Us to Rethink Priority We Put on Organized Youth Sports.

Photographer Daniel Mears won second place in Best Spot News Photo for "Past Curfew.

In Best Feature Photo, Todd McInturf won second place for "Unimaginable' Pain: Coronavirus Robs Michigan Woman of Whole Family," which the judges said was part of an "incredible story, heartfelt moment and amazing access.

David Guralnick won third place in that category for "Graduation, Covid-19 Style.

Max Ortiz won third place in Best Sports Photo for "Pee Wee Boxer."

Assistant Multimedia Editor Andy Morrison won second place in Best Video for "Stony Island: A Michigan Marvel.

Staff Writer Kalea Hall won second place for Best Business Writing.

Reporters Sarah Rahal and Beth LeBlanc won third-place in Best Spot News Coverage:  "Inside Sinai-Grace ‘War Zone’: ‘We Started to Run Out of Body Bags.

Reporters Sarah Rahal and Beth LeBlanc won third-place in Best Spot News Coverage:  "Inside Sinai-Grace ‘War Zone’: ‘We Started to Run Out of Body Bags.