Awards
“McKinney dug deeper into stories that would leave real impacts for voters, politicians, and administrators.”
Pulitzer Prize for Breaking News (Staff)
Member of the team that delivered what judges called “immersive, compassionate” coverage of fatal mass shooting at Pittsburgh’s Tree of Life synagogue.News Beat Reporting, Second Place
Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Best Public Service - Newspapers, Second Place
Pennsylvania Associated Press Media Editors. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Best News Feature, First Place
Press Club of Western Pennsylvania. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Online Media/Education, First Place
Pittsburgh Black Media Federation. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette.Digital Reporting, First Place
Virginia Press Association. The Virginian-Pilot.Education Reporting, Second Place
Virginia Press Association. The Virginian-Pilot.Best In-depth Reporting, Second Place
Illinois Collegiate Press Association. Knox College.Best News Article, Second Place
Illinois Collegiate Press Association. Knox College.National News Story of the Year, Fourth Place
Associated Collegiate Press. Knox College.Best Sports Game Article
Illinois College Press Association. Knox College.Ida M. Tarbell Prize for Investigative Reporting
Excellence in investigative reporting. Knox College.Kimball Award for Feature Writing
Exceptional feature writing. Knox College.