Awards

McKinney dug deeper into stories that would leave real impacts for voters, politicians, and administrators.
— Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association
  • 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.