2022 Peter Lisagor Award Win for Best Social or Short-Form Video

May 22

The Chicago Headline Club has announced the winners for the 2022 Peter Lisagor Awards, and we’re honored to have won alongside our friends at WTTW News / PBS for our series “WTTW News Explains”, taking home the W for Best Social or Short-Form Video. This win, selected by an independent chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists, was one of nine wins for WTTW.

The WTTW News Explains series is an ongoing series of 26 animated explainer videos exploring various Chicago-focused topics such as: what happens to your ballot after it is cast? How are Chicago property taxes calculated? Why is Chicago low-key trash at recycling? And how does the lake effect work, anyway?

Check out the whole series and WTTW News reporting on each topic here.

Congrats to all the winners and cheers to The Chicago Headline Club for another fantastic year of celebrating exemplary journalism. We hope to see you at the next!