Coastal Review has again been recognized for editorial excellence with the North Carolina Press Association announcing its 2025 awards.
The awards were for work published between April 1, 2024, and March 31, 2025.
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Competing in the online-only division, the Coastal Review staff were recognized for our legal reporting on coastal issues with a first-place award in The Media and the Law Awards of Excellence category sponsored by the North Carolina Bar Association. According to the association, judges were to look for “insightful coverage of law-related topics that foster greater public understanding of the legal system and the role of lawyers in today’s society.”
Coastal Review staff were recognized with a second-place in the Duke University/Green-Rossiter Award for Distinguished Newspaper Work in Higher Education Reporting. This award was for our university science, researchers and education coverage.
Staff were recognized with a third-place award for Community Coverage.
Assistant Editor Jennifer Allen was recognized with a third-place award for Arts and Entertainment reporting for “African Americans in seafood industry heart of new exhibit.”
Kip Tabb, a Coastal Review correspondent covering Northeastern North Carolina, was recognized with a third-place award in the Religion and Faith category for his feature, “Preserved Skinnersville church bears builders’ handprints.”
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Gilbert M. Gaul, another Coastal Review contributor, was recognized with a third-place award for his profile feature, “Coastal geologist Orrin Pilkey, 1934-2024: An appreciation.”
Other awards, including those for general excellence, are to be announced Sept. 18 during the North Carolina Press Association’s annual convention in Cary.
The Nebraska Press Association judged the contest this year.
Coastal Review is published daily, Monday through Friday, by the North Carolina Coastal Federation, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that focuses on protecting and restoring the North Carolina coast.
