Jan Murphy
American journalist
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Jan Murphy is a journalist in Pennsylvania who works for The Patriot-News.
Jan Murphy | |
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| Occupation | Journalist |
| Notable credit | The Patriot-News |
In 2007, she and colleague Craig Staudenmaier won the "Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence" from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association.[1] In 2008, she was awarded a first place Keystone Press Award for "News Beat Reporting" and a second place Keystone Press Award in "Ongoing News Coverage" for her series on the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency.[2] She also won the Associated Press Managing Editors Award for a series called "Opening up PHEAA records."[3]
In 2008, the political website PolitickerPA.com named her one of the "Most Powerful Political Reporters" in Pennsylvania.[4] In 2009, she and Charlie Thompson shared an "Honorable Mention" Keystone Press Award in Spot News Reporting from the Pennsylvania Newspaper Association for their "Bonus Busts" coverage of the "Bonusgate" arrests.[5]
