2 Berkeley Journalists Honored

BERKELEY, CA — Two Berkeley journalists have received prestigious awards.

Berkeleyside’s Supriya Yelimeli and Doug Ng were recognized for excellence in 2021 by the Society of Professional Journalists.

Yelimeli, who covers homelessness and housing, was named Outstanding Emerging Journalist, and Ng, the outlet’s news platforms director, was honored in the design category.

Three Yelimeli articles stood out to the SPJ judges.

Her reporting on the Berkeley City Council’s move to address a history of racial inequality with the approval of a ban on single-family zoning.

Yelimeli’s reporting on the death of rising hop-star Kiovonni “Kilo” LaRoyce Lyles whose body was found in People’s Park, and her reporting on schools reopening amid the pandemic were also cited.

Ng was honored for design for creating data visualization that figured prominently in the publication’s “Scarred but resilient: Telegraph Avenue emerges from the pandemic.”