Baltimore Jewish Times, which is published by Mid-Atlantic Media, had a strong showing at the Maryland-Delaware-D.C. Press Association’s annual editorial and design awards ceremony on May 8 in Annapolis, winning 16 awards for work done in 2025.
The MDDC Press Association’s annual contest, which this year featured nearly 1,600 entries in 86 categories, recognizes excellence in print and online journalism across the region. The organization represents more than 100 member news media organizations.
“We are pleased with being recognized for all of our MDDC Press Association awards, particularly the ‘Best of Show’ winners,” said Mid-Atlantic Media CEO and Publisher Craig Burke. “All of our employees, writers, designers, sales team members and administrators play a significant role in these victories. It was a terrific day for Mid-Atlantic Media.”
Baltimore Jewish Times swept the editorial category in its division, winning first place for its editorial titled “Confronting Antisemitism” and second place for its editorial “Ben Cohen’s Meltdown.”
Ebony Brown, the Baltimore Jewish Times’ art director, had a big day, winning an array of awards in several different design categories.
Brown swept the news page design category with a first-place win for “More Than Names: The Victims of the Sydney Chanukah Massacre” and a second-place award for “South African Patriotic Alliance Delegation Visits Israel.”
In addition, she took home a first-place award in the business (non-retail) small print ad category for “Magoobys Joke House,” also earning the Best of Show award for that particular piece of work.
Brown’s other first-place finishes included a win for Mid-Atlantic Media’s custom media division for design work with its client Garrison Forest Magazine and wins in the retail small print ad (“Kiki’s Boots”), business (non-retail) large print ad (“Dream Design Build & Remodeling”) and online only ad categories (“Framin’ Place”).
Additionally, Brown won second-place awards in the business (non-retail) large print ad (“Katz & Associates”), business (non-retail) small print ad (“Pikesville Medical Associates”) and online only ad (“Vital Sign Home Care”) categories. She also shared a second-place award with Baltimore Jewish Times freelance designer Lonna Koblick in the custom publication category for Our Key West.
Former Baltimore Jewish Times staff writer Braden Hamelin won first place in the headline category for “New Online Jewish Children’s Show Is a ‘Big Dill,’” and he also won the Best of Show award in that category.
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