HARRISBURG (Nov. 7, 2014) � Pennsylvania Bar Association President Francis X. O�Connor has announced the winners of the 2014 William A. Schnader Print Media Awards.

Funded by the national law firm of Schnader Attorneys at Law, the awards competition was founded 35 years ago in memory of former state attorney general and PBA president William A. Schnader. The awards recognize excellence in print journalism, particularly articles and commentaries fostering greater public understanding of the legal system and the roles of society and the law, the courts, law enforcement agencies and the legal profession.

The competition is overseen by the PBA Bar/Press Committee. Entries are judged by lawyers, newspaper and magazine editors and college professors.

The 2014 awards were presented today by Anne N. John, secretary, Pennsylvania Bar Association, and Keith Whitson of the Pittsburgh office of Schnader Attorneys at Law, during the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association�s �Newspaper of the Year� ceremony at Omni William Penn Hotel, Pittsburgh.

Here is a list of the 2014 Schnader Award winners:

Beat Coverage: Daily Newspapers 49,000+ Circ.
1st Place: Craig R. McCoy, Philadelphia Inquirer, Three Beat Coverage Articles
2nd Place: Brian Bowling, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, Federal Court Beat

Beat Coverage: Daily Newspapers Under 49,000 Circ.
1st Place: Jo Ciavaglia, Bucks County Courier Times, Three Beat Coverage Articles
2nd Place: Saranac Hale Spencer, The Legal Intelligencer, Federal Courts in Pennsylvania

Beat Coverage: Weekly Newspapers
1st Place: Jen Colletta, Philadelphia Gay News, Coverage of Whitewood v. Corbett
2nd Place: Michael Sadowski, Central Penn Business Journal, Three Beat Coverage Articles

Special Report/Series
1st Place: Jo Ciavaglia, Bucks County Courier Times, "Megan�s Lawbreakers"
2nd Place: Carl Prine, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review, "Battle on the Home Front"

Editorial/Commentary
1st Place: Dan Robrish, The Elizabethtown Advocate, �Marriage Law� and "Slacktivist Legislature"
2nd Place: Scott Fisher, The York Daily Record/Sunday News, "Wrong Call" and "Judge Should Have Reported Accident"
The first-place winner in each category of competition receives $400 and a plaque and the second-place winner in each category receives $100 and a certificate.

Founded in 1895, the Pennsylvania Bar Association strives to promote justice, professional excellence and respect for the law; improve public understanding of the legal system; facilitate access to legal services; and serve the 27,000 lawyers who are members of the association.