Author of the Year

Author of the Year focuses on a Saturday roundup that combines local media recognition with sports, market, and community updates. Rough Draft reported it won three Georgia Press Association Awards on June 27, including for Georgia Voice’s Pride Issue, coverage tied to Sandy Springs’ 20th anniversary, and a story on Westside restaurant closures by Sarra Sedghi and Logan C. Ritchie. The brief also highlights World Cup momentum as Cape Verde advanced to the knockout stage, becoming the smallest country ever to reach that round after Spain eliminated Uruguay. Group-stage matches continue with six games scheduled for June 27, including Congo DR vs Uzbekistan in Atlanta at 7:30 p.m., with Congo needing a win to stay in third-place contention. Market coverage noted Nasdaq fell 0.24% for a fifth straight session following a report that OpenAI may delay its IPO, while the S&P 500 and Dow edged down. Locally, MARTA moved about 1.7 million people since June 11 for World Cup events.