MDDC Press Association
Founded in 1908
The MDDC (Maryland, Delaware, and District of Columbia) Press Association awards three separate A-Mark Prizes for Investigative Reporting, one for each region that it represents: Maryland, Delaware, and DC. The inaugural prizes were awarded in 2026.
A-Mark Prize Recipients
2026
First Place
Kelly Powers and Esteban Parra, “Hundreds of Delaware teachers found to be working on expired licenses in public schools,” The News Journal (Links: 1, 2, 3)
Second Place
Jose Ignacio Castaneda Perez, “ICE outreach to four Delaware police departments met with some reluctance,” Spotlight Delaware (Links: 1, 2, 3, 4)
Third Place
Chris Flood, “Rehoboth using AI-powered cameras to track license plates,” Cape Gazette (Links: 1, 2, 3)