Schuster wins top honors from Wisconsin Newspaper Association

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A Wisconsin Law Journal (WLJ) and The Daily Reporter investigative article authored by WLJ Managing Editor Steve Schuster earned a first-place award Friday from the Wisconsin Newspaper Association in Madison.

The article investigated how a Department of Natural Resources permit to build a new Kohler golf course was fast-tracked by former Gov. Scott Walker, despite the discovery of Native American remains and wide-spread environmental impact. A Wisconsin Law Journal Investigation revealed Kohler Co. executives donated more than $80,000 to Walker prior to his fast-tracking the permit.

Approximately four months after the article’s publication, the Wisconsin Court of Appeals upheld the lower court’s decision to deny Kohler Co. the wetland permit to build the golf course.

The newspaper association judges who reviewed Schuster’s article said, “Love that investigative work led to the information in this report. The reader also has a good idea of what is happening and what the impact of the story is high up, which is great. Not only that, but the story is written in an interesting way that pulls the reader through to the end.”

Friday’s award marks Schuster’s third in journalism; previous awards were received from the Maryland D.C. Press Association and the Midwest Broadcast Journalists Association.

Click here to read the most recent award-winning article.