Awards
National Association of Real Estate Editors
2018 - Best Series
Erickson won the coveted Gold Award for Best Series for her multiple stories for the series Houses of Cards, which detailed the travails of homeowners, vendors, subcontractors and investors in the wake of their builder, Bella Vita Custom Homes, filing for bankruptcy after numerous lawsuits. Erickson competed against publications like Unique Homes, Real Deal, The Washington Post, and Bloomberg to win the top honor for the series.
National Association of Real Estate Editors
2019 - Online Real Estate Story
Bethany Erickson won at the National Association of Real Estate Editor’s 69th Annual Journalism Awards with a report on how affordable healthcare impacts housing security.
Dallas Press Club
2018 - Digital News Editorial Opinion
Winner: “And Now, the Hard Part of Righting Dallas’ Racial Wrongs Actually Begins,” Dec. 5, 2017
Dallas Press Club
2018 - Public Service
Finalist, Candy’s Dirt “Dallas ISD’s Needs Won’t Disappear But You Can Help” Bethany Erickson, columnist, Aug. 23, 2017
Dallas Press Club
2018 - Public Service
Finalist, Candy’s Dirt “Dallas ISD’s Needs Won’t Disappear But You Can Help” Bethany Erickson, columnist, Aug. 23, 2017