Matthew Schniper
Awards
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2025 - A&E and Food Criticism
First place. A trio of stories: Downtown’s Dilemma, State of the Scene, and Glamour Underground.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2021 - A&E and Food: Criticism
First place: Taste Makers: Black Box Provisions is Seattle hip in the Steel City
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2021 - A&E and Food: Criticism
Third Place: Barley and Bliss: The Beer Spa lets you soak in brewery ingredients while sipping suds (as if you could hipster any harder)
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2020 - A&E and Food: Criticism
Second place: Mark Anthony’s Pretzels become overnight delivery hit during quarantine blues.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2017 - A&E and Food Criticism
Second Place for "Purple Toad; The Summit; Chef Bob's Lobstah Trap" food criticism, reviews.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2015 - A&E Criticism
Second place for a batch of restaurant reviews from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2014 - Multimedia Story
First Place for "Trading Places" in the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2014 - Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
Second Place for "Trading Places" in the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2014 - Agriculture: General Reporting
First Place for "Gamble Fish" in the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
AAN AltWeekly Awards
2013 - Breaking News
First Place, "The Waldo Canyon Fire." Staff award for the Colorado Springs Independent: Pam Zubeck, Bill Forman, Chet Hardin, Kirk Woundy, Edie Adelstein, Bryce Crawford, Kirsten Akens, Jeff Koch, Matthew Schniper, J. Adrian Stanley and Claire Swinford.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2013 - Business: General Reporting
Second Place for "Adventures in Crowdfunding" in the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2013 - Sports: Enterprise Reporting
First Place for "USA Pro Challenge Preview" with co-writers Kirsten Akens, Edie Adelstein, Bryce Crawford, Claire Swinford and Jeff Koch in the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2012 - A&E Features in Food/Beverage Reporting
First Place in A&E Features in Food/Beverage Reporting for "Meal Plan" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2012 - A&E Criticism
First Place in A&E Criticism for "French Twist; Divide and Conquer & Ham-Bungler" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2012 - A&E Features in Food/Beverage Reporting
Third Place in A&E Features in Food/Beverage Reporting for "Deal-A-Meal" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2011 - Arts and Entertainment Criticism
First Place in Arts and Entertainment Criticism for "Catch Him If You Can; Radical Realization at Fruition Restaurant and How Now Green Cow" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2010 - Arts and Entertainment Reporting: Food & Beverage
Second place in Arts and Entertainment Reporting: Food & Beverage for "Kitchen Consequential" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2008 - Arts and Entertainment Reporting: News or Feature
Second Place in Arts and Entertainment Reporting: News or Feature for "Mr. Rogers' Neighbhorhood" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2008 - Arts and Entertainment Reporting: Features in Food/Beverage Writing and Reporting
Second Place in Arts and Entertainment Reporting: Features in Food/Beverage Writing and Reporting for "Brewin' In the Boys Room" from the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2007 - Arts and Entertainment Reporting: News or Feature
First place in Arts and Entertainment Reporting: Features in Food/Beverage Writing and Reporting for "Arts Guide" in the Colorado Professional Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists — Top of the Rockies Excellence in Journalism Awards.