CJC Student Journalists, Staff and Faculty Selected as Finalists in the SPJ Florida Pro Sunshine State Awards Competition
University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications student journalists, staff from WUFT-FM and Noticias WUFT and two CJC faculty members are finalists in the 2021 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Pro Sunshine State Awards competition.
Finalists in the radio division include:
Light Feature Reporting: Anthony Montalto, “End of Election Season is Boon for Collectors”
Continuing Coverage or Series: WUFT Staff, “From the Frontlines”
Education Reporting: Taylor Levesque, “Forest Treadwell”
Finalist in the Spanish language division include:
Mejor trabajo de investigación en prensa escrita/digital (Best digital Research Story): Noticias WUFT, Guamay Martell, Joseline Donoso, Emma Bautista, Elisabell Velazquez, Naye lis Bosa, “Humanos o Mercancía”
Mejor trabajo estudiantil (todo tipo de medios) (Best student work in all media) Noticias WUFT, Guamay Martell, Joseline Donoso, Emma Bautista, Elisabell Velazquez, Nayelis Bosa, “Humanos o Mercancía”
Finalists in the college division include:
College Journalist of the Year: Taylor Levesque
Advisor of the Year: WUFT News, UF, Harrison Hove, Journalism Department lecturer
Finalists in the digital division include:
Digital Online Package: WUFT.org, Staff, “The Human Hazard Series Public Health & Climate Change in Florida”
Digital Podcast: WUFT Staff, “Four Days, Five Murders”
Best Feature Story: WUFT.org , Katie Hyson, Standing on Dignity: When A Homeless Encampment Is Shut Down, One Woman Fights To Find Home
Best Feature Story: WUFT.org, Karina Elwood, Standing on Dignity: In Ocala, Strict Policing Pushes Homeless Population Out Of Sight
WUFT – Kristin Moorehead, Newberry Lynching Soil Collection Ceremony
Best Multimedia Feature: WUFT.org Staff, “The Human Hazard Series Public Health & Climate Change in Florida”
Best COVID-19 Coverage: WUFT.org – Angie DiMichele, “Stuck In Peru: Coronavirus Strands Gainesville Woman Far From Home”
In the Magazine Competition:
Magazine Feature Story: Michael and Linda Connelly Lecturer for Narrative Nonfiction Moni Basu, Flamingo magazine, “In Search of Spirits in Cassadaga: A Writer Unlocks the Truths of This Mystical Community, its Energy Healers and the Supernatural”
The awards will be announced during a virtual presentation on Aug. 7.
Posted: June 28, 2021
Category: College News, Student News
Tagged as: 2021 Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Florida Pro Sunshine State Awards
