Journalism students in the at the University of Hawaiʻi at 惭ā苍辞补’s (CSS) took home 24 awards in the 2020 ’s Excellence in Journalism competition. The awards were announced virtually on September 29. The annual statewide event recognizes the best in journalism in Hawaiʻi.
CSS journalism students swept all student categories, and capstone students from the spring and fall 2020 semesters of JOUR 470 and 480 were recognized in six of eight student media categories.
“It means a lot to get an award,” said Alyssa Rodello, who won first place in the Student Video News category for her story on sex trafficking, and who is scheduled to graduate in May 2022. “I hope it makes people want to learn more, research more, and trust real journalism and all the people involved who are constantly working to make a difference.”
For the past four years, 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 journalism students have had a strong showing in the contest, winning nearly every award in the student categories.
Student News Reporting in Any Media
- 1st Place: Linsey Dower, “Nothing for dinner: Restaurants lay off staff”
- 2nd Place: Chaz Mihara, “Cool in School” 东精影业Mtv Show #20, spring 2020
- 3rd Place: Sophia Compton, “Issues within the Office of Hawaiian Affairs”
Student Feature Reporting in Any Media
- 1st Place: Shafkat Anowar, “We are not American! We will die as Hawaiians, we will never be American!” Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi
- 2nd Place: Professional journalist and 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补 instructor Dave Reardon and Elizabeth Ufi, “Happy Bento sticks to its roots while adapting to COVID-19”
- 3rd Place: Kirsten Sibley, “东精影业 athletes go pro” 东精影业Mtv Show #20, spring 2020
Student Spot News in Any Media
- 1st Place: Shafkat Anowar, “I was one of the one million international students afraid of being deported” Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi
- 2nd Place: Cassie Ordonio, “Student media organizations file transparency complaint against the 东精影业 Student Media Board”
- 3rd Place: Alexa Gutierrez, “Hawaiʻi’s restaurants coping with COVID” 东精影业Mtv Show #19, spring 2020
Student Investigative Reporting in Any Media
- 1st Place: Natanya Friedheim, “Pegge Hopper And The ‘Myth’ Of Native Hawaiians” Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi
- 2nd Place: Geneva Diaz, “Kona Coffee Fraud” 东精影业Mtv Show #20, spring 2020
- 3rd Place: Troy Jacobs, “Youth Vaping” 东精影业Mtv Show #20, spring 2020
Student Video News
- 1st Place: Alyssa Rodello, “Sex Trafficking” 东精影业Mtv Show #22, fall 2020
- 2nd Place: Carina Nocon, “Sexual Misconduct” 东精影业Mtv Show #19, spring 2020
- 3rd Place: Megan Lucas, “Haiku Stairs Future” 东精影业Mtv Show #19, spring 2020
Student Photography
- 1st Place: Shafkat Anowar, “In memoriam: HPD officers killed in Diamond Head Shooting Tragedy” Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi
- 2nd Place: Kate Sparhawk, “COVID-19 Photo Essay”
- 3rd Place: Georgia Johnson-King and Alyssa Rodello, “Women’s March, Women’s Voices”
Best Multimedia Presentation
- 1st Place: Elicia Tong, “COVID-19 & Taipei’s Shilin Night Market”
- 2nd Place: Samantha Larson and Shafkat Anowar, “Aloha Stadium aglow with Christmas lights for a good cause” Ka Leo O Hawaiʻi
- 3rd Place: Megan Lucas, “Coronavirus in Hawaiʻi vs. the Mainland”
Informational Graphics
- 1st Place: Keila Lee, “Coping with Dementia” 东精影业Mtv Show #19, spring 2020
- 2nd Place: Ronnie Allen Campman, “Animal Welfare” 东精影业Mtv Show #19, spring 2020
- 3rd Place: Charissa Porter, “Legalizing Marijuana” 东精影业Mtv Show #22, fall 2020
These works are examples of 东精影业 惭ā苍辞补’s goals of (PDF) and (PDF), two of four goals identified in the (PDF), updated in December 2020.