2017 Finalists

2017 SPJ Sunshine State Awards Finalists in each category are presented in alphabetical order by organization. First-, second- and third-place finishers will be announced at the Sunshine State Awards ceremony on July 22 in Miami. Buy tickets here.

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SPECIAL CATEGORIES

James Batten Award for Public Service

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Maggie Clark, Medicaid
• Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable
• WUFT.org – Staff, Project: Blue

Gene Miller Award for Investigative Reporting

• Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Dirty Little Secrets
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz, Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the bench
• Tampa Bay Times – William R. Levesque, Nathaniel Lash, Anthony Cormier, Breakdown of Oversight

Diversity Award

• The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Lola Gomez, Living in the Shadows – Lola Gomez
• The Florida Times-Union – Tia Mitchell, Tia Mitchell Diversity Award
• WTSP-TV – Emerald Morrow, Diversity Matters

First Amendment Foundation Freedom of Information Award

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz, Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the bench
• The Villages Daily Sun – Staff, Redefining Justice
• WLRN News – Rowan Moore Gerety, Rowan Moore Gerety: Say My Name, School Suspensions and Pulse 911 Records

Integrity Florida Award for Public Corruption Reporting

• Miami Herald – Michael Sallah, Jay Weaver, Opa-locka: City for Sale
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Lee Williams, Prosecutor Pub Crawl
• The Florida Times-Union – Christopher Hong, Nate Monroe, Steve Patterson, Corrine Brown Connections

Journalist of the Year

• The Palm Beach Post – Pat Beall, Pat Beall
• WLRN News – Sammy Mack, Sammy Mack
• WPBF 25 News – Terri Parker, Terri Parker Reports

Anchor of the Year

• Marla Weech – News 13 – Marla Weech, Marla Weech 2016
• WLRN News – Christine DiMattei, Christine DiMattei, WLRN News Anchor
• WUSF Public Media – Lisa Peakes, Lisa Peakes – WUSF

 

NEWSPAPERS

Breaking News Reporting

• Orlando Sentinel – Staff, Pulse Nightclub Massacre
• The Miami Herald – Staff, Fidel Castro’s death, breaking news entry
• The Palm Beach Post – Staff, Tiger mauls zookeeper

Non-Deadline News Reporting (Large)

• Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald – Staff, The Panama Papers: Florida stories
• Sun Sentinel – Sally Kestin, Taimy Alvarez, The Gulf’s Deadly Harvest
• Sun Sentinel – Staff, Forsaken: Florida’s Broken Mental Health System

Non-Deadline News Reporting (Small)

• Bradenton Herald – Hannah Morse, Manatee County: Heroin capital of Florida
• Miami New Times – Jessica Lipscomb, Lost at Sea: Kids Drown in Cruise Ship Pools With No Lifeguards on Duty
• The News-Press – Cody Dulaney, Task Force

Feature Reporting (Large)

• Orlando Sentinel – Christal Hayes, The Forgotten Story of Grimmie’s Death
• Orlando Sentinel – Kate Santich, Gal Tziperman Lotan and Elyssa Cherney, Their Last Day
• Tampa Bay Times – Lane DeGregory, The long fall of Phoebe Jonchuck

Feature Reporting (Small)

• Florida Weekly – Roger Williams, The Disconnect
• Miami New Times – Tim Elfrink, Sucker Punch: A South Florida Boxing Rivalry Leads to Cold-Blooded Murder
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Chris Anderson, Mason

Series

• Miami Herald – Jacqueline Charles, Kevin Hall, New migration: Haitians carve a dangerous 7,000-mile path to the U.S.
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Maggie Clark, Medicaid
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz, Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the Bench

Commentary & Criticism – General

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Maggie Mederski, Maggie Menderski
• Tampa Bay Times – John Romano, John Romano on Florida
• The Miami Herald – Fabiola Santiago, Fabiola Santiago columns for Commentary

Commentary & Criticism – Arts

• Miami Herald – Rene Rodriguez, Film criticism
• Miami New Times – Ciara LaVelle, Arts criticism by Ciara LaVelle
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – carrie seidman, Carrie Seidman

Profile Reporting

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Chris Anderson, Mason
• The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Suzanne Hirt, Profile Reporting Suzanne Hirt
• The Palm Beach Post – Joe Capozzi, Joe Capozzi

State and Local Election Reporting

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Zac Anderson, Zac Anderson
• The Florida Times-Union – Andrew Pantazi, Public Defender Politics
• Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Staff, Body of Work

Presidential Election Reporting

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Zac Anderson, Zac Anderson
• The Florida Times-Union – Andrew Pantazi, History, civility and strategy
• The Miami Herald – Patricia Mazzei, Presidential election reporting by Patricia Mazzei

Data Reporting

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Shelby Webb, Expulsions
• Sarasota Herald-Tribune – Josh Salman, Emily Le Coz, Elizabeth Johnson, Bias on the Bench
• The Villages Daily Sun – Staff, Redefining Justice

Editorial Writing

• Florida Weekly – Bill Cornwell, Editorials by Bill Cornwell
• The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Scott Kent, Editorial Writing Scott Kent
• The Minaret – Tess Sheets, Bianca Lopez, Selene San Felice, The Minaret Responds to Students Trashing Sexual Assault Articles

Editorial Cartoon

• Baker County Press – Ed Hall, Portfolio of cartoons created in 2016
• King Features Syndicate – Ed Gamble, editorial cartoons

Headline Writing

• Sun Sentinel – David Hayes, David Hayes news headlines
• Sun Sentinel – Lillian Mayor, Lillian Mayor news headline
• Sun Sentinel – Murray Miles, Murray Miles news headline

Beat Reporting – Arts

• Florida Weekly – Nancy Stetson, Arts Beat Nancy Stetson
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Jay Handelman, Jay Handelman
• The Palm Beach Daily News – Jan Sjostrom, Jan Sjostrom – Beat/Arts

Beat Reporting – Business

• Florida Weekly – Roger Williams, work of Roger Williams
• Miami Herald – Nicholas Nehamas, Nicholas Nehamas: Business Portfolio
• South Florida Business Journal – Brian Bandell, Condo sellers target domestic buyers

Beat Reporting – Community

• Miami Herald – Michael Sallah, Jay Weaver, Opa-locka: City for Sale
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Zach Murdock, Zach Murdock
• The Palm Beach Post – Alexandra Seltzer, Boynton Beach coverage

Beat Reporting – Consumer Issues

• Tampa Bay Times – Laura Reiley, Farm to fable
• Tampa Bay Times – William R. Levesque, William R. Levesque on Allegiant Airlines
• The Miami Herald – Daniel Chang, Cosmetic surgery

Beat Reporting – Crime & Courts

• Daily Business Review/ALM – Samantha Joseph, See You In Court
• Sun Sentinel – Rebeca Piccardo, Portfolio
• The Florida Times-Union – Tessa Duvall, Covering youth justice, trafficking in Jacksonville

Beat Reporting – Education

• Orlando Sentinel – Gabrielle Russon, Higher Education coverage
• Orlando Sentinel – Leslie Postal, Charles Minshew, education reporter
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Shelby Webb, Expulsions

Beat Reporting – Environment, Health & Science

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Barbara Peters Smith, HealthBeat
• Tampa Bay Times – Kathleen McGrory, Kathleen McGrory on Health and Medicine
• The Associated Press – Jennifer Kay, Zika, And Other Mosquito Problems

Beat Reporting – Food & Travel

• Miami Herald – Mimi Whitefield, Opening the Cuban Travel Market
• Orlando Business Journal – Richard Bilbao, Orlando Business Journal tourism reporting
• The Palm Beach Post – Liz Balmaseda, Liz Balmaseda – Food

Beat Reporting – Government & Politics

• South Florida Sun Sentinel – Brittany Wallman, Broward County government beat
• Tampa Bay Times – Charles Frago, Charles Frago on the city of St. Petersburg
• The Palm Beach Post – Andrew Marra, Wayne Washington, Jennifer Sorentrue, Culture of largesse

Beat Reporting – Hardship Issues

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Maggie Clark, Medicaid
• The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Eileen Zaffiro-Kean, Beat Reporting Eileen Zaffiro-Kean
• The Palm Beach Post – Joe Capozzi, Joe Capozzi – Hardship

Beat Reporting – Minority Issues

• Miami Herald – Mimi Whitefield, The new U.S.-Cuba relationship
• The Florida Times-Union – Denise Smith Amos, Denise Amos’ Diversity Issues in Education
• The Florida Times-Union – Tessa Duvall, New efforts to tackle Jacksonville’s known issues

Beat Reporting – Religion

• Bradenton Herald – Amaris Castillo, Religion in Bradenton
• Sun Sentinel – Scott Travis, Religion stories
• The Times of Israel – Dina Weinstein, Students learn about Jewish civil rights activism — in Japan

Beat Reporting – Sports

• Tampa Bay Times – Joe Smith, Joe Smith on the Tampa Bay Lightning
• Tampa Bay Times – Marc Topkin, Marc Topkin on the Tampa Bay Rays
• Tampa Bay Times – Rick Stroud, Rick Stroud on the Tampa Bay Buccaneers

Special Publication or Section

• Orlando Sentinel – Staff, Forever Changed
• Tampa Bay Times – Lane DeGregory, The long fall of Phoebe Jonchuck
• The Daytona Beach News-Journal – Staff, Special Section Daytona Rising

 

PHOTOGRAPHY & DESIGN

Breaking News Photography

• Breaking news – Tiffany Tompkins, Courtroom Drama
• Orlando Sentinel – Staff, Orlando Sentinel Pulse massacre coverage
• The Daytona Beach News-Journal – David Tucker, Breaking News Photography David Tucker

Feature Photography

• Tampa Bay Times – Cherie Diez, The last baby
• The Florida Times-Union – Bruce Lipsky, Bruce Lipsky Features
• The Florida Times-Union – Will Dickey, Will Dickey Features

Photography Story

• Tampa Bay Times – Eve Edelheit, Prince Vinegar’s Last Stand
• Tampa Bay Times – Loren Elliott, In the wake of Pulse
• Univision Noticias Digital – David Maris, Almudena Toral, Seeking refuge for my children

Art/Photo Illustration

• Fusion – Juana Medina, A decade in immigration purgatory: My struggle to become an American citizen
• Miami Herald – Al Diaz, Kevin Scott, John Devine, Football Preview
• The Florida Times-Union – Bob Mack, College Cover and Fab Four

Infographic

• Fort Lauderdale Magazine – Jonathan Perkinson, Making the Rent
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Jennifer Borressen, Unravel
• The Villages Daily Sun – Colin Smith, Operation Holiday Magic

Front Page Design (Large)

• Sun Sentinel – David Schutz, Gunnar Johnson, Lillian Mayor, Orlando shooting
• Sun Sentinel – David Schutz, Lillian Mayor, Catie Peterson, Florida elections
• Sun Sentinel – David Schutz, Lillian Mayor, Front pages

Front Page Design (Small)

• CENTRO Tampa – Misha Wong, Front pages CENTRO Tampa.
• Florida Weekly – Eric Raddatz, Covers by Eric Raddatz
• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Ariana Torrey, Herald Tribune Front Page

 

MAGAZINES

Public Service Reporting

• Edible South Florida – Urmila Ramakrishnan, Alfredo Añez, Meet Your Farmworker.
• Gulfstream Media Group – Ike Crumpler, The Promise of Our Water
• Sarasota Magazine – Robert Bowden, Frankenstorm

Investigative Reporting

• Florida Trend – Jason Garcia, Tax War
• Gulfstream Media Group – Eric Barton, Lauderdale’s Troubled Namesake
• Sarasota Magazine – Tom Bayles, Sand Storm

Feature Story

• Fort Lauderdale Magazine – Ashley Harrell, The Death and Life of Coral Reefs
• Gold Coast Magazine – Eric Barton, Big Rig City
• Palm Beach Illustrated – Daphne Nikolopoulos, Fantasy Island

Profile Story

• Fort Lauderdale Magazine – Erik Petersen, Advocate for the Seas
• Sarasota Magazine – Tony D’Souza, Sunshine & Darkness
• The Key of Kappa Kappa Gamma – Kristen Desmond LeFevre, Engineered Justice

Commentary & Criticism

• City & Shore Magazine, the Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, First Words, the Editor & Publisher’s letter: “When You Are Up to Your Sawgrass in Alligators,” “An Orange Letter Day” and “The Difference a Dad Makes.”
• Florida Trend – Mark R. Howard, Editor’s Page
• The Public Relations Strategist – Virgil Scudder, In the C-Suite

Food and Travel Writing

• FSR Magazine – Jen Karetnick, The Cuba Factor
• OCALA MAGAZINE – Linda Marks, Kelli Fuqua Hart, Phil Dirlam, Chris Redd, Home Sweet Bonhomme, March 2016; Stay•Cation, September 2016; On the Menu: Golden Ocala, April 2016
• Sarasota Magazine – Staff, Road Trip!, Rise & Shine, Food Town, Such a Deal!

Trade or Special Interest Publication

• City & Shore Magazine, the Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, Anderson Greene, Elyse Ranart, City & Shore Magazine, March and August issues
• Nova Southeastern University – Oline H. Cogdill, Mara Kiffin, Susan Hayward, Brandon Hensler, Horizons Spring 2016 and Horizons Fall 2016
• The Triton – Staff, The Triton, Nautical News for Captains and Crews

Cover Design

• City & Shore Magazine, the Sun Sentinel – Anderson Greene, Mark Gauert, City & Shore Magazine, April, July and August
• OCALA MAGAZINE – Linda Marks, Kelli Fuqua Hart, Phil Dirlam, Chris Redd, Ocala Magazine, June 2016, September 2016, November 2016
• Sarasota Magazine – Gigi Ortwein, The Ultimate Family Fun Guide, Best Bars, Food Lovers’ Guide

Inside Design

• OCALA MAGAZINE – Linda Marks, Kelli Fuqua Hart, Phil Dirlam, Chris Redd, Person of the Year, January 2016; On the Menu, April 2016; Home Sweet Bonhomme, March 2016
• OCALA MAGAZINE – Linda Marks, Kelli Fuqua Hart, Phil Dirlam, Chris Redd, A Curious Little Vegetable, September 2016; Chester Weber, March 2016; Laura Lakey, February 2016
• Sarasota Magazine – Gigi Ortwein, Outdoor Adventures, Such a Deal!, Tastes of the Town

Best Single Issue

• City & Shore Magazine, the Sun Sentinel – Mark Gauert, Anderson Greene, City & Shore, August issue
• INFLUENCE Magazine / Extensive Enterprises Media – Peter Schorsch, INFLUENCE Magazine – Winter 2016
• The Mirror Magazine – Jason Parsley, Brendon Lies & J.W. Arnold, Fall Arts & Entertainment Guide

 

TELEVISION

Best Newscast

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Investigative Reporting

• Fusion – Staff, The Naked Truth: Mugged
• Telemundo Network & weather.com – Staff, Cosecha de Miseria (Harvest of Misery) & The Source
• WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Fran Gilpin, GradPoint– Gaming Graduation Rates

Spot News Reporting

NO AWARDS

Government & Politics Reporting

• Fusion – Staff, The Naked Truth: Rigged
• Fusion – Staff, The Naked Truth: Trumpland
• WTVJ NBC 6 – Dan Krauth, Dawn Clapperton, and Pedro Cancio “Turning Old Tickets Into Cash”

Continuing Coverage

• WFTS/ABC Action News – Adam Walser, Randy Wright, Fran Gilpin, Hope’s Hidden Secrets… Abuse at a Christian Children’s Home
• WPBF 25 News – Terri Parker, Playing Doctor
• WTVJ NBC 6 – Dan Krauth, Dawn Clapperton, McNelly Torres, and Pedro Cancio “Cosmetic Coverage Creates Change”

Feature Reporting

• Bay News 9 – Laurie Davison, Tim Kania, Painting for a Good Cause
• South Florida SunSentinel – Joe Cavaretta / Amy Beth Bennett, Armless Triathlon
• WTSP – Garin Flowers, Man gives away free car to grieving stranger

Public Affairs

• Florida Center for Investigative Reporting – Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi, Unforgiven
• Florida Center for Investigative Reporting, PBS NewsHour Weekend – Lisa Desai, Yasmeen Qureshi, How Septic Tanks May Imperial This Florida Ecosystem
• WFV – Martie Salt, “Blindsided: The Reality of Caring for Aging Parents”

 

RADIO

Best Newscast

• WJCT – Michelle Corum, Morning Edition- December 2, 2016
• WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Is Zika Here? WLRN Reports
• WUSF Public Media – Carson Cooper, Carson Cooper – WUSF

General Coverage

• WFSU – Lynn Hatter & Kate Payne, Taylor County’s Fenholloway River: A Balancing Act Between Economy And Ecology
• WFSU – Nick Evans & Kate Payne, Branch Street: The Line Between Two Districts
• WJCT – Ryan Benk, A Divide In Jacksonville After FDA Approves Opioid Addiction Treatment

Investigative Reporting

• WFSU – Nick Evans, Alan Williams: Election Supervisor Hopeful Has Spotty Attendance Record
• WLRN-Miami Herald News – Rowan Moore Gerety, School Suspensions Continue In Spite Of MiamiDade’s No-Suspension Policy
• WUFT-FM – Rebekkah Mar, Eastside Clinics

Government & Politics Reporting

• WGCU – Topher Forhecz, Election Year In Southwest Florida
• WLRN News – WLRN News, Zika In South Florida
• WUSF Tampa and WMFE Orlando – Steve Newborn, Catherine Welch, Mary Shedden, Florida Matters: The Politically Crucial I-4 Corridor

Feature Reporting

• WGCU – Topher Forhecz, Gladesmen, Everglades National Park At Odds Over Airboats
• WLRN News – Nadege Green, Norland Middle Drama Teacher Is The ‘Real Star’ To Young Moonlight Actors
• WUSF Public Media – Quincy Walters, 70 Years Later, Showman Not Slowing Down

Public Affairs

• WLRN News, WJCT – WLRN, WJCT, Decision Florida: Is Your Vote Safe?
• WUFT-FM – Staff, Pulse Nightclub Special Report
• WUSF Public Media – Staff, Florida Matters: Public Art Around Tampa Bay

 

ONLINE

Blog

• South Florida Sun Sentinel – Dan Sweeney, The Power Lunch
• The Palm Beach Post – Charles Elmore, Susan Salisbury, Best blog: Protecting Your Pocket, The Palm Beach Post
• Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Will Greenlee, Off The Beat

News Web Site

• Univision Noticias Digital – Jose Lopez, Clemente Alvarez, Univision Noticias
• WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Teresa Frontado-Digital Director, WLRN.org
• WUSF, WLRN and WMFE – Staff, Health News Florida

Online Breaking News

• South Florida Business Journal – Brian Bandell, Telemundo signs $400M deal for new headquarters, studios
• Treasure Coast Newspapers – Staff, Omar Mateen
• WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Fidel Dies

Multimedia Feature

• Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Death by Fentanyl
• Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com – Dacia Johnson, From childhood to mass shooting
• Univision Noticias Digital – Almudena Toral, Maye Primera, Luis Melgar, Damia Bonmati, Vacations in no man’s sea

Package

• Sarasota Herald Tribune – Shelby Webb, Housing in SRQ
• The Palm Beach Post – Staff, Heroin: Killer of a generation
• University of Florida/Gainesville Sun – Drea Cornejo, Family Ashes in Pipeline’s Path

User-Generated Content

NO AWARDS

Infographics & Data Visualization

NO AWARDS

Video

• South Florida Sun Sentinel – Taimy Alvarez, Sally Kestin, Doug Phillips, The Gulf’s Deadly Harvest
• Sun Sentinel – Doreen Christensen, Barbara Corbellini Duarte, Randy Vazquez, Dylan Boucher, Sun Sentinel Originals Doreen’s Deals
• Univision Noticias Digital – Laura Prieto, Anna Spelman, Almudena Toral, After Orlando, getting its pulse back

Podcast

NO AWARDS

Blog Writing

• Extensive Enterprises – Peter Schorsch, SaintPetersBlog
• SouthFlorida.com/South Florida Sun Sentinel – Michael Mayo, The Eat Beat Blog by Michael Mayo
• Tampa Bay Times – Alex Leary, Adam C. Smith, Steve Bousquet, The Buzz

Blog Writing – In Depth

• Florida Bulldog – Eric Barton, Broward medical examiner’s evidence policy worries prosecutors, defense lawyers
• Florida Bulldog – Eric Barton, Florida education on trial
• FloridaPolitics.com / Extensive Enterprises Media – Scott Powers, The Soul of Orlando to America: Give us a moment

Social Media Package

• Fusion – Staff of Fusion, Animals in the Border
• The New Tropic – Ariel Zirulnick, Roshan Nebhrajani, Riding transit with a Miami Beach commissioner for Public Transit Day
• WLRN News – WLRN News Staff, Public Transit Day

 

SPANISH LANGUAGE

Periodista del Año – Print/Digital/Online

• CENTRO Tampa – Myriam Silva-Warren, Adriana Ocampo: Científica universal; Brigada 2506: Soldados por convicción; La cara oculta de ba; Innovando en la educación;Jorge Pérez, el león de la construcción;Impulsando el diseño venezolano
• El Nuevo Herald – Nora Gámez Torres, Nora Gámez Torres, el Nuevo Herald

Periodista del Año –Television/Radio

•  TELEMUNDO 51 – Guillermo Gonzalez, REPORTERO DE NOTICIAS
• TELEMUNDO 51 – Myrian Masihy, TELEMUNDO 51 RESPONDE
• WLTV 23 Univision Miami – Erika Carrillo, Erika Carrillo

Mejor Reportaje de Investigación – Print/Digital/Online

• el Nuevo Herald – Antonio Delgado, Johanna Alvarez, El drama de los venezolanos en el sur de la Florida
• el Nuevo Herald – Enrique Flor, Brenda Medina, Condos de Pesadilla
• Univision Noticias Digital – Ronny Rojas, Almudena Toral, Mariano Zafra, Vacaciones en aguas de nadie

Mejor Reportaje de Investigación – Television/Radio

• Telemundo Network & weather.com – Staff, Cosecha de Miseria (Harvest of Misery) & The Source
• WLTV 23 Univision Miami – Erika Carrillo, Armando Pico, Joaquin Gonzalez, Condos de Pesadilla
• WLTV 23 Univision Miami – Erika Carrillo, Armando Pico, Sexo con un Click

Mejor Cubrimiento Noticias de Última Hora (Breaking News) – Print/Digital/Online

• el Nuevo Herald – Nora Gamez Torres, Cobertura de la vista del presidente Barack Obama a Cuba
• el Nuevo Herald – Staff, La muerte de Fidel Castro

Mejor Cubrimiento Noticias de Última Hora (Breaking News) – Television/Radio

• InfoMás – Paula Machado, Con el ojo en Huracán Matthew
• TELEMUNDO 51 – Jorge Rodriguez, Berta Ruiz, Ismeraly Torres, Daylin Lugo, LLEGA 20 BALSEROS A FARO

Mejor Reportaje Especial (Features) – Print/Digital/Online

• El Nuevo Herald – Nora Gámez Torres, Cuba cambia, más para unos que para otros
• Univision – Nicolas Ibarguen, Lara Fernandez, Enrique Acevedo, Jose Cuesta, La Amazonía: un paraíso a la venta
• Univision Noticias Digital – Lorena Arroyo, Pablo Cozzaglio, Almunda Toral, Nacho Corbella, Los huérfanos del Lago Poopó

Mejor Reportaje Especial (Features) – Television/Radio

• Telemundo Tampa WRMD – Cristina Puig and Milton Lugo, José Fernández: Más Allá de la Verdad Parts 1 and 2
• WLTV 23 Univision Miami – Erika Carrillo, Armando Pico, Carlos Barquin, La Capital del Fraude
• WLTV Miami – Sandra Peebles, David Gonzalez, Trafico de Almas

Informes Electorales – Todos los Medios

NO AWARDS

Mejor Trabajo Estudiantil – All Media

• UCF Knightly Latino – 2016 Staff, Knightly Latino Especial de Politica 2016
• WUFT-FM – Clara Garcia, Krystalle Pinilla, Noticias WUFT news team, Noticias WUFT newscast for June 18, 2016

 

STUDENTS

College Journalist of the Year

• FAU University Press, Broward New Times, SunFest – Emily Bloch, Emily Bloch
• University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications – Briana Erickson, Writing Portfolio – Briana Erickson
• University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications – Drea Cornejo, Multimedia Portfolio – Drea Cornejo

Best Student Publication

• Distraction Magazine – Staff, Distraction Magazine
• The Current – Emma Cotton, Gary Furrow Jr., Sarah Raney, Brianna Spieldenner, The Current
• The Miami Hurricane – Staff, The Miami Hurricane

Best Website

• Flagler College Gargoyle – Staff, Flagler College Gargoyle
• iPulse – Staff, iPulse Website (lynnipulse.org)
• The Miami Hurricane – Staff, TheMiamiHurricane.com

Best News Story

• Journey Magazine – Kayla Parker, Lead Found in Water at Leon Elementary Schools
• The Current – Andrea Depina-Gomes, The Syrian refugee crisis through Eckerd students’ eyes
• UNF Spinnaker – Cassidy Alexander, To do the right thing

Best News Photo

• The Current – Sorella Anderson, Havana
• The Oracle – Jackie Benitez, USF, Bay area honor the victims of the Pulse shooting
• UNF Spinnaker – Lili Weinstein, President Obama Visits UNF

Best Profile

• The Independent Florida Alligator – Ethan Bauer, A Sister’s Bond
• The Independent Florida Alligator – Ethan Bauer, The Road Less Traveled: Garcia finds home at Florida
• The Oracle – Jacob Hoag, Time and baseball help USF coach overcome loss of wife

Best Review

• The Current – Dorothy-Mae Eldemire, A Seat At The Table’: For the modern black woman
• The Current – Dorothy-Mae Eldemire, Lemonade: The manifesto of the black woman
• The Miami Hurricane – Israel Aragon Bravo, ‘Legend of Zelda: Symphony of the Goddesses’ features music from classic game series

Best Sports Story

• The Current – Mereysa Taylor, Analyzing mob mentality
• The Oracle – Jacob Hoag, Time and baseball help USF coach overcome loss of wife
• University Press – Florida Atlantic University – Brendan Feeney, What’s Your Excuse

Best Sports Photo

• The Current – Hannah Hamontree, Men’s soccer stands strong
• The Oracle – Jackie Benitez, Quinton Flowers wins AAC Offensive Player of the Year

Best Opinion Column

• FSView & Florida Flambeau – Emily Clemons, Abby Wambach’s apology for DUI isn’t enough
• The Miami Hurricane – Isabella Cueto, Castro’s Death Serves as Reminder of Family Suffering, Ongoing Oppression

Best Page Design

• Distraction Magazine – Valentina Escotet, Allie Pakrosnis, Asmae Fahmy, Jamie Shub, Distraction Magazine December Cover
• The FAMUAN – Meishara Jaghai and Ebony Gibbs, FAMU Brings in Cash Flow
• The Oracle – Michael (Miki) Shine, Election Preview

Best Video

• FAMU News20 Online – Javonni Hampton, Noah
• University of Florida/Gainesville Sun – Drea Cornejo, Family Ashes in Pipeline’s Path
• WUFT News – Chris Totzke, In Rural Union County, Web Designer Finds New Life As Free Range Farmer

Best Coverage of LGBT Issues

• FSView & Florida Flambeau – Emily Clemons, Emily Clemons
• The Current – Brianna Spieldenner, Campus’s attitude toward transgender ahead of nation’s
• The Oracle – Michael (Miki) Shine, Aftermath goes far beyond Pulse’s walls

Best Coverage of Race and Minorities

• Distraction Magazine – Asmae Fahmy, Finding Refuge
• FSView & Florida Flambeau – Emily Clemons, Brianna Milord, Perry Kostidakis, FSView
• University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications – Staff, The Ties that Bind – Maintaining Black Culture in Gainesville