Journalism majors in the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ²¹?²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯²õ swept the student category in this year¡¯s statewide Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) Excellence in Journalism competition, earning first-place awards in all six categories.
As the field of journalism has been under attack nationally—both via political rhetoric and actual physical attacks and threats—UH Ma?noa journalism students in the have been ambitiously creating new digital media channels for the community.
These channels include Hoʻa Oʻahu, an independent student news website advised by Associate Professor , and , a 30-minute video news magazine featured on KFVE that is overseen by Associate Professor and instructors and .
First-place UH Ma?noa winners:
- Victoria Cuba, “,” student news reporting in any media, Hoʻa Oʻahu.
- Annabelle Le Jeune, “,” student feature reporting in any media, Hoʻa Oʻahu/Civil Beat.
- Drew Afualo, “ (profile of University of Alabama quarterback Tua Tagovailoa),” student spot news in any media, Hoʻa Oʻahu.
- Dillon Ancheta, “,” student investigative reporting in any media, UHMtv.
- Kristen Wong, “,” student video news, UHMtv.
- Danielle Vallejo, “ (photos of illegal cockfighting),” student photography, Hoʻa Oʻahu.
For a complete list of other UH student honorees including finalist awards, .
In other SPJ Â鶹´«Ã½ news, 6 of 11 interns who are recipients of SPJ-funded summer internships are UH students.
They are Leeward Community College’s Jasmine Bautista (Â鶹´«Ã½), and SPJ ²Ñ²¹?²Ô´Ç²¹¡¯²õ Darryl Kaneyuki (Â鶹´«Ã½ Business), Shannon Manamtam (KITV4), Harrison Patino (Â鶹´«Ã½ Public Radio), Mika Morii Rawson (Alexander and Baldwin) and Jasmine Yi (Pacific Edge).
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