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Journalism students in the in the University of Â鶹´«Ã½ at ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ took home 23 awards in eight categories in the Excellence in Journalism competition. The annual statewide event recognizes the best in journalism in Â鶹´«Ã½. For the last three years, UH ²Ñ¨¡²Ô´Ç²¹ journalism students have had a strong showing in the contest, winning nearly every award in the student categories.
Awardees by category
Student News Reporting in Any Media
- 1st Place: Eunica Escalante, “Written in the Stars”
- 3rd Place: Tyne Phillips, “Innovative Healthcare”
Student Feature Reporting in Any Media
- 1st Place: Tracy Kim, “Lead by Faith”
- 2nd Place: Carina Nocon, “Suicide Awareness”
- 3rd Place: Chavonnie Ramos, “Hawaii Youth Strikes Back”
Student Spot News in Any Media
- 1st Place: Kirsten Sibley, “Sinking the sinkhole in Kailua”
- 2nd Place: Ashley Adriano and Mara Mahoney, “A DeTour of Â鶹´«Ã½”
- 3rd Place: Kirsten Sibley, “Firearms in Films”
Student Investigative Reporting in Any Media
- 1st Place: Clarissa Gonzales, Mark Anthony Ladao and Tyne Phillips, “Crime Cameras in Waik¨©k¨©”
- 2nd Place: Geneva Diaz, “Hale Mahana residents say mold caused problems”
- 3rd Place: Adara Pineda, “Sea Burials, an affordable and eco-friendly alternative for families in Â鶹´«Ã½”
Student Video News
- 1st Place: Shafkat Anowar and Chavonnie Ramos, “RECAP: Day One of TMT construction near Maunakea”
- 2nd Place: Keila Lee, “DACA Dreamers”
- 3rd Place: Ronnie Allen Campman, “Red Flag Law”
Student Photography
- 1st Place: Sofia Luczak, “Greatest Carnival in Â鶹´«Ã½”
- 2nd Place: Liam Thropp, “Chinatown”
- 3rd Place: Adrien Ace, “Honi between HFD Captain Ocean Kaowili and King Kamehameha”
Best Multimedia Presentation
- 1st Place: Liam Thropp, “The Full Scope of Your Plastic Usage”
- 2nd Place: Mara Mahoney, “The Pacific Voices Program”
- 3rd Place: Shannon Manamtam, “Art and Science Collide in Newly Restored Monolith”
Informational Graphics
- 1st Place: Alisha Churma, “Trash Talk: UH staff and activists move away from disposable waste”
- 2nd Place: Katie Boon, “Hawaii Dodges Measles”
- 3rd Place: Cassie Ordonio, Lindsay Rees, Sophia Compton and Christian Navarro, “Pawn Shops Decline on Oahu”
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