{"id":126613,"date":"2020-09-08T13:29:52","date_gmt":"2020-09-08T23:29:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=126613"},"modified":"2020-09-08T14:13:59","modified_gmt":"2020-09-09T00:13:59","slug":"journalism-students-2020-spj-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2020\/09\/08\/journalism-students-2020-spj-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism students sweep student awards in statewide competition"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"span-reading-time rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\"> 2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjhawaii-2020.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot of Written in the Stars story\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-126622\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjhawaii-2020.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjhawaii-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjhawaii-2020-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Journalism students in the <a href=\"https:\/\/communications.manoa.hawaii.edu\/\">School of Communications<\/a> in the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialsciences.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Social Sciences<\/a> took home 23 awards in eight categories in the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiispj.org\/\">Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter<\/a> Excellence in Journalism competition. The annual statewide event recognizes the best in journalism in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>. For the last three years, <abbr title=\"University of Hawaii\">UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa journalism students have had a strong showing in the contest, winning nearly every award in the student categories.<\/p>\n<h2>Awardees by category<\/h2>\n<p><strong>Student News Reporting in Any Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Eunica Escalante<\/strong>, &ldquo;Written in the Stars&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Tyne Phillips<\/strong>, &ldquo;Innovative Healthcare&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Feature Reporting in Any Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Tracy Kim<\/strong>, &ldquo;Lead by Faith&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Carina Nocon<\/strong>, &ldquo;Suicide Awareness&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Chavonnie Ramos<\/strong>, &ldquo;Hawaii Youth Strikes Back&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Spot News in Any Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Kirsten Sibley<\/strong>, &ldquo;Sinking the sinkhole in Kailua&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Ashley Adriano<\/strong> and <strong>Mara Mahoney<\/strong>, &ldquo;A DeTour of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Kirsten Sibley<\/strong>, &ldquo;Firearms in Films&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Investigative Reporting in Any Media<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Clarissa Gonzales<\/strong>, <strong>Mark Anthony Ladao<\/strong> and <strong>Tyne Phillip<\/strong>s, &ldquo;Crime Cameras in Waik\u012bk\u012b&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Geneva Diaz<\/strong>, &ldquo;Hale Mahana residents say mold caused problems&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Adara Pineda<\/strong>, &ldquo;Sea Burials, an affordable and eco-friendly alternative for families in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Video News<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Shafkat Anowar<\/strong> and <strong>Chavonnie Ramos<\/strong>, &ldquo;RECAP: Day One of <abbr title=\"Thirty Meter Telescope\">TMT<\/abbr> construction near Maunakea&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Keila Lee<\/strong>, &ldquo;<abbr title=\"Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals\">DACA<\/abbr> Dreamers&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Ronnie Allen Campman<\/strong>, &ldquo;Red Flag Law&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Student Photography<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Sofia Luczak<\/strong>, &ldquo;Greatest Carnival in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Liam Thropp<\/strong>, &ldquo;Chinatown&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Adrien Ace<\/strong>, &ldquo;Honi between <abbr title=\"Honolulu Fire Department\">HFD<\/abbr> Captain Ocean Kaowili and King Kamehameha&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best Multimedia Presentation<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Liam Thropp<\/strong>, &ldquo;The Full Scope of Your Plastic Usage&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Mara Mahoney<\/strong>, &ldquo;The Pacific Voices Program&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Shannon Manamtam<\/strong>, &ldquo;Art and Science Collide in Newly Restored Monolith&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Informational Graphics<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Alisha Churma<\/strong>, &ldquo;Trash Talk: <abbr>UH<\/abbr> staff and activists move away from disposable waste&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Katie Boon<\/strong>, &ldquo;Hawaii Dodges Measles&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Cassie Ordonio<\/strong>, <strong>Lindsay Rees<\/strong>, <strong>Sophia Compton<\/strong> and <strong>Christian Navarro<\/strong>, &ldquo;Pawn Shops Decline on Oahu&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hawaiispj.org\/Awards\/2019results.htm\">Visit the Society of Professional Journalists Hawaii Chapter website for a complete list of awardees<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjaward.jpg\" alt=\"screenshot of photo of sinkhole in Kailua\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-126625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjaward.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjaward-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/09\/manoa-journalism-spjaward-130x73.jpg 130w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 676px) 100vw, 676px\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students captured 23 awards in the <abbr title=\"Society of Professional Journalists\">SPJ<\/abbr> Hawaii Chapter annual 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