{"id":149174,"date":"2021-10-05T13:32:49","date_gmt":"2021-10-05T23:32:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=149174"},"modified":"2024-03-15T22:34:48","modified_gmt":"2024-03-16T08:34:48","slug":"students-win-awards-journalism-competition","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2021\/10\/05\/students-win-awards-journalism-competition\/","title":{"rendered":"<abbr>UH<\/abbr> media students win 24 awards in statewide journalism 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\/2021\/10\/manoa-journalism-spj-awards-2020.jpg\" alt=\"people with masks looking at the camera\" width=\"676\" height=\"381\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-149175\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/manoa-journalism-spj-awards-2020.jpg 676w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/manoa-journalism-spj-awards-2020-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/manoa-journalism-spj-awards-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> at the University of <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> at M\u0101noa\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.socialsciences.hawaii.edu\/\">College of Social Sciences<\/a> (<abbr>CSS<\/abbr>) took home 24 awards in the 2020 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hawaiispj.org\/\">Society of Professional Journalists <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> Chapter<\/a>\u2019s Excellence in Journalism competition. The awards were announced virtually on September 29. The annual statewide event recognizes the best in journalism in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>.<\/p>\n<p><abbr>CSS<\/abbr> journalism students swept all student categories, and capstone students from the spring and fall 2020 semesters of <abbr title=\"Journalism\">JOUR<\/abbr> 470 and 480 were recognized in six of eight student media categories.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It means a lot to get an award,&rdquo; said <strong>Alyssa Rodello<\/strong>, 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. &ldquo;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.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<p>For the past four 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>Student News Reporting in Any Media<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Linsey Dower<\/strong>, &ldquo;Nothing for dinner: Restaurants lay off staff&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Chaz Mihara<\/strong>, &ldquo;Cool in School&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;20, spring 2020<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Sophia Compton<\/strong>, &ldquo;Issues within the Office of Hawaiian Affairs&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Student Feature Reporting in Any Media<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Shafkat Anowar<\/strong>, &ldquo;We are not American! We will die as Hawaiians, we will never be American!&rdquo; Ka Leo O <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: Professional journalist and <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa instructor <strong>Dave Reardon<\/strong> and <strong>Elizabeth Ufi<\/strong>, &ldquo;Happy Bento sticks to its roots while adapting to COVID-19&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Kirsten Sibley<\/strong>, &ldquo;<abbr>UH<\/abbr> athletes go pro&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;20, spring 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Student Spot News in Any Media<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Shafkat Anowar<\/strong>, &ldquo;I was one of the one million international students afraid of being deported&rdquo; Ka Leo O <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Cassie Ordonio<\/strong>, &ldquo;Student media organizations file transparency complaint against the <abbr>UH<\/abbr> Student Media Board&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Alexa Gutierrez<\/strong>, &ldquo;<span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span>\u2019s restaurants coping with COVID&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;19, spring 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Student Investigative Reporting in Any Media<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Natanya Friedheim<\/strong>, &ldquo;Pegge Hopper And The &lsquo;Myth&rsquo; Of Native Hawaiians&rdquo; Ka Leo O <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Geneva Diaz<\/strong>, &ldquo;Kona Coffee Fraud&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;20, spring 2020<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Troy Jacobs<\/strong>, &ldquo;Youth Vaping&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;20, spring 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Student Video News<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Alyssa Rodello<\/strong>, &ldquo;Sex Trafficking&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;22, fall 2020<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Carina Nocon<\/strong>, &ldquo;Sexual Misconduct&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;19, spring 2020<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Megan Lucas<\/strong>, &ldquo;Haiku Stairs Future&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;19, spring 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Student Photography<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Shafkat Anowar<\/strong>, &ldquo;In memoriam: <abbr title=\"Honolulu Police Department\">HPD<\/abbr> officers killed in Diamond Head Shooting Tragedy&rdquo; Ka Leo O <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Kate Sparhawk<\/strong>, &ldquo;COVID-19 Photo Essay&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Georgia Johnson-King<\/strong> and <strong>Alyssa Rodello<\/strong>, &ldquo;Women\u2019s March, Women\u2019s Voices&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Best Multimedia Presentation<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Elicia Tong<\/strong>, &ldquo;COVID-19 &#038; Taipei\u2019s Shilin Night Market&rdquo;<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Samantha Larson<\/strong> and <strong>Shafkat Anowar<\/strong>, &ldquo;Aloha Stadium aglow with Christmas lights for a good cause&rdquo; Ka Leo O <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span><\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Megan Lucas<\/strong>, &ldquo;Coronavirus in <span aria-label=\"Hawaii\">Â鶹´«Ã½<\/span> <abbr title=\"Versus\">vs.<\/abbr> the Mainland&rdquo;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Informational Graphics<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>1st Place: <strong>Keila Lee<\/strong>, &ldquo;Coping with Dementia&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;19, spring 2020<\/li>\n<li>2nd Place: <strong>Ronnie Allen Campman<\/strong>, &ldquo;Animal Welfare&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;19, spring 2020<\/li>\n<li>3rd Place: <strong>Charissa Porter<\/strong>, &ldquo;Legalizing Marijuana&rdquo; <abbr>UHMtv<\/abbr> Show &#35;22, fall 2020<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>These works are examples of <abbr>UH<\/abbr> M\u0101noa\u2019s goals of <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=25\">Excellence in Research: Advancing the Research and Creative Work Enterprise<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>) and <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf#page=20\">Enhancing Student Success<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), two of four goals identified in the <a href=\"https:\/\/manoa.hawaii.edu\/wp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/12\/manoa-2025-strategic-plan.pdf\">2015&#8211;25 Â鶹´«Ã½<\/a> (<span class=\"small-text\"><abbr title=\"Portable Document Format\">PDF<\/abbr><\/span>), updated in December 2020.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Journalism students swept all student categories.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":16,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[301,692,217,1466,1467,741,1026,660,9,1626],"class_list":["post-149174","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-college-of-social-sciences","tag-journalism","tag-ka-leo","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-manoa-excellence-in-research","tag-school-of-communications","tag-social-science","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-manoa","tag-women-of-uh","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149174","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/16"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=149174"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149174\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":149185,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/149174\/revisions\/149185"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=149174"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=149174"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=149174"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}