{"id":165723,"date":"2022-09-21T16:40:12","date_gmt":"2022-09-22T02:40:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/?p=165723"},"modified":"2022-09-21T16:40:12","modified_gmt":"2022-09-22T02:40:12","slug":"hawaii-spj-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.hawaii.edu\/news\/2022\/09\/21\/hawaii-spj-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Journalism students win 23 awards in statewide competition"},"content":{"rendered":"Reading time: <\/span> 2<\/span> minutes<\/span><\/span>

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University of Hawaiʻi<\/span> at M\u0101noa journalism students in the School of Communication and Information<\/a> at the College of Social Sciences<\/a> took home 23 awards in the 2021 Society of Professional Journalists Hawaiʻi<\/span> Chapter<\/a>\u2019s Excellence in Journalism competition, announced in August.<\/p>\n

Multiple award winners include Aishwarya Behl<\/strong>, Nathan Bek<\/strong>, Christine Lamborn<\/strong>, Cassie Ordonio<\/strong> and Samantha Jo Sexton<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

For the past several years, 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students majoring in or taking journalism classes have made a strong showing in the contest, winning nearly every award in the student categories.<\/p>\n

Student News Reporting in Any Media<\/h2>\n
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  • 1st Place: Sophia Compton<\/strong>, “Mauna Kea Stewardship”<\/li>\n
  • 2nd Place: Emily Conklin<\/strong>, “Isolated by the pandemic, some are turning to online games for a source of virtual camaraderie”<\/li>\n
  • 3rd Place: Nathan Bek<\/strong>, “Plans to upgrade Raymond Torii Field spur optimism”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Student Feature Reporting in Any Media<\/h2>\n
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    • 1st Place: Elizabeth Gault<\/strong>, Margaret Cipriano<\/strong>, Aishwarya Behl<\/strong>, Mackenzie Olivo<\/strong>, Noe Nekotani<\/strong>, “Survivor Stories”<\/li>\n
    • 3rd Place: Georgia Clair Johnson-King<\/strong>, Samantha Jo Sexton<\/strong>, “Maintaining borrowed land: With 40 years left on the lease, Kahana residents recount their experiences in the valley they call home”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

      Student Spot News in Any Media<\/h2>\n
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      • 1st Place: Cassie Ordonio<\/strong>, “Asian Americans in Hawaiʻi<\/span> Grieve Attack in Atlanta”<\/li>\n
      • 2nd Place: Nathan Bek<\/strong>, “Hawaiʻi<\/span>\u2019s iconic Love\u2019s Bakery is closing after 170 years. Here\u2019s what that means for the state”<\/li>\n
      • 3rd Place: Kalin Sipes<\/strong>, “Fright Night in Waim\u0101nalo. The Haunted Trolley continues to scare after relocation”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

        Student Investigative Reporting in Any Media<\/h2>\n
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        • 1st Place: Nathan Bek<\/strong>, “Student-athletes receive mental health upgrade, while the rest of the student body waits for solutions”<\/li>\n
        • 2nd Place: Aishwarya Behl<\/strong>, “Unaffordable housing crisis intensifies for 糖心视频M<\/abbr> students”<\/li>\n
        • 3rd Place: Cassie Ordonio<\/strong>, “Who is Nick Ochs?”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

          Student Video News<\/h2>\n
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          • 1st Place: Erin Fujitani<\/strong>, “Geotag Gatekeeping”<\/li>\n
          • 2nd Place: Cassie Ordonio<\/strong>, “Dole Street Debate”<\/li>\n
          • 3rd Place: Elizabeth Ufi<\/strong>, “Waiʻanae<\/span> Access Road”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

            Student Photography<\/h2>\n
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            • 1st Place: Diego Rivera<\/strong>, “Best of 糖心视频<\/abbr> Sports in 2021: Photo Gallery”<\/li>\n
            • 2nd Place: Lucia Peralta<\/strong>, “The Legend of Leonard\u2019s”<\/li>\n
            • 3rd Place: Christine Lamborn<\/strong>, “Location Photo Essay: John Kennedy Theatre”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

              Best Multimedia Presentation<\/h2>\n
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              • 1st Place: Hakuʻinakololani<\/span> Chock<\/strong>, “Hawaiian Learning”<\/li>\n
              • 2nd Place: Christine Lamborn<\/strong>, “Live Performances Back at 糖心视频M<\/abbr> Kennedy Theatre”<\/li>\n
              • 3rd Place: Sami Jo Sexton<\/strong>, “Farm to Door”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

                Graphics<\/h2>\n
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                • 1st Place: Aloha Lau<\/strong>, “Hawaiian Homes”<\/li>\n
                • 2nd Place: Cassie Ordonio<\/strong>, “Hawaiʻi<\/span> Sunshine Law”<\/li>\n
                • 3rd Place: Krista Rados<\/strong>, “Campus Construction”<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

                  For the past several years, 糖心视频<\/abbr> M\u0101noa students majoring in or taking journalism classes have won nearly every award in the 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":[142,301,692,1466,741,1026,660,9],"class_list":["post-165723","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-people","tag-award","tag-college-of-social-sciences","tag-journalism","tag-manoa-enhancing-student-success","tag-school-of-communications","tag-social-science","tag-student-recognition","tag-uh-manoa","entry","has-media"],"aioseo_notices":[],"aioseo_head":"\n\t\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t\n\t\t