USU journalists win big in Top of the Rockies; Powell lands 4 firsts
April 14th, 2012 Posted in OpinionDENVER—USU journalists were tearing up the annual Top of the Rockies competition for journalistic excellence among professional journalists at the annual regional conference of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) on Friday night.
• 2011-12 Student Mark of Excellence Awards to be Announced Saturday afternoon. Stay tuned!
2011 JCOM alumna Storee Powell is bringing home six “Rockies,” including four first-place awards, for her reporting in professional categories for both Utah Public Radio and online news stories on CacheValleyDaily.com.
Fellow 2011 JCOM graduate Rachel Christensen also added a first-place prize in the arts & entertainment category for her work on CacheValleyDaily.com, and JCOM assistant professor Matthew LaPlante won two Rockies for his freelance work with Salt Lake City Weekly: first place for feature writing and third for investigative/enterprise reporting.
The Top of the Rockies Awards recognize the best journalistic work by professional journalists in SPJ Region 9, which includes Utah, Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming.
USU’s Top of the Rockies Awards
Radio Feature Reporting
• 2nd Place—Storee Powell, Utah Public Radio, for “New local author talks about janitorial job as his inspiration.”
• 3rd Place—Storee Powell, Utah Public Radio, for “Utah women in municipal office.”
Online Breaking News
• 1st Place—Storee Powell, CacheValleyDaily.com, for “Mendon mansion a total loss after fire.”
Online Investigative/Enterprise Reporting
• 1st Place—Storee Powell, CacheValleyDaily.com, for “Koch Foundation scholarship program receives national attention.”
Online Public Service Reporting
• 1st Place—Storee Powell, CacheValleyDaily.com, for “Mendon plans to build own library.”
Online A&E Reporting
• 1st Place—Rachel A. Christensen, CacheValleyDaily.com, for “Biggest Loser contestant brings knowledge home to Cache Valley.”
Online Science Feature Writing
• 1st Place—Storee Powell, CacheValleyDaily.com, for “USU researchers look for alternative to honey bee.”
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