The following students and their work were selected for the Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards by the Society of Professional Journalists.
In-Depth Reporting
Aaron Mendelson ’14, Oakland North
“Tracking the federal stimulus money: Where did Oakland’s $2 billion go?”
Radio In-Depth Reporting
Christopher Connelly ’12, KALW
“Life After Addiction In Zanzibar”
Radio News Reporting
Christopher Connelly ’12, KALW
“Santa Barbara County is writing its own rules on fracking”
General News Reporting
Jamie Goldberg ’13, Mission Local
“Battle to Save City College Divides Teachers and Administration”
Television Feature Reporting
Kate Elston ’13, UCTV
“Mobile Medicine”
Online Sports Reporting
Kevin Fixler ’12, The Atlantic
“India’s One Big Shot at Olympic Glory”
Online Sports Reporting
Kevin Fixler ’12, Yahoo! Sports’ The Post Game
“The disappearance of the traditional NBA big man”
Sports Writing
Kevin Fixler ’12, Yahoo! Sports’ The Post Game
“The disappearance of the traditional NBA big man”
Feature Writing
Madeleine Thomas ’14, Oakland North
“For some Oakland seniors, a meal is hard to come by”
Online News Reporting
Mihir Zaveri ’14, The Bay Citizen
“Prosecutors Failed to Disclose Coroner’s ‘Unreasonable’ Findings”
Congratulations also to The Daily Californian for its nominations:
Best Affiliated Web Site
Staff, The Daily Californian
Sports Photography
Michael Tao, The Daily Californian
Women’s Basketball
Sports Writing
Jack Wang, The Daily Californian
“Lights, please”
The actual awards and place awarded will be announced at the Region 11 Conference in Las Vegas, April 12-13. First-place winners will advance to the national competition.
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