The winners of the 2022 National Association of Black Journalists (NABJ) Salute to Excellence Awards were announced Saturday night in Las Vegas. Newhouse students were nominated for six and won four awards for their work on Deconstructing the Divide, an enterprise reporting project produced by The NewsHouse in 2021.
WINNERS:
Digital Media – Undergraduate: Online Feature Reporting
“The Power of Social Media,” Nhari Djan
Digital Media: Best Use of Multimedia – Special Project
Deconstructing the Divide, Staff of Deconstructing the Divide
Digital Media – Undergraduate: Online Feature Reporting
“Our Poisoned Kids,” Sydney Gold
Photography (Graduate Only): Multiple Images
“Our Poisoned Kids,” Jessica Ruiz
“Our Poisoned Kids” also recently placed 2nd in the Student Reporting category of the Society of Environmental Journalists’ 21st annual Awards for Reporting on the Environment.
FINALISTS:
Digital Media – Graduate: Best Use of Multimedia – Special Project
“Visualizing 81,” Amanda Paule, Sonny Cirasuolo, Kevin Camelo, Molly Gibbs, Lawry Boyer
Photography (Graduate Only): Multiple Images
“Stepping Up for Justice,” Renée Deemer
In addition, alumna Gracyn Doctor G’20 won in the Radio – Top 15 Markets: Investigative category for “Student Loans Weigh Heavily on Black and Latino Borrowers in North Carolina,” for WFAE in Charlotte.