2017 FSNE Journalism Contest Results
Division A
Newspapers with daily circulation of 125,000 or more
Gold Medal
Staff
Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald
The Panama Papers: Florida Edition
Breaking News Reporting
Staff
Orlando Sentinel
Pulse Massacre Breaking-News Coverage
Second Place
Staff
The Miami Herald
Fidel Castro’s death
Third Place
Staff
Miami Herald
The Death of Jose Fernandez
Features & Enterprise Writing
Lane DeGregory
Tampa Bay Times
A collection of work by Lane DeGregory
Second Place
Eileen Kelly
Florida Times Union
Road to a Killing
Third Place
Glenn Garvin
Miami Herald
Glenn Garvin feature writing
Investigative Reporting
Staff
Miami Herald/El Nuevo Herald
The Panama Papers: Florida Edition
Second Place
Staff
Palm Beach Post
Heroin: Killer of a Generation
Third Place
Sally Kestin
South Florida Sun Sentinel
The Gulf’s Deadly Harvest
Community Leadership
Jay Weaver, Michael Sallah
Miami Herald
Opa-locka: City for Sale
Second Place
Staff
The Palm Beach Post
Heroin: Killer of a generation
Third Place
Staff
Orlando Sentinel
Pulse Massacre Coverage
Beat Reporting
Laura Reiley
Tampa Bay Times
Farm to Fable
Second Place
Maureen Whitefield
Miami Herald
Cuba
Third Place
Andrew Mara, Wayne Washington, Jennifer Sorentrue
The Palm Beach Post
When Three Beats Collide
Sports
Staff
Miami Herald
The Death of Jose Fernandez
Second Place
Hal Habib
The Palm Beach Post
Hal Habib stories
Third Place
Josh Robbins
Orlando Sentinel
Josh Robbins sports reporting
Business
Susan Taylor Martin
Tampa Bay Times
Susan Taylor Martin on Real Estate
Second Place
William R. Levesque
Tampa Bay Times
William R. Levesque on Allegiant Airlines
Third Place
Charles Elmore
The Palm Beach Post
Charles Elmore
Columns
Fabiolo Santiago
Miami Herald
Fabilio Santiago
Second Place
John Romano
Tampa Bay Times
John Romano
Third Place
Leslie Streeter
Palm Beach Post
Leslie Streeter
Headline Writing
Lillian Mayor
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Lillian Mayor collection
Second Place
Jeremy Lang
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Jeremy Lang collection
Third Place
David Hayes
South Florida Sun Sentinel
David Hayes collection
Editorials
Paul Owens
Orlando Sentinel
Paul Owens Editorial Writing
Second Place
Tim Nickens
Tampa Bay Times
Tim Nickens on Government in the Sunshine
Third Place
Molly Moorehead
Tampa Bay Times
Molly Moorhead on Civil Rights
Page One Design
Jennifer Wright
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa Bay Times
Second Place
Staff
Orlando Sentinel
Orlando Sentinel
Third Place
Eduardo Alvarez, Orlando Mellado
Miami Herald
Castro Dead
Feature Page Design
Brittany Volk
Tampa Bay Times
Features page design by Brittany Volk
Second Place
Rich Pope
Orlando Sentinel
(re)Discover Central Florida
Third Place
Todd Stewart, Cassie Armstrong
Orlando Sentinel
Forever Changed
Sports Page Design
Andrew Rosenthal, Cameron Cottrill
Tampa Bay Times
Tampa Bay Times Sports Page Design
Second Place
Al Diaz, John Devine, Jorge Rojas, Kevin Scott
Miami Herald
Coach Mark Richt
Third Place
Todd Stewart
Orlando Sentinel
The Artists of the Game
Spot News Photography
Carline Jean
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Woman reacts to scene of possible double shooting
Second Place
Thomas Cordy
The Palm Beach Post
Cordy breaking photos
Third Place
Al Diaz, Roberto Koltun
Miami Herald
Castro’s Death
Features Photography
Cherie Diez
Tampa Bay Times
The Last Baby
Second Place
Red Huber
Orlando Sentinel
Moon Over Orlando Eye
Third Place
Bruce Lipskey
Florida Times-Union
Nun Memorial
Sports Photography
Dirk Shadd
Tampa Bay Times
Fight!
Second Place
Al Diaz
Miami Herald
Richt era begins
Third Place
Stephen Dowell
Orlando Sentinel
Soccer Header
Photo Story
Eve Edelheit
Tampa Bay Times
Prince Vinegar
Second Place
Loren Elliott
Tampa Bay Times
Mourners and Survivors
Third Place
Joe Burbank
Orlando Sentinel
Forever Changed
Commentary
Liz Balmaseda
Palm Beach Post
Liz Balmaseda commentary
Second Place
Marlene Sokol, Jeffrey Solochek
Tampa Bay Times
The Gradebook
Breaking News Video
David Santiago, German Guerra, Mario Mateo
Miami Herald
Fidel Dead
Second Place
Jacob Langston, Jordan Krumbine, Naseem Miller
Orlando Sentinel
The Doctor Behind the Bloody Shoes
Third Place
C.M. Guerrero
Miami Herald
OD
Live Video
Roger Simmons, Wesley Alden, Naseem Miller, Stephanie Allen, Paul Brinkmann
Orlando Sentinel
Pulse Shooting: Reader Q&A
Second Place
Rich Pope, Wesley Alden, Caitlin Dornbos, Jessica Gillespie, Stephanie Allen, Elyssa Cherney, Charles King
Orlando Sentinel
Hurricane Matthew coverage
Third Place
Scott Maxwell, Beth Kassab, Kayla O’Brien, Wesley Alden
Orlando Sentinel
Election Night
Features Video
Taimy Alvarez, Sally Kestin
South Florida Sun Sentinel
Gulf’s Deadly Harvest
Second Place
Thomas Cordy, Kimberly Miller
Palm Beach Post
Cordy Everglades
Third Place
Eve Edelheit
Tampa Bay Times
Prince Vinegar
Multimedia
Kara Dapena, Sohail Al-Jamea, Jose Iglesias, Eduardo Alvarez
Miami Herald
City for Sale
Second Place
Christal Hayes, Cassie Armstrong
Orlando Sentinel
The death of Christine Grimmie
News Interactive
Kara Dapena
Miami Herald
Daily Zika Tracker
Second Place
Eli Zhang
Tampa Bay Times
How the plan to fix the Howard Frankland Bridge Fell apart
Third Place
Staff
Orlando Sentinel
Timeline: Pulse Nightclub Shooting
- Go to Division B awards
- Go to Division C awards
- Go to Open Division awards
- Go to Digital Audience awards
- Go to Spanish-language awards
- Go to Student Division awards
Division B
- Go to Division A awards
- Go to Division C awards
- Go to Open Division awards
- Go to Digital Audience awards
- Go to Spanish-language awards
- Go to Student Division awards
Newspapers with daily circulation of 50,000 to 125,000
Gold Medal
Ryan Mills, Eric Staats
Naples Daily News
Shrinking Shores
Breaking News Reporting
Staff
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com
Omar Mateen
Second Place
Staff
FLORIDA TODAY
Hurricane Matthew
Third Place
Staff
Daytona News-Journal
Hurricane Matthew
Features & Enterprise Writing
Jennifer Sangalang, Craig Rubadoux
FLORIDA TODAY
A Tale of Twins
Second Place
Chris Anderson
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
What Happened to Mason?
Third Place
Patricia Borns
The News-Press
Out of Reach
Investigative Reporting
Jacob Carpenter
Naples Daily News
Free to Flee
Second Place
Cody Dulaney
The News-Press
Task Force
Third Place
Shelby Webb, Sonia Kehl
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Expulsion
Community Leadership
Ryan Mills, Eric Staats
Naples Daily News
Shrinking Shores
Second Place
Maggie Clark
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Medicaid
Third Place
Jim Waymer, Dave Berman, Bob Gabordi
FLORIDA TODAY
Lagoon Scorecard
Beat Reporting
Joseph Cranney
Naples Daily News
Joseph Cranney – City of Naples coverage
Second Place
Zac Anderson
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Zac Anderson
Third Place
Barbara Peters-Smith
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Barbara Peters-Smith
Sports
Cory Mull
The News-Press
Jeff Sommer, a year after his death
Second Place
Tom Becnel
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Tom Becnel
Third Place
David Dorsey
The News-Press
Baseball Beat Writing
Business
Maggie Menderski
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Maggie Menderski’s articles and columns
Second Place
Lucas Daprile
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com
The LLC Loophole
Third Place
Laura Layden
Naples Daily News
Laura Layden – Bruno
Columns
Tom Lyons
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Tom Lyons
Second Place
Jesscia Saggio
FLORIDA TODAY
Boiled Down Brevard
Third Place
Chris Anderson
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Chris Anderson
Editorials
Scott Kent
Daytona News-Journal
Scott Kent Collection
Second Place
Editorial Board
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com
Editorials by Editorial Board
Page One Design
Tyler Remmel, Michael Babin
FLORIDA TODAY
Selection of work
Second Place
Michael Babin, Tyler Remmel, Phonethip Liu Hobson
The News-Press
Front page design
Third Place
Ariana Torrey, Jose Castro
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Herald-Tribune
Feature Page Design
Jennifer Borresen, Ariana Torrey, Julie Frady
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Herald-Tribune
Second Place
Dana Long
Naples Daily News
Dana Long – Feature Page Design
Sports Page Design
Seil Larry
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Dick Vitale’s Gala
Spot News Photography
Craig Rubadoux
FLORIDA TODAY
Hurricane Matthew Pelts Exploration Tower
Second Place
Andrew West
The News-Press
Andrew West breaking news photos
Third Place
Kinfay Moroti
The News-Press
Club Blu
Features Photography
Andrew West
The News-Press
Hammock
Second Place
Molly Bartels
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com
Bird Banding at Nature Preserve
Third Place
Dan Wagner
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
MIA Returns
Sports Photography
Thomas Bender
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Loop
Second Place
Craig Rubadoux
FLORIDA TODAY
USA Beach Run Championship
Third Place
Ric Rolon
The News-Press
Ortiz and Basketball
Photo Story
Dan Wagner
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Elephantisis
Second Place
Andrew West
The News-Press
Birds of Paradise
Third Place
Dan Wagner
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Bike Florida
Commentary
Bob Gabordi
FLORIDA TODAY
Gabordi Blog
Second Place
Lee Williams
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Gun Writer
Third Place
Jessica Saggio
FLORIDA TODAY
Boiled Down Brevard
Breaking News Video
Carlos Munoz
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Packinghouse Road Fire
Second Place
Kinfay Moroti
The News-Press
Cape Coral Tornado
Third Place
James Dean, Rick Neale
FLORIDA TODAY
Hurricane Matthew
Live Video
Andrew West, Mike Braun
The News-Press
Hurricane Matthew Rolls In
Second Place
Kinfay Moroti
The News-Press
Trump Protest
Third Place
Shelby Webb
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Snooty Turns 68
Features Video
Andrew West, Andrea Melendez
The News-Press
Water Crisis
Second Place
Andrea Melendez
The News-Press
Craig Sager
Third Place
Kinfay Moroti
The News-Press
Dancing at 98
Multimedia
John A. Torres, Rob Landers, Mara Bellaby
FLORIDA TODAY
Murder on the Space Coast
Second Place
Tony Elkins, Jennifer Borresen, Dak Le
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
What Happened to Mason?
Third Place
Dacia, Johnson,
Treasure Coast Newspapers/TCPalm.com
Omar Mateen
News Interactive
Dak Le, Jennifer Borresen, Tony Elkins
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Expelled
Second Place
Dak Le, Jennifer Borresen, Dan Wagner, Tony Elkins
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Bias on the Bench
Third Place
Dak Le
Sarasota Herald-Tribune
Beyond Dark Money
Division C
- Go to Division A awards
- Go to Division B awards
- Go to Open Division awards
- Go to Digital Audience awards
- Go to Spanish-language awards
- Go to Student Division awards
Newspapers with daily circulation under 50,000
Gold Medal
Enrique Flor, Brenda Medina, Erika Carrillo
el Nuevo Herald
Condo Nightmares
Breaking News Reporting
Cindy Swirko, Deborah Strange
The Gainesville Sun
Robert Dentmond shooting
Second Place
Staff
Sun Newspapers
Police Shooting
Third Place
Staff
Pensacola News Journal
Tornado
Features & Enterprise Writing
Sean Rossman
Tallahassee Democrat
Living and Dying in Calhoun County
Second Place
Cindy Swirko
Gainesville Sun
Subers Suicide
Third Place
Cindy Swirko, Cleveland Tinker
Gainesville Sun
Over the Bridge
Investigative Reporting
Enrique Flor, Brenda Medina, Erika Carrillo
El Nuevo Herald
Condos de Pesadilla (Condo Nightmares)
Second Place
John Chambliss, Sara Drumm
The Ledger
Dismantling of a Superintendent
Third Place
Karl Etters, Sean Rossman, Jeff Burlew, Safid Dean, Jennifer Portman
Tallahassee Democrat
The Dan Markel Murder
Community Leadership
Staff
Gainesville Sun
Gainesville for All
Second Place
Madison Fantozzi
The Ledger
Making the Turn
Third Place
Joe Callahan
Ocala Star-Banner
Marion County Schools Transgender Bathroom Policy
Beat Reporting
Kelly Humphrey
Northwest Florida Daily News
Kelly Humphrey
Second Place
Jeff Burlew
Tallahassee Democrat
The Fall of Leon Superintendent
Third Place
Nicki Gorny
Ocala Star-Banner
Ex-inmates struggle to re-enter society
Sports
Bryan Levine
Sun Newspapers
Bryan Levine stories
Second Place
Eric Wallace
Pensacola News Journal.
Big League
Third Place
Seth Stringer
Northwest Florida Daily News
Wil Spencer
Business
Anthony Clark
The Gainesville Sun
Anthony Clark collection
Second Place
Carlos Gieseken
Pensacola News Journal
Economic development
Third Place
Jim Ross
Ocala Star-Banner
Jim Ross collection
Columns
John Hackworth
Sun Newspapers
John Hackworth columns
Second Place
Jim Ross
Ocala Star-Banner
Jim Ross columns
Third Place
Andy Marlette
Pensacola News Joural
Andy Marlette columns
Headline Writing
Staff
Sun Newspapers
When Smoke Gets in Your Eyes
Editorials
Steve Baumann
Sun Newspapers
Editorial by Steve Baumann
Second Place
John Hackworth
Sun Newspapers
Editorials by John Hackworth
Third Place
Andy Marlette
Pensacola News Journal
Editorials by Andy Marlette
Page One Design
Julie Frady
The Ledger
Ledger front pages
Second Place
Staff
Pensacola News Journal
Selection of pages
Third Place
Misha Wong
CENTRO Tampa
Special edition: Cuba without Castro / Orlando shooting / Historical visit in Tampa / Deep explorer
Feature Page Design
Arnaldo Simon
Galeria 305/el Nuevo Herald
Arnaldo Simon
Second Place
Madeline Kleinman, Heather Shije
Tallahassee Democrat
A collection of Feature Pages
Sports Page Design
Brandon Neasman
Tallahassee Democrat
A collection of Sports pages
Second Place
Jesse Jones
Sun Newspapers
Sports Front June 24
Third Place
Jesse Jones
Sun Newspapers
Sports Front June 5
Spot News Photography
Joe Rondone
Tallahassee Democrat
Hurricane Hermine Makes Landfall
Second Place
Matthew Beck
Citrus County Chronicle
Matt Beck Photos
Third Place (tie)
Sue Paquin
Sun Newspapers
What Went Wrong?
Andrea Cornejo
Gainesville Sun
Still Stunned
Features Photography
Alan Youngblood
Ocala Star-Banner
Algae and Glass-bottom boat
Second Place
John Blackie
Pensacola News Journal
Dawn Hike
Third Place
Joe Rondone
Tallahassee Democrat
Diving Facility Prepares for Spotlight
Sports Photography
Bruce Ackerman
Ocala Star-Banner
Hard Hit
Second Place
Joe Rondone
Tallahassee Democrat
FAMU Classic Rivalry
Third Place
Gregg Pachkowski
Pensacola News Journal
Body English
Photo Story
Gregg Pachkowski
Pensacola News Journal
Markus Baxley
Second Place
Andrea Cornejo
Gainesville Sun
Fest 15
Third Place
Gregg Pachkowski
Pensacola News Journal
Fallen Blue Angel
Commentary
Staff
Gainesville Sun
Gainesville for All
Breaking News Video
Doug Engle
Ocala Star-Banner
Lizzie Bracey Murdered
Second Place
Bruce Ackerman
Ocala Star-Banner/Ocala.com
Hurricane Hermine aftermath
Third Place
Joe Rondone
Tallahassee Democrat
Wakulla County fatal bus crash
Live Video
William Hatfield, Randi Atwood, Yoonserk Pyun
Tallahassee Democrat
Hurricane Hermine
Features Video
Joe Rondone
Tallahassee Democrat
FAMU Battle of the Bands
Second Place
Doug Engle
Ocala Star-Banner
Breaking Horses
Third Place
Joe Rondone
Tallahassee Democrat
Forgiving Connor McBride
Multimedia
Brian Miller, Gerald Ensley, Ashley White
Tallahassee Democrat
Shinging a Light on the Dark History of Sunland
Second Place
Staff
Gainesville Sun
Championship Remembered
Third Place
Cindy Swirko, Cleveland Tinker, Joe Byrnes, Erica Brough
Gainesville Sun
Over the Bridge
News Interactive
Yoonserk Pyun
Tallahassee Democrat
Florida School Grades
Second Place
Douglas Ray
Gainesville Sun
RTS Bus Stop Map
Third Place
Jim Trebilcock, Nicki Gorny
Ocala Star-Banner
Seath Jackson Saga
Open Division
- Go to Division A awards
- Go to Division B awards
- Go to Division C awards
- Go to Digital Audience awards
- Go to Spanish-language awards
- Go to Student Division awards
Open Division
Andy Marlette
Pensacola News Journal
Andy Marlette cartoons
Second Place
Ron Bates
Sun Newspapers
Ron Bates cartoons
Digital Audience
- Go to Division A awards
- Go to Division B awards
- Go to Division C awards
- Go to Open Division awards
- Go to Spanish-language awards
- Go to Student Division awards
Digital Audience
Brandon Girod
Pensacola News Journal
The Bacon
Second Place
Staff
Gainesville Sun
Gator Sports
Third Place
Staff
Orlando Sentinel
GrowthSpotter
Spanish Language Division
- Go to Division A awards
- Go to Division B awards
- Go to Division C awards
- Go to Open Division awards
- Go to Digital Audience awards
- Go to Student Division awards
News Reporting
Enrique Flor, Brenda Medina, Erika Carrillo
el Nuevo Herald
Condos de Pesadilla
Second Place
Antonio Delgado, Johanna Álvarez
el Nuevo Herald
Las penurias de los exiliados venezolanos
Third Place
Carolina Salazar, Rafael Palacio
Pulse Massacre Coverage
Sports
Carolina Salazar
El Sentinel (published by Orlando Sentinel)
Carolina Salazar Sports Reporting
Second Place
Myriam Warren
CENTRO Tampa
Filántropo por convicción
Third Place
Juan Carlos Chávez
Campeón de nacimiento
Features & Enterprise Writing
Juan Carlos Chávez
CENTRO Tampa
Negocio sobre ruedas
Second Place
Myriam Warren
CENTRO Tampa
Científica universal
Third Place
Carolina Salazar
Carolina Salazar Feature Writing
- Go to Division A awards
- Go to Division B awards
- Go to Division C awards
- Go to Open Division awards
- Go to Digital Audience awards
- Go to Spanish-language awards
Student Division
Breaking News Reporting
Martin Vassolo
The Independent Florida Alligator
Authorities shoot, kill 16-year-old armed with rifle replica
Features & Enterprise Writing
Briana Erickson
WUFT.org
The Low of Highs
Second Place
Melissa Gomez, Andres Leiva
The Independent Florida Alligator
The Struggle Within
Third Place
Melissa Gomez
The Independent Florida Alligator
A Survivors Tale
Commentary
Miki Shine
The Oracle (USF – Tampa)
Aftermath Goes Far Beyond Pulse’s Walls
Second Place
Savvas Savvinidis
The Sandbox – St Petersburg College
Jazz is Still Alive (If You Know Where to Look)
Third Place
Breanne Williams
The Oracle (USF – Tampa)
The Divisiveness of Unity
Sports
Martha Cannizzaro
The Sandbox – St Petersburg College
Olen Dalton – Down to Run 50k Endurance Challenge
Second Place
Jacob Hoag
The Oracle (USF – Tampa)
Rise and Shine
Third Place
Vinnie Portell
The Oracle (USF – Tampa)
Concussions Blur the Line
Multimedia
Daniela Hurtado, Danielle Frew
WUFT.org
Lead in School’s Water
Second Place
Staff
Eagle News
Coming Out Issue 2016
News Photography
Samuel Navarro
South Florida News Service
What Democracy Looks Like
Second Place
Isabel Bonnet, Alan Alvarez
The Independent Florida Alligator
Photo coverage of Pulse aftermath in Orlando and Gainesville
Third Place
Savvas Savvinidis
The Sandbox – St Petersburg College
Jazz is Still Alive (If You Know Where to Look)
Sports Photography
Robert Gale
The Sandbox – St Petersburg College
Battle for Overtime: SPC Lady Titans vs HCC Lady Hawks Memorable Matchup
Second Place
Lilia Mickenzie
The Sandbox – St Petersburg College
Invictus Games 2016
Third Place
Jackie Benitez
The Oracle (USF – Tampa)
USF Football Nationally Ranked for First Time in Five Years
Video Storytelling
Cassandra Cabal, Alexis Ramos
South Florida News Service – FIU
Inside The World of South Florida Drag Queens
Second Place
Daniela Hurtado
WUFT News
Fidel Castro’s Death Sparks Reaction
Third Place
Alexis Cruz
WUFT News
Trebled Times
One Response
To whom it may concern,
My name is Alan and I was awarded the second place award for News Photography and I was unable to make it to the convention due to cost. I was wondering if it were possible to have the award mailed to my house or the newspaper office so that I could have it? (I’d be willing to pay the mailing fee if necessary)
Please let me know whenever you get the chance, thank your for your time!
-Alan Alvarez
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