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- University News Archive - UA ��Ƶlogo /news-archive/tag/diamond-journalism-awards/ UA ��Ƶlogo Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:13:33 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 KUAR, Arkansas Public Media reporters bring home SPJ Diamond Journalism Awards /news-archive/2018/11/07/diamond-journalism-awards/ Wed, 07 Nov 2018 14:13:33 +0000 /news/?p=72574 ...]]> Reporters from, one of two University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo public radio stations, and Arkansas Public Media, also based at UA ��Ƶlogo, won several ��The awards program is��a regional annual competition sponsored by the.�� The awards, which were presented Oct. 25 at ��Ƶlogo’s Flying Saucer, recognize outstanding journalism by professionals and students from Arkansas and bordering media markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. The awards honor work published or broadcast between July 1, 2017, and June 30, 2018. Karen Steward, former content development director for UA ��Ƶlogo Public Radio, won three awards for her outstanding reporting. She took home first place for the radio/podcasts documentary/investigative reporting category for her story, “.” Judge Ginny Frizzi described the story as one that needed to be told and will hopefully be heard by many people. “This expose of a physician who easily prescribes opioids — and in large quantities — is a story that needs to be told … and fortunately this entry tells it well,” Frizzi said. “Solid reporting explores the current situation completely … from his prescription practices to how the state medical board ineffectively deals with it.” Steward took home another first place award in the radio/podcasts feature category for her story, “.” Her final award was second place in the radio/podcasts news category for her story, “Startling stats on bullying, suicide and sexual assault give Arkansas school safety panel huge task.” Michael Hibblen, news director of KUAR, won second place in the radio/podcasts feature category for his story . Reporters from Arkansas Public Media also won four Diamond Journalism Awards. Bobby Ampezzan, former managing editor for Arkansas Public Media, won two awards. First, he received third place in the radio/podcasts documentary/investigative reporting category for his story on . The judges described the story as an “informative look at the medical marijuana situation in Arkansas and how people are traveling to nearby states for their medical marijuana because it is not available at home.” Ampezzan also received third place in the radio/podcasts – news category for his story, “” Jacqueline Froelich, who is based at partner station KUAF in Fayetteville, won first place in the radio/podcasts news category for her story, “.” Ann Kendra, who is based at partner station KASU in Jonesboro, took third place in the radio/podcasts feature category for her story, “.” The story covered Arkansas beef being sold in China following a ban related to mad cow disease.]]> KUAR reporters, UA ��Ƶlogo student bring home Diamond Journalism Awards /news-archive/2017/11/17/kuar-diamond-journalism-awards-2/ Fri, 17 Nov 2017 14:22:53 +0000 /news/?p=68606 ...]]> Reporters from, University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo’s public radio station, won nine Diamond Journalism Awards, a regional competition sponsored by the.�� Additionally, one UA ��Ƶlogo student, Jackson Carter, a graduate student in the School of Mass Communication, received first place in the multimedia project category for his work, “Forgotten-An In-Depth Investigation into the Arkansas Foster Care System.” The awards, which were announced Nov. 14, recognize outstanding journalism by professionals and students from Arkansas and bordering media markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This year’s competition was judged by journalists from the Florida Pro Chapter of SPJ. The awards honor work published or broadcast between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. Jacob Kauffman, KUAR reporter and anchor, earned second place in the Outstanding New Journalist competition. He also earned second place in the photo slideshow competition for his work, “Women’s March in ��Ƶlogo,” and first place in the documentary/investigative reporting category for his coverage of executions in Arkansas. Chris Hickey, KUAR reporter and anchor, along with Kauffman received first place in sports reporting for “College football gets Arkansas to change its new gun law.” Hickey also earned first and second place in feature reporting for his stories, “Research explores political attitudes in ��Ƶlogo’s religious,” and “Dealing with influx, ��Ƶlogo Mexican consulate expands legal services.” A full list of KUAR winners include:

�� Jacob Kauffman and Chris Hickey, first place, sports reporting, “College football gets Arkansas to change its new gun law”
�� Jacob Kauffman, first place, documentary/investigative reporting, “Execution Series”
�� Chris Hickey, first place, feature reporting, “Research explores political attitudes of ��Ƶlogo’s religious”
�� Darcy Hagood, second place, feature, “Photography exhibit explores Arkansas family’s grief”
�� Chris Hickey, second place, feature reporting, “Dealing with influx, ��Ƶlogo Mexican consulate expands legal services”
�� Jacob Kauffman, second place, photo slideshow, “Women’s March in ��Ƶlogo”
�� Jacob Kauffman, second place, Outstanding New Journalist
�� Karen Steward, third place, documentary/investigative reporting, “In-depth interview: Execution drugs and double executions”
�� KUAR Public Radio and Arkansas Public Media staff, third place, community service, coverage of Arkansas’ executions

]]> KUAR reporters, UA ��Ƶlogo student nominated for Diamond Journalism Awards /news-archive/2017/11/03/kuar-diamond-journalism-awards/ Fri, 03 Nov 2017 13:21:23 +0000 /news/?p=68419 ...]]> Reporters from, University of Arkansas at ��Ƶlogo’s public radio station, have been nominated for eight Diamond Journalism Awards, a regional competition sponsored by the Arkansas Pro Chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists.�� Additionally, one UA ��Ƶlogo student, Jackson Carter, a graduate student in the School of Mass Communication, was selected as a finalist in the Multimedia Project category. The awards recognize outstanding journalism by professionals and students from Arkansas and bordering media markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. Jacob Kauffman, KUAR reporter and anchor, was nominated as a finalist for the Outstanding New Journalist award as well as awards in the Photo Slideshow, Documentary/Investigative Reporting, and Sports Reporting categories. The entire staff at KUAR Public Radio and Arkansas Public Media was nominated for the Community Service award. Additional KUAR nominees include:

�� Karen Steward, content development director, Documentary/Investigative Reporting
�� Chris Hickey, reporter and anchor, Feature Reporting
�� Darcy Hagood, reporter and anchor, Feature

The awards will be presented Wednesday, Nov. 15.]]>