On Friday, May 10, the Milwaukee Press Club recognized winners of their 89th Annual Milwaukee Press Club Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Contest, honoring an abundance of SJMC students. Winners of contest awards, either gold, silver or bronze, were announced at the Milwaukee Press Club’s Gridiron Awards Dinner in Milwaukee.
Each year, hundreds of collegiate and professional journalists enter the competition in the hopes of being recognized by the Milwaukee Press Club for their extraordinary work. The competition is judged by professional journalists from press clubs throughout the United States. Many students in the SJMC were honored for their work, a majority coming from classes taught by professors Stacy Forster and Pat Hastings.
A variety of other students from the University of Wisconsin-Madison were also nominated for their work at publications such as the Wisconsin Center for Investigative Journalism, The Daily Cardinal and The Badger Herald.
SJMC Award Winners:
Best Still Photograph/Photos
GOLD
Emilie Enke
Curb
FEARless
Best Sports Story
SILVER
Scott Behrens
Badger Report, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Pure Adrenaline
Best Newscast
SILVER
Ariana Baldassano
Sophia Dramm
Pat Hastings
Peter Kleppin
The Badger Report, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Badger Report: 12-06-2018
BRONZE
Ariana Baldassano
Pat Hastings
Peter Kleppin
The Badger Report, University of Wisconsin-Madison
The Badger Report: 10-11-2018
Best Program, Documentary or Special
SILVER
Ariana Baldassano
Badger Report, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Dis(ability)
BRONZE
Amos Mayberry
Badger Report, University of Wisconsin-Madison
Food Folly
Best Website Design
GOLD
Curb: FEARless Staff
Curb
Best Long Hard Feature Story
GOLD
Mckenzie Halling
Curb
Spirituality Seekers
SILVER
Fatoumata Ceesay
Curb
Caution: School Zone
Best Long Soft Feature Story
GOLD
Sofia Biros
Curb
The Buzz on Bees
BRONZE
Erin Green
Curb
Risky Business
Best Short Hard Feature Story
BRONZE
Sammy Gibbons
The Daily Cardinal
UHS resurrects two decades of missing student death data
Best Sports Story
GOLD
Ben Pickman
The Daily Cardinal
Friend and mentor: Off-court relationship helps Moesch mold Davison into future UW star
Best Investigative Reporting
GOLD
Nina Bertelsen
The Daily Cardinal
The public university’s future in private funding: The mysterious $3.5 billion dollar foundation’s support is crucial to UW, but doesn’t answer to shared governance
BRONZE
Sofia Biros
Cathleen Draper
Logan Rude
Curb
A Matter of Life and Death
Best Local News or Feature Website
BRONZE
The Badger Report Staff
The Badger Report, University Wisconsin-Madison
For a complete list of nominees from 2018, see the Milwaukee Press Club’s full list.