December 2023

NABJ-South Florida Chapter Scholarship

https://hylonewsmiami.com/2023/10/21/nabj-south-florida-awards-20000-in-scholarships-for-the-advancement-of-journalism/

  • 2023 Female recipient of the Dwight Lauderdale Scholarship
    • Laralyn Jackson

The One Club for Creativity: Miami Awards

https://www.oneclub.org/awards/miami/

  • 2023 Miami Awards- Student / Integrated Campaign
    • Student Gold Winner- Silvana Silva for EXBAE
    • Student Silver Winner- Ali Hendricks, Chloe Ponte, and Quinn Templewood for Take Back Your Type
    • Student Bronze Winner- Gianna Centurion, Julia Sanbe, and Isabelle Dino for Neurotype
  • 2023 Miami Awards- Student / Branding
    • Student Merit Winner- Alessia Petriccia for Decker Branding
    • Student Merit Winner- Leo Jay Hurst for Level Branding
    • Student Merit Winner- Chloe Ponte for Apres Seltzers Branding

FilmGate Interactive Media Festival

https://www.instagram.com/p/C0cHHfAPP89/?img_index=1

  • Best of Florida
    • Mangrove City

October 2023

BEA On-Location Student Creative Competition

https://www.beaweb.org/OL/2023-creative-winners-students

  • Documentary Competition – Long Form
    • Award of Excellence – Pablo Velho, University of Miami; Parodi – The Petite Museum
  • Film & Video Competition – Narrative
    • Award of Excellence – Pablo Velho, University of Miami; Lucas

August 2023

2023 SPJ Sunshine State Awards

https://mcusercontent.com/65966baee6bbf01016d410366/files/3d8645b8-c678-9bb3-dca6-11fcacd868a5/2023_Sunshine_State_Awards_Winners_FINAL.pdf

  • Best Student Publication
    • First Place: Distraction – Staff, Distraction
  • Best Website
    • First Place: The Miami Hurricane – Nicey Raiyani & Staff, The Miami Hurricane Website
    • Third Place: Distraction – Staff, Distraction
  • Breaking News
    • Third Place: The Miami Hurricane – Patrick McCaslin, Drugging allegations, misogynistic chanting: SigEp chapter closes immediately
  • Best News Photo
    • First Place: The Miami Hurricane – Alexandra Carnochan, President Julio Frenk giving State of the U address
  • Best Review
    • First Place: The Miami Hurricane – Lauren Ferrer, “The Three Musketeers”: a thrilling adventure at the Ring Theatre
  • Best Sports Photo
    • First Place: The Miami Hurricane – Alexandra Carnochan, Jordan Miller Dunk
  • Best Opinion Column
    • Third Place: The Miami Hurricane – Sabrina Wilson, Echo Chambers: Social Media’s Rabbit Hole For Extremists
  • Best Front Page Design
    • First Place: Distraction – Rachel Farinas, Isa Márquez, Grown Up
    • Second Place: The Miami Hurricane – Alex Carnochan, Jenny Jacoby & Rachel Apodaca, Hot at Home
  • Best Inside Page Design
    • First Place: Distraction – Lizzie Kristal, Reese Putnam, Upgrade U
  • Best Single Issue
    • Second Place: Distraction – Staff, Distraction

June 2023

Spring 2023 Clips & Clicks

https://studentpress.org/acp/spring-2023-clips-clicks/

  • Newspaper Page/Spread
    • Third Place: “Final Four,” Alex Carnochan, Jenny Jacoby, Jared Lennon
    • The Miami Hurricane
  • Magazine Cover
    • Third Place: “Vivienne Westwood,” Gracie Herron, Lizzie Kristal
    • Distraction
  • Yearbook Spread
    • First Place: “A Love of the Arts,” Carolina Camus
    • Ibis
    • Second Place: “They Said What?,” Carolina Camus
    • Ibis
    • Third Place: “Time to Talk ‘U’,” Camila Romero
    • Ibis
  • Informational Graphic
    • First Place: “Map it Out,” Lizzie Kristal
    • Distraction
  • Sports Photo
    • Second Place: “Canes Beat Hoosiers,” Alexandra Carnochan
    • The Miami Hurricane
  • Feature Story
    • Fourth Place: “Generational Trauma,” Nicole Bires, Naz Candal, Matt Gosper
    • Distraction
    • Honorable Mentions
    • The 65th: “We are Here to Electrify Campus,” Patrick McCaslin
    • The Miami Hurricane
  • Editorial
    • First Place: “Students Should not be Political Collateral in DeSantis’ Hunt for Power,” Staff
    • The Miami Hurricane
  • Opinion
    • First Place: “Lack of Transparency in UM’s Cost of Attendance Burdens Students,” Sabrina Wilson
    • The Miami Hurricane

2022 Mark of Excellence Awards, Society of Professional Journalists

https://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=2945

  • Best All-Around Television Newscast
    • Tyler Walsh, Spencer Askinazy, Ben Ezzy and Katelyn Kucharski for NewsVision — UMTV
  • Best All-Around Television News Magazine
    • Staff of UMTV for PrimeTime

Suncoast Student Production Awards

https://suncoastchapter.org/files/2023/06/2023_SUNCOAST_SPA_College_Winners.pdf

Nine nominations and five wins.

  • Non-Fiction – Short Form
    • Against All Odds Sophia Vitello
    • Advisor: Boriana Treadwell/UMTV
  • Arts/Entertainment/Cultural Affairs
    • The Culture: Roundtable Discussion on Trauma
    • Tatiana Robinson, Kendall Onley, Nzinga Barnette
    • Advisor: Ben Ezzy/UMTV
  • Sports Story Or Segment
    • More Than a Mascot Derryl Barnes, Daniel Toll, Morgan Champey
    • Advisor: Edward Julbe/UMTV
  • Sports Program
    • SportsDesk Daniel Toll, Morgan Champey
    • Advisor: Edward Julbe/UMTV
  • Editor
    • More Than a Mascot Derryl Barnes, Daniel Toll, Morgan Champey
    • Advisor: Edward Julbe/UMTV

April 2023

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists 2022 College Contest

https://floridanewsawards.org/2022-college-winners

 Award Winners:

Finalists

  • Newscast (Finalist)
    • Newsvision: November 17, 2022
    • Embrik Eyles, Harvey Duplock, Anna Coon
  • Weather Reporting (Finalist)
    • UMTV Canescast Compilation
    • Quinn Davidson, Ainsley Vetter, Ryan Haass
  • Feature: Hard (Finalist)
    • The Hidden Opponent
    • Jaclyn Marra

CSPA Gold Circle Awards

https://cspa.columbia.edu/recepient-lists/2023-awards-student-work-gold-circle-awards-collegiate-recipients

Yearbook Category

  • Y07 Sidebar Writing
    • 1. Giselle Spicer, “Coach Change,” Ibis
    • 2. Carolina Camus and Marcela Lynch, “Homecoming,” Ibis,
  • Y12 Cover Design
    • 1. Carolina Camus and Giselle Spicer, Ibis
  • Y13 End sheets
    • 1. Carolina Camus, Ibis
  • Y16 Sports action photo
    • 2. Jared Lennon, “Over the Bar,” Ibis
    • 3. Charisma Jones, “Dunk,” Ibis
  • Y17 Sports feature photo
    • 2. Jared Lennon, “End Zone Prayer,” Ibis
  • Y19 Feature photo
    • 3. Jared Lennon, “Crowd Surge,” Ibis
    • CM Jared Lennon, “Carnival Swing,” Ibis
  • Y25 Opening and closing spread design
    • 1. Carolina Camus, Ibis
  • Y26 Division page design
    • 2. Carolina Camus, Ibis
  • Y27 Feature presentation
    • 3. Carolina Camus, “Campus Food,” Ibis
  • Y30 Sports spread: one spread
    • 2. Giselle Spicer, “Volleyball,” Ibis
    • 3. Giselle Spicer, “Coach Change,” Ibis
  • Y31 Sports spread: multi-page spread
    • 3. Giselle Spicer, “Football,” Ibis
  •  Y32 Academic spread: one spread
    • 3. Carolina Camus and Sam Raus, “School of Law,” Ibis
    • CM. Carolina Camus and Sam Raus, “Miami Herbert Business School,” Ibis
  • Y33 Academic spread: multi-page spread
    • 1. Giselle Spicer, “Graduation,” Ibis
  • Y36 People spreads without mug photos: multi-page spread
    • 1. Carolina Camus, “Sebastian Reveal,” Ibis
  • Y37 Organization or Greeks spread: one spread
    • 1. Carolina Camus, “Hurricanettes,” Ibis
    • 2. Carolina Camus, “Frost Band of the Hour,” Ibis
  • Y39 Design portfolio
    • 1. Carolina Camus, Ibis

BEA Festival of Media Arts “Best of”

Festival Chair Award, awarded to the story that’s deemed to be the best overall out of more than 1600 submissions.

BEA Ranking

https://beaweb.org/festival/2023-school-rankings/

  • 2023 Top Winning Overall Programs
    • University of Miami is #16 of 2023 Top Winning Overall Programs

SPJ Region 3 Mark of Excellence Awards 2022

https://www.spj.org/news.asp?ref=2935

Winners:

  • Television General News Reporting Category:
    • Winner: Against all odds — by Sophia Vitello, UMTV
  • Television Feature Reporting Category:
    • Winner: Horse therapy — by Jaya Williams, UMTV
  • Television Sports Reporting Category:
    • Winner: More than a mascot — by Derryl Barnes, Daniel Toll, Morgan Champey, UMTV
  • Best All-Around Television Newscast Category:
    • Winner: NewsVision — by NewsVision staff, UMTV
  • Best All-Around Television News Magazine Category:
    • Winner: PrimeTime — by PrimeTime staff, UMTV

Finalists:

  • Best Affiliated Web Site Category:
    • Finalist: Distraction Magazine website — by Distraction Magazine staff, Distraction Magazine
  • Television Feature Reporting Category:
    • Finalist: The hidden opponent — by Jaclyn Marra, UMTV
  • Arts/Entertainment/Fashion Journalism Category:
    • Finalist: Making weird werk — by Scarlett Diaz, Distraction Magazine

NBS AERho Academic/Professional Production Competition

https://www.nbs-aerho.org/_files/ugd/878c3a_e6b4a3cc5ffe4cd7b8bd44cc72cf5516.pdf

  •  Newscast Category
    • UMTV PrimeTime 3
    • Gina Presson, Ed Julbe, Ben Ezzy, and Sofia Diaz

NBS AERho 60th Annual National Undergraduate Student Electronic Media Competition

https://www.nbs-aerho.org/_files/ugd/878c3a_221f1d34dbdb433dafd72371db23af7d.pdf

Winners:

  •   NewsVision for Best Video Newscast (Live)
  •   SportsDesk for Best Video Sports Program
  •   Off the Wire for Best Video Comedy Program
  •   Pulse for Best Video Entertainment and/or Music Program
  •   Anna Coon for Outstanding Multi-Camera Direction (NewsVision episode)
  •   Anna Coon for Best Video News Segment (Miami Recovery Project Helps Drug Addicts)
  •   Lauren Lennon for Best Video Feature Package (Blind UM Musician Chases His Dreams)
  •   Daniel Toll for Best Video Sports Package (Miami Maniac)
  •   Derryl Barnes for Best Video Sports Segment (More Than a Mascot)
  •   Embrik Eyles for Best Video Sports Segment (A Public Park Battle)
  •   Off the Wire for Best Video Comedy Segment (Frat Ghost Adventures)

Honorable Mentions:

  •   Sophia Vitello for Video Feature Segment (Against All Odds)
  •   Newsbreak for Video Newscast (Prerecorded)
  •   Flashpoint Florida: Election 2022 special for Video Magazine Program

42nd Annual College Television Awards

 https://www.emmys.com/foundation/programs/cta

Two nominations and one win.

Winner:

  • Sports Category:
    • SportsDesk

March 2023

2022 NSMA State Award winners:

  •   Jody Jackson, Arizona Sportscaster of the Year, SoC Alumni
  •   Barry Jackson, Florida Sportswriter of the Year, SoC Alumni

College Media Association: Apple Awards

http://www.collegemedia.org/contests/apple_awards/

Winners:

  • Best Magazine (4-year, 10,000+)
    • First Place
    • Distraction
  • Best Crisis Coverage
    • Second Place
    • The Miami Hurricane
    • “Drugging allegations, misogynistic chanting”
  • Best Editorial
    • Second Place
    • The Miami Hurricane
    • “UM community’s silence on the Sig Ep allegations is deafening”

Honorable Mentions:

  • Best Podcast
    • Honorable Mention
    • The Miami Hurricane
    • “Catch Up ‘Canes”
  • Best Magazine Cover
    • Honorable Mention
    • Distraction

Associated Collegiate Press

https://studentpress.org/acp/2023/03/10/spring-2023-conference-awards/

Pacemakers: https://studentpress.org/acp/2022-yearbook-pacemakers/

Best of Show: https://studentpress.org/acp/2023/03/03/2022-best-of-show-spring-conference-2/

  • Pacemaker Finalist (One of Seven)
    • Ibis
  • Best of Show- Staff Recognition- Website- Sixth Place
    • The Miami Hurricane
  • Best of Show- Staff Recognition- Website- Eighth Place
    • Distraction
  • Best of Show- Staff Recognition- Newspaper/Newsmagazine four-year campus, 15,000 students or fewer- Sixth Place
    • The Miami Hurricane
  • Best of Show- Staff Recognition- Yearbook- First Place
    • Ibis
  • Best of Show- Staff Recognition- Feature Magazine- Second Place
    • Distraction
  • Best of Show- People’s Choice- Fourth Place
    • Distraction
  • Best of Show- Photojournalism- First Place
  • Best of Show- Advertising Design- Second Place
  • Best of Show- Print Design- Second Place
    • Lizzie Kristal, Reese Putnam
    • Distraction, University of Miami
    • Upgrade U
  • Best of Show- Podcast- Third Place
  • Best of Show- Print Design- Seventh Place

Columbia Scholastic Press Association

https://cspa.columbia.edu/recepient-lists/2023-awards-student-work-crown-awards-collegiate-recipients

  • Gold Hybrid General Magazine
    • Distraction / distractionmagazine.com
  • Gold Print General Magazine
    • Distraction
  • Gold Print Yearbook
    • Ibis
  •  Silver Digital General Magazine
    • Distraction / distractionmagazine.com

Associated Collegiate Press Fall Clips and Clicks Contest Results

https://studentpress.org/acp/clips-clicks-fall-2022/

Feb. 2023

Broadcast Education Association Festival of Media Arts

Student Sports Competition 

  • Best of Festival:
    • More Than a Mascot; Derryl Barnes, Daniel Toll, & Morgan Champey, (Video Sports Story/Feature – long)
    • Faculty Advisor: Ed Julbe

Video Sports Story/Feature (long): 

  • First Place:  
    • More Than a Mascot; Derryl Barnes, Daniel Toll, & Morgan Champey
    • Faculty Advisor: Ed Julbe

Video Sports News Program:

  • Award of Excellence:  
    • SportsDesk – The Magazine Edition – 2022; Daniel Toll, & Morgan Champey
    • Faculty Advisor: Ed Julbe

Student News Competition

TV News Magazine Category:

  • First Place:  
    • Flashpoint Florida: Election 2022; Maddie Bassalik, Madison Schurr, Isabella Morales, & Anna Coon
    • Faculty Advisors: Gina Presson and Ben Ezzy

Faculty Film & Video Competition

Mixed/Pedagogical Category:

  • Award of Excellence:  
    • UMTV PrimeTime; Gina Presson, Ed Julbe, Ben Ezzy, & Derryl Barnes
    • Faculty Advisors/Executive Producers: Gina Presson and Ed Julbe
    • Director: Ben Ezzy