May 9, 2023
Several journalism students in the team were recognized as winners of the
Winners include journalism graduate student Manu Ferreira for 鈥淪ucceeding in a New World鈥� in the Non-Fiction – Long Form category; journalism and political science dual-degree undergraduate student J. Sidney Malone for 鈥淓gg Prices鈥� in the Multimedia Journalist category; and journalism undergraduate students Emmie Larson and Adrian Carrasco for 鈥淚llini Sports Night Pregame Special for Illinois Women鈥檚 Basketball鈥� in the College Sports Program category. The pregame coverage was also the first show that Illini Sports Night aired on the B1G+ network. (Pictured above is the Illini Sports Night pregame show team.)
Ferreira and Larson also earned a nomination for 鈥淯I7 Live Special Report: Decision 2022鈥� for live coverage of the 2022 election in the category of College Newscast. In addition, Malone was a finalist in the News Report – Light News category for 鈥淓gg Prices Are Up. Should You Buy a Chicken?鈥�
Watch the winning videos below.
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