UWM Journalists Win Big in Milwaukee Press Club, SPJ Awards Posted on March 16, 2017March 17, 2017 by Media Milwaukee staff Media Milwaukee is again nominated for Best Website and UWM journalists won for investigative reporting, writing, video, audio and online stories in the 2016 Milwaukee Press Club Collegiate journalism competition. Ambitious class and team projects including How The Mississippi Valley Turned Red received many nominations. UWM students led the pack with 20 nominations, topping UW-Madison’s 15 and Marquette’s 14. The featured speaker at the MPC Gridiron Awards Dinner in May will be celebrated political reporter David Fahrenthold of the Washington Post. UWM journalists also will be well represented at the Midwest Journalism Conference in Minneapolis at the end of March. UWM won more than a dozen regional SPJ Mark of Excellence awards, competing against students at UW-Madison, Minnesota and private schools across the upper Midwest. Winners and Journalism Club members will be carpooling out for the awards luncheon and conference. First-place winners go on to the national SPJ competition. In addition to the SPJ and MPC awards, Media Milwaukee student journalists won 14 Wisconsin College Media Association awards in February. Milwaukee Press Club 2016 Collegiate UWM award winners: WRITING Best Investigative Reporting: Mary Jo Contino Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee TRANSparency: UW-Milwaukee Transgender Locker Room Policy Remains Under Wraps Best News Story: Matt Campbell Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee UW-Milwaukee Restroom Policy Brings Mixed Reaction Best Long Feature Story: Keaton Walkowski Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee It’s Not the Water Shana Wilson Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Against the Academic Odds Best Short Feature Story: Matt Campbell Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Captain Jim Fickler: “Full of Life; Full of Fun” Best Sports Story: Daniel Zielinski Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee From Texas to Milwaukee: Zac Saddler’s Journey to the UWM Men’s Basketball Program VISUAL JOURNALISM Best Still Photograph/Photos: Sabrina Johnkins Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Westboro Church protest AUDIO Best News Story Single or Ongoing: Amanda Watter Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee High School Students Learn About the Devastation of Suicide Best Feature Story: Brandon Anderegg, Sabrina Johnkins, Monica Skipper Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Milwaukee River Cleanup: Sights and Sounds Jordan Garcia Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee A Sweet Day for Students at Dessert Fest VIDEO Best News Story Single or Ongoing: Katarina Vergara, Gabrielle Barriere, Jordan Garcia Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee The Milwaukee Vote: why the inner city did not turn out for Hillary Clinton Best Program, Documentary or Special: Geoff Marshall, Joe Michelin, Somer Servais, Tamara Jarvi Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Parachute Allie Mott Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Hot Dog and a Handshake ONLINE Best Use of Multi-Media: JAMS 320 class Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee How Trump Turned the Mississippi River Valley Red Geoffrey Marshall Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Milwaukee’s Urban Farms: Defining Success Best Local News or Feature Website: Media Milwaukee Staff Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Best Blog: JAMS 320 reporting Staff Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Live Blog: Milo Yiannopolous Comes to UW-Milwaukee Best Investigative Reporting: JAMS 500 Reporting Team Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Wisconsin High School Concussions, Sports Injuries Not Tracked Emily Zantow, Pakou Lee, Rebecca Papenthien Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee Investigating Milwaukee Gun Court Best News Story: Keaton Walkowski Media Milwaukee/UW-Milwaukee It’s Not the Water Share this:Click to share on Twitter (Opens in new window)Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window)Click to share on LinkedIn (Opens in new window)Click to share on Reddit (Opens in new window)Click to print (Opens in new window)