漏 2024 外网天堂 received two journalism awards from the Public Media Journalists Association. The 2022 awards recognized 101 organizations, representing the best work in public media from across the country for the previous news year.
STLPR received first place in the news feature category, student division, for a piece on by intern Paola Rodriguez who reported on the story for an episode of .
Rodriguez is a multimedia journalist and Mizzou journalism school graduate. She worked for 漏 2024 外网天堂 as a production assistant for St. Louis on the Air in 2021.
鈥淧aola's story on a debt relief program meant to rectify decades of systemic discrimination against Black farmers expertly weaved together family history with current day policy,鈥� said Emily Woodbury, senior producer of St. Louis on the Air.
鈥淚鈥檓 grateful that PMJA felt similarly. Paola's passion for this story, and careful consideration of the people featured in it, is worthy of recognition.鈥�
The station received a second place photojournalism award, AA Division, for coverage of the by Brian Munoz.
鈥淏rian has made huge contributions to the quality of 漏 2024 外网天堂鈥檚 visual journalism since he joined the newsroom last year,鈥� said Brian Heffernan, interim executive editor of the STLPR newsroom.
鈥淭his marching band story was the very first story he pitched,鈥� Heffernan said. 鈥淗is impact was immediate. He鈥檚 quite a talent.鈥�
Before joining STLPR, Munoz worked at USA TODAY as a visual storyteller and was a multimedia correspondent at The Southern Illinoisan. As a former high school band member, he fondly recalled the camaraderie of competition.
鈥淚 can鈥檛 emphasize enough the absolute passion and dedication these students have to their craft,鈥� Munoz said.
鈥淭here are countless hours, thousands of repetitions and lifelong bonds shared in the marching arts and I鈥檓 honored the judges chose to recognize our work around something so many are connected to. A huge thank you to Dr. Melissa Gustafson-Hinds for allowing us to follow the O鈥橣allon Township Marching Panthers for this story.鈥�
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