Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald’s ‘spectacular showing’ at FSNE awards
The Florida Society of News Editors’ mission “to advance the cause of responsible journalism” led to several awards for McClatchy’s Florida newsrooms. On Thursday, the organization honored exceptional reporting at its Florida Media Conference in Ponte Vedra where its members presented the FSNE 2022 Journalism Awards.
The three Florida Heralds — the Miami Herald, el Nuevo Herald and Bradenton Herald — “had a spectacular showing” in the FSNE’s contest, said Monica Richardson, the executive editor of these newsrooms and McClatchy’s Florida Regional Editor, in an email to staff.
The three newsrooms brought home the top two awards — the Gold Medal and the Paul Hansell award — along with 10 first places, 11 second places and four third place honors.
The Miami Herald’s coverage of the collapse of Champlain Towers South in Surfside in the early morning hours of June 24, 2021, which killed 98 people, dominated the awards with eight mentions, including the Gold Medal award to its staff for its feature, The Collapse of Champlain Towers South.
For its breaking news coverage of the Surfside tragedy coverage, the Miami Herald staff won the Pulitzer Prize in May.
Linda Robertson, who can trace her career with the daily to 1983 as a staff writer and sports columnist for the Miami Herald, was recognized by the FSNE for her distinguished work.
“For those of us who grew up in Miami, the Surfside tragedy really hit us hard as journalists. The articles I wrote — and continue to write — have been the most challenging of my career and are only possible thanks to the survivors and loved ones who shared their heartbreaking stories with grace and courage,” Robertson said after receiving the FSNE honor.
“These awards reflect the depth of the Miami Herald and el Nuevo Herald’s dedication to top quality coverage of the issues that are so important to our community,” said Dana Banker, the Miami Herald’s senior managing editor. “From the newsroom’s aggressive and enterprising public service coverage of the Surfside condo collapse to its creative multimedia storytelling, these awards also reflect the incredible range of talent in this very special newsroom.”
Banker is president of the Florida Society of News Editors, but she had no involvement in deciding the awards.
The Heralds’ 2022 FSNE awards
▪ Gold Medal: Miami Herald Staff, The Collapse of Champlain Towers South
▪ Paul Hansell Award for Distinguished Achievement in Florida Journalism: Linda Robertson of the Miami Herald
▪ Breaking News, Division A:
First Place: Miami Herald Staff, The Collapse of Champlain Towers South
Second Place: Miami Herald Staff, Deadly Day for the FBI
▪ Enterprise Stories, Division A:
First Place: Miami Herald Staff, In Surfside: The Unthinkable
Second Place: Carol Marbin Miller, Daniel Chang and Emily Michot, Miami Herald, Birth & Betrayal
▪ Enterprise Stories, Division C:
Second Place: Ryan Callihan and Jessica De Leon, Bradenton Herald, Manatee County official’s exclusive vaccine event sparks controversy
▪ Features and Enterprise Writing, Spanish Language:
Third Place: Sonia Osorio, el Nuevo Herald, 1 de cada 3 Venezolanos en EEUU padece de secuelas psicológicas
▪ Investigative Reporting, Division C:
First Place: Ryan Callihan, Bradenton Herald, A breach at Piney Point puts area in environmental peril
Second Place: Giuseppe Sabella, Jessica De Leon and Tiffany Tompkins, Bradenton Herald, 12-year-old girl arrested at Manatee school
▪ Investigative Reporting, Division A:
Second Place: Miami Herald Staff, Surfside: Anatomy of a tragedy
Third Place: Carol Marbin Miller, Daniel Chang and Emily Michot, Miami Herald, Birth & Betrayal
▪ Community Leadership, Division C:
Third Place: Bradenton Herald Staff, Piney Point environmental disaster
▪ Sports, Division A:
First Place: Miami Herald Staff, Jose Fernandez Anniversary
▪ Sports, Spanish Language:
First Place: Jorge Ebro, el Nuevo Herald, Latino players
▪ Editorials, Division A:
Second Place: Miami Herald Staff, Surfside Condo Collapse
▪ Spot News Photography:
Second Place: David Santiago, Matias J. Ocner, Miami Herald, Tragedy in Surfside: First day
▪ Sports Photography:
Second Place: Al Diaz, Miami Herald, What the heck happened on this wild non-touchdown for Robert Hunt and the Dolphins?
▪ Photo Story, Division A:
Second Place: Miami Herald Staff, Lessons Amid the Ruins
▪ Photo Story, Division C:
Third Place: Tiffany Tompkins, Bradenton Herald, Hundreds protest proposed abortion ban
▪ Breaking News Video, Division A:
First Place: José A. Iglesias and Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, Aftermath of earthquake in Haiti
Second Place: Al Diaz, Miami Herald, Cuba protest rally in Miami
▪ Breaking News Video, Division C
First Place: Tiffany Tompkins, Bradenton Herald, Hundreds in Bradenton protest restrictive abortion laws
▪ Features Video, Division A:
First Place: Reshma Kirpalani, Miami Herald, Inside the COVID Unit: Battling the Coronavirus Pandemic in Miami
Second Place: Emily Michot and Carlos Frias, Miami Herald, Surfside condo collapse: What we’ll remember
▪ Multimedia, Division C:
First Place: James A. Jones Jr. and Tiffany Tompkins, Bradenton Herald, Manatee’s mighty clam industry
▪ News Interactive
First Place: Miami Herald Staff, House of Cards.
This story was originally published August 4, 2022 at 2:54 PM.
