Journalism Awards

2021

Sunshine State Awards

First Place, Radio Environmental Reporting
Amy Green
Drained

First Place, Radio Continuing Coverage or Series
Amy Green
Drained

First Place, Podcast
Amy Green
Drained

Green Eyeshade Awards

First Place, Public Service in Radio Journalism
Amy Green
Drained

Florida Association of Broadcast Journalists

First Place, Digital Programming for Statewide Radio
Amy Green
Drained

Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards

Finalist
Amy Green
Drained

2020

Green Eyeshade Awards

Best in Division, Television
Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Drowning by Sunrise

First Place, Investigative Reporting for Television
Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Drowning by Sunrise

First Place, Television Documentaries
Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Drowning by Sunrise

Third Place, Television Videography
Jess Swanson, Jason Fitzroy Jeffers
Drowning by Sunrise

2018

2018 Florida Associated Press Professional Broadcasters Contest

First Place, Weather Reporting
Tristram Korten
Final Flight Into Hurricane Michael Captured Rare Storm Data

Second Place, Series/Franchise Reporting
Amy Green
With Governor and Legislators in Denial, This Tiny Florida Town Tries to Adapt to Climate Change
One Year After Irma, Everglades City Struggles to Rebuild

2017

Green Eyeshade Awards

First Place, Videography: Online or Television
Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi
Unforgiven

Second Place, Documentaries: Television
Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi
Unforgiven

Second Place, Politics Reporting: Online
Alexandra Clinton, Adeel Ahmed, Ashwin Gandbhir, Asad Faruqi
Unforgiven

2016

National Headliner Awards

Third Place, Environmental Writing
Tristram Korten
‘Climate Change’ Ban

Investigative Reporters and Editors

Finalist, Radio Small
Tristram Korten and Alicia Zuckerman
In Florida, Officials Ban Term “Climate Change”

SEJ Awards for Reporting on the Environment

Honorable Mention, Kevin Carmody Award for Outstanding In-Depth Reporting, Small Market
Tristram Korten
‘Climate Change’ Ban

Waldo Proffitt Award for Excellence in Environmental Journalism

First Place
Tristram Korten
‘Climate Change’ Ban

Florida Associated Press Broadcasters

First Place, Investigative
Tristram Korten and Alicia Zuckerman
In Florida, Officials Ban Term “Climate Change”

Green Eyeshade Awards

First Place, Online Investigative Reporting
Tristram Korten
‘Climate Change’ Ban

First Place, Online Business Reporting
Eric Barton
In Sunshine State, Big Energy Blocks Solar Power

Third Place, Radio Investigative Reporting
Tristram Korten
In Florida, Officials Ban Term “Climate Change”

Florida Society of News Editors

Third Place, Community Leadership
Tristram Korten
‘Climate Change’ Ban

Third Place, Breaking News
Trevor Aaronson
Spyware Maker Hacking Team Courts Florida Law Enforcement

Sunshine State Awards

First Place, Investigative Reporting for Radio
Tristram Korten
In Florida, Officials Ban Term “Climate Change”

First Place, Online Infographic
Karsten Ivey, Belinda Ivey and Trevor Aaronson
Visualized: Police Militarization in Florida

 

2015

Green Eyeshade Awards

Second Place, Public Service in Radio Journalism
Ashley Lopez
Florida’s Shrinking Workforce

Third Place, Online Investigative Reporting
Tristram Korten and Trevor Aaronson
In Lawsuits Statewide, Questions of Profits and Public Records

Florida Society of News Editors

Third Place, Multimedia
Ashley Lopez
Florida’s Shrinking Workforce

Third Place, Investigative Reporting
Tristram Korten and Trevor Aaronson
In Lawsuits Statewide, Questions of Profits and Public Records

Sunshine State Awards

Second Place, First Amendment Foundation Freedom of Information Award
Tristram Korten and Trevor Aaronson
In Lawsuits Statewide, Questions of Profits and Public Records

2014

Green Eyeshade Awards

Second Place, Online Investigative Reporting
Steve Miller
Florida Medical Complaints Gather Dust, Often Allowing The Accused To Continue To Practice

Third Place, Online Investigative Reporting
Trevor Aaronson
How the FBI in Boston May Have Pursued the Wrong ‘Terrorist’

Second Place, Online Business Reporting
Eric Barton
Tampa and Miami in Cold War Over Cuban Trade

2013

National Awards for Education Reporting

Second Place, Investigative (Broadcast)
Sarah Gonzalez and John O’Connor of StateImpact Florida
Mc Nelly Torres and Lynn Waddell of FCIR
13th Grade

Green Eyeshade Awards

Public Service in Radio Journalism, First Place
Ashley Lopez
The 2012 Constitutional Amendments

Online Investigative Journalism, First Place
Trevor Aaronson of FCIR
John O’Connor of StateImpact Florida
K12: Education, Profits, Controversy

Online Business Reporting, First Place
Amy Green
In Sugar Price Supports, Sour Tastes for Consumers

Public Service in Online Journalism, Second Place
Sarah Gonzalez and John O’Connor of StateImpact Florida
Mc Nelly Torres and Lynn Waddell of FCIR
13th Grade

Public Service in Online Journalism, Third Place
Trevor Aaronson of FCIR
John O’Connor of StateImpact Florida
K12: Education, Profits, Controversy

Specialized Site, Third Place
Ashley Lopez, Trevor Aaronson
Voter’s Edge Florida

Online Non-Deadline Reporting, Third Place
Mc Nelly Torres
Poverty, Homelessness Rising Sharply Among Florida Students

2012

National Headliner Awards

Best in Show (Radio)
Tristram Korten (with WLRN Miami Herald News)
Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt

First Place, Feature and Human Interest (Radio)
Tristram Korten (with WLRN Miami Herald News)
Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt

Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards

First Place, Audio Feature Reporting
Tristram Korten (with WLRN Miami Herald News)
Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt

First Place, Audio News Series
Jacob Kushner (with WLRN Miami Herald News)
Lost Between Two Nations

Florida Associated Press Broadcasters Contest

First Place, Public Affairs
Tristram Korten (with WLRN Miami Herald News)
Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt

National Awards for Education Reporting

Special Citation, Investigative Reporting
Mc Nelly Torres
School of Hard Financial Knocks

Green Eyeshade Awards

Public Service, First Place
Jacob Kushner
U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks

Investigative Reporting, First Place
Jacob Kushner
U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks

Digital Media Presentation, Second Place
Jacob Kushner, Trevor Aaronson
U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks

Investigative Reporting, Second Place
Mc Nelly Torres
School of Hard Financial Knocks

Digital Media Presentation, Third Place
Grant Smith, Trevor Aaronson
Florida and Foreclosures

Florida Society of News Editors

First Place, Spanish News Reporting
Jacob Kushner
Haitianos deportados de Estados Unidos enfrentan detención ilegal y riesgos de salud

First Place, Blog/Online Commentary
Ralph De La Cruz

First Place, Enterprise Online Slideshow
Colby Katz
Pursuit Rare for Bail Fugitives Who Skip the Country

Second Place, Investigative Reporting
Jacob Kushner
Haitianos deportados de Estados Unidos enfrentan detención ilegal y riesgos de salud

Second Place, Features and Arts Writing
Tristram Korten
Pursuit Rare for Bail Fugitives Who Skip the Country

Second Place, Spanish Features Writing
Tristram Korten
Afianzadores tras la pista de clientes fugitivos

Second Place, Beat Reporting
Mc Nelly Torres
School of Hard Financial Knocks
Polk County Education Officials Delayed Return of Federal Funds
Despite Controversy, Florida Moves Forward With Teacher Merit Pay

Second Place, Multimedia
Grant Smith, Trevor Aaronson, Ralph De La Cruz
Florida and Foreclosures

Sunshine State Awards

First Place, Best News Website
Staff
fcir.org

First Place, Independent Blog
Ralph De La Cruz

First Place, Photography Story
Jacob Kushner
Slideshow: U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks

Second Place, Online Package
Trevor Aaronson, Jacob Kushner, Dan Grech, Alicia Zuckerman (with WLRN-Miami Herald News)
U.S. Deportees to Haiti, Jailed Without Cause, Face Severe Health Risks

Second Place, Radio Investigative
Tristram Korten, Trevor Aaronson and Dan Grech (with WLRN-Miami Herald News)
Fugitives on the Run, Bondsmen on the Hunt

Third Place, Radio Investigative
Jacob Kushner, Trevor Aaronson, Alicia Zuckerman and Dan  Grech (with WLRN Miami Herald News)
Lost Between Two Nations

Third Place, Newspaper Feature Reporting
Tristram Korten
Pursuit Rare for Bail Fugitives Who Skip the Country

2011

Florida Society of News Editors

Second Place, Multimedia
Thomas Francis, Trevor Aaronson, Mc Nelly Torres
Fiscal Duplicity
La Hipocresía Política
Map: Lettermarking in Florida

Third Place, Investigative Reporting
Mc Nelly Torres
Virtually Worthless

Third Place, Blog/Online Commentary
Ralph De La Cruz
Rick Scott’s Horror-Show Plan for Florida Education
Two Floridas in 2010 Election
Watching the Chilean Mine Rescue and Seeing the Moon

Sunshine State Awards

Second Place, Independent Blog
Ralph De La Cruz
Rick Scott’s Horror-Show Plan for Florida Education
Two Floridas in 2010 Election
Watching the Chilean Mine Rescue and Seeing the Moon

Second Place, Multimedia Package
Thomas Francis, Trevor Aaronson, Mc Nelly Torres, Ralph De la Cruz
Fiscal Duplicity
La Hipocresía Política
Map: Lettermarking in Florida
Trapping Politicians With Their Own Words

National Awards for Education Reporting

Special Citation, Investigative Reporting
Mc Nelly Torres
Virtually Worthless
I-Team: Flunking A High School Equivalency