SJMC Students Nominated for Milwaukee Press Club’s 2022 Excellence in Journalism Awards

On Friday, March 10, many J-School students were announced as finalists by the Milwaukee Press Club for their Annual Excellence in Wisconsin Journalism Awards. Nominees were selected from over 800 entries submitted from across Wisconsin in both the professional and collegiate categories.

MPC will announce the final awards of gold, silver and bronze at their annual Gridiron Awards Dinner at The Pfister Hotel in Milwaukee on May 12. For a complete list of all the nominees, please visit the Milwaukee Press Club website.

SJMC Award Winners:

WRITING

Best News Story

Maddie Bergstrom
The Badger Herald
“Students speak out on misrepresentation in Summer Term photoshoot”

Ben Cadigan
The Badger Herald
“New Chazen exhibition highlights UW’s history of discrimination”

Best Long Hard Feature Story

Audrey Thibert
The Badger Herald
“Not enough, not yet: UW makes progress on sexual assault response, but shortcomings persist”

Erin Gretzinger
Curb Magazine
“Band-Aid on a Bigger Wound”

Best Long Soft Feature Story

Allyson Fergot
Curb Magazine
“Prairie Protectors”

Best Short Hard Feature Story

Samantha Benish
The Daily Cardinal
“Nurses ‘just want to be appreciated’ amidst COVID-19 challenges”

Best Short Soft Feature Story

Jackson Walker
The Daily Cardinal
“Like he never left: Mike Leckrone returns to showbiz with ‘Moments of Happiness’”

Best Editorial or Commentary

Celia Hiorns
The Badger Herald
“Tim Michels’ response to Sentinel piece reveals troubling attitudes toward free press”

AUDIO

Best News Story Single or Ongoing

Hope Karnopp
Tyler Katzenberger
The Daily Cardinal
“Cardinal Call: Interstate Plasma To Close Campus-Area Location”

Best Sports Story

Hope Karnopp
Donnie Slusher
The Daily Cardinal
“Cardinal Call: Where Do The Badgers Go From Here?”

Best Original Podcast

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
“The Student Dive”

VIDEO

Best News Story Single or Ongoing

Samantha Benish
Channel 3000
“Divine Nine Garden Plaza unveiled on UW-Madison campus”

ONLINE

Best Use of Multi-Media

Hope Karnopp
The Daily Cardinal
“Cardinal Call”

Best Website Design

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal

Best Local News or Feature Website

Nicole Herzog
Matt Blaustein
Mason Braasch
Braden Ross
Curb Magazine Staff
Curb Magazine
“Curb: Pulse”

Best News Story

Audrey Thibert
The Badger Herald
“LGBTQ+, GNC community sees bias incident ahead of conservative talk”

Charlie Hildebrand
The Daily Cardinal
“‘Harmful and confusing’: UW-Madison community reacts to antisemitic Halloween costume”

Best Hard Feature Story

Will Romano
The Badger Herald
“‘When I’m sleeping I see everything’: Taliban resurgence in Afghanistan makes its mark on Wisconsin”

Best Soft Feature Story

Rachel Hale
The Daily Cardinal
“No, It’s Just Coffee isn’t Madison’s newest dating app”

Best Sports Story

Will Romano
The Badger Herald
“From cobblestone of Pamplona to Madison: Meet Wisconsin men’s soccer’s Iñaki Iribarren”

Best Editorial or Commentary

Anupras Mohapatra
The Daily Cardinal
“University response to June 14 incidents appalling”

Best Journalistic Use of Social Media to Tell or Enhance a Story

Ben Cadigan
The Badger Herald
“2022 Midterm Election Coverage”

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
“Live updates: Citizens gather at Wisconsin Capitol to protest draft opinion repealing Roe v. Wade”

The Daily Cardinal Staff
The Daily Cardinal
“Live updates: Wisconsin votes in 2022 election”