2020 Golden Press Card: All Media

2020 GOLDEN PRESS CARD: Television | Newspapers | Radio | Digital | All Media | Golden Press Card

Here are the winners in the All Media categories, including the Horace V. Wells Jr. Community Service Award. The entries were judged by the Oklahoma SPJ Professional Chapter.

BEST DIGITAL CONTENT (All Media)

First Place
Contestant Name: Mark Harmon
Entry Title: PSAs downplay COVID/Bad School Advice/Forum No-Shows
Entry Credit: Mark Harmon
Links:
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/981177438605e05994f422_0.pdf
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/1513417766605e05995ed91_1.pdf
https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/563067595605e059972941_2.pdf
https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/11/30/commentary-tennessee-psas-underplay-covid-crisis/
https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/11/12/5630/
https://tennesseelookout.com/2020/10/26/commentary-election-forum-no-shows-reveal-character/

Second Place
Contestant Name: Maria Cornelius
Entry Title: Lady Vols basketball beat coverage
Entry Credit: Maria Cornelius
Links:
https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/LongFormArticle/See-a-need-and-fill-it-148826770/
https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/LongFormArticle/Lady-Vol-commit-adds-her-name-to-Kellie-Harpers-blueprint-153994909/
https://247sports.com/college/tennessee/Article/A-letter-to-Lady-Vols-and-fans-about-1098-156929367/

BEST PODCAST (All Media)

First Place
Contestant Name: WBIR
Entry Title: Appalachian Unsolved
Entry Credit: Leslie Ackerson, John North
Links:
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-viuh7-cf3475
https://www.podbean.com/ew/pb-eni3r-d236e1

Second Place
Contestant Name: News Sentinel
Entry Title: The Volunteer State
Entry Credit: John Adams, Blake Toppmeyer, Mike Wilson
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/how-peyton-manning-shows-off-his-personality-details/id1275710426?i=1000488632245
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/fact-or-fiction-tennessee-footballs-most-important/id1275710426?i=1000489912595
https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/who-are-top-candidates-to-be-jeremy-pruitts-scapegoats/id1275710426?i=1000498225713

BEST USE OF VIDEO ONLINE (All Media)

First Place
Contestant Name: BLANK Newspaper
Entry Title: Second Bell Sofa Soiree – A fundraiser for Knoxville
Entry Credit: Rusty Odom
Link: http://blanknews.com/second-bell-sofa-soiree-a-fundraiser-for-knoxville/

Second Place
Contestant Name: News Sentinel
Entry Title: How Tennessee became the deciding state in women’s right to vote
Entry Credit: Angela Gosnell
Link:
https://www.knoxnews.com/videos/life/womenofthecentury/2020/03/02/how-tennessee-became-deciding-state-womens-right-vote/4796314002/

FREELANCE WRITING (All Media)

First Place
Contestant Name: Mary Leidig
Entry Title: Learning Leadership
Entry Credit: Mary Leidig
Link: https://cityviewmag.com/learning-leadership/

Second Place
Contestant Name: Amanda Womac
Entry Title: Nature Illuminated: The Fireflies of Elkmont
Entry Credit: Amanda Womac
Link: https://bncentryassets.s3-us-west-2.amazonaws.com/1882/attachments/8679606460887d1232051_0.pdf

HORACE V. WELLS JR. COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD (All Media)

First Place
Contestant Name: News Sentinel
Entry Title: ‘We just weren’t prepared’ — Knox County Superintendent on the COVID-19 pandemic
Entry Credit: Monica Kast
Link: https://www.knoxnews.com/story/news/education/2020/04/19/knox-county-superintendent-bob-thomas-coronavirus-crisis/5149386002/

Second Place
Contestant Name: WBIR
Entry Title: The Secret in Scarboro: Oak Ridge 85
Entry Credit: Oak Ridge 85 team
Link: https://www.wbir.com/article/news/history/the-secret-in-scarboro-the-oak-ridge-85/51-2a202693-2ac8-4318-b162-10ef5e43972c