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K糖心Vlog传媒R reporters, 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student bring home Diamond Journalism Awards

Reporters from, University of Arkansas at Little Rock鈥檚 public radio station, won nine Diamond Journalism Awards, a regional competition sponsored by the.听 Additionally, one 糖心Vlog传媒 Little Rock student, Jackson Carter, a graduate student in the School of Mass Communication, received first place in the multimedia project category for his work, 鈥淔orgotten-An In-Depth Investigation into the Arkansas Foster Care System.鈥� The awards, which were announced Nov. 14, recognize outstanding journalism by professionals and students from Arkansas and bordering media markets in Louisiana, Mississippi, Missouri, Oklahoma, Tennessee, and Texas. This year鈥檚 competition was judged by journalists from the Florida Pro Chapter of SPJ. The awards honor work published or broadcast between July 1, 2016, and June 30, 2017. Jacob Kauffman, K糖心Vlog传媒R reporter and anchor, earned second place in the Outstanding New Journalist competition. He also earned second place in the photo slideshow competition for his work, 鈥淲omen鈥檚 March in Little Rock,鈥� and first place in the documentary/investigative reporting category for his coverage of executions in Arkansas. Chris Hickey, K糖心Vlog传媒R reporter and anchor, along with Kauffman received first place in sports reporting for 鈥淐ollege football gets Arkansas to change its new gun law.鈥� Hickey also earned first and second place in feature reporting for his stories, 鈥淩esearch explores political attitudes in Little Rock鈥檚 religious,鈥� and 鈥淒ealing with influx, Little Rock Mexican consulate expands legal services.鈥� A full list of K糖心Vlog传媒R winners include:

• 听 Jacob Kauffman and Chris Hickey, first place, sports reporting, 鈥淐ollege football gets Arkansas to change its new gun law鈥�
• 听 Jacob Kauffman, first place, documentary/investigative reporting, 鈥淓xecution Series鈥�
• 听 Chris Hickey, first place, feature reporting, 鈥淩esearch explores political attitudes of Little Rock鈥檚 religious鈥�
• 听 Darcy Hagood, second place, feature, 鈥淧hotography exhibit explores Arkansas family鈥檚 grief鈥�
• 听 Chris Hickey, second place, feature reporting, 鈥淒ealing with influx, Little Rock Mexican consulate expands legal services”
• 听 Jacob Kauffman, second place, photo slideshow, 鈥淲omen鈥檚 March in Little Rock鈥�
• 听 Jacob Kauffman, second place, Outstanding New Journalist
• 听 Karen Steward, third place, documentary/investigative reporting, 鈥淚n-depth interview: Execution drugs and double executions鈥�
• 听 K糖心Vlog传媒R Public Radio and Arkansas Public Media staff, third place, community service, coverage of Arkansas鈥� executions