Daniel Island News earns 20 journalism awards from SC Press Association

Congratulations to The Daniel Island News staff for earning 20 journalism awards. Each year, the South Carolina Press Association recognizes the best South Carolina newspaper journalism in its news contest. Last week, The Daniel Island News’ outstanding work for the community was honored with accolades in writing, design, editing and photography.

 

First Place Awards

 

Feature Headline Writing - Open 

Division       

Pamela Brownstein         

• Cocoa bombs, cooking classes explode with popularity

• Your holiday shopping is in the (designer) bag

• Hive Alive: Local beekeepers stay busy tending to honey bee needs

 

Enterprise Reporting – All Weekly Division 

Elizabeth Bush   

• Gardening Groundbreaker

 

Inside Page Design - All Weekly Division          

Matt Zabierek

• Back to School

 

Food Writing - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Marie Rocha-Tygh           

• Local bartenders serve up tasty, tantalizing drinks and industry advice

 

Feature Page Design - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Pamela Brownstein

• Popping the question

 

Page One Design - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Pamela Brownstein         

• Bouncing Back

 

Second Place Awards

 

Sports Section or Magazine - Open Division       

Staff      

• Nothing but Love/Fan-tastic

 

News Headline Writing - All Weekly Division

Zach Giroux        

• Daniel Island, The Lowcountry’s Alligator Alley?

• Does Point Hope’s Sanders House go bump in the night?

• Not home for the holidays

 

Inside Page Design -All Weekly 

Division

Pamela Brownstein         

• Snow Stories

 

Spot Sports Story - Weeklies 3,000-6,500 & Under 3,000 Combined

Phil Bowman      

• Hometown heroine Rogers eliminated from play early

 

Food Writing - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Zach Giroux        

• Tournament chef a trailblazer in the culinary arena

 

Third Place Awards

 

Sports Headline Writing - All Weekly Division

Zach Giroux        

• Candidly Cantey

• Undenied. Undefeated. Undisputed.• Horse-storic run

 

Community Service - All Weekly Division

Elizabeth Bush   

• A time for enlightenment

 

Short Story - Weeklies 3,000-6,500 & Under 3,000 Combined

Elizabeth Horton              

• SC’s first water leak detection dog reports for duty in Berkeley County

 

Series of Articles - Weeklies Over 6,500 & 3,000-6,500 Combined         

Elizabeth Bush

Black History:

• A Time for Enlightenment

• A Weighty Privilege

• Cainhoy peninsula’s Keith School to get historical marker

• Forging a Legacy

 

Lifestyle Feature Writing - Weeklies 3,000-6,500                          

Elizabeth Bush   

• Canine Conquerors: Putting the best paw forward

 

Sports Feature Story - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Phil Bowman      

• Candidly Cantey – BE head football coach opens up about health crisis that sidelined him during 2021 season

 Page One Design - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Matt Zabierek

• Gator Crossing

 

Feature Page Design - Weeklies 3,000-6,500

Matt Zabierek

• Local bartenders server up tasty, tantalizing drinks and industry advice

 

Feature Photo - Weeklies 3,000-6,500                

Doug Pinkerton 

• Old fashioned soldiers and car at the Fourth of July Parade 

 

Congratulations to the winners!