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THE CATHOLIC JOURNALIST CATHOLIC PRESS ASSOCIATION OF THE UNITED STATES AND CANADA | VOLUME 82 | NUMBER 1 | JUNE 2020 AwardsAwards IssueIssue 20202020 INSIDE All-Member Awards Pages 3-10 Newspaper Awards Pages 10-36X Magazine Awards Pages 37-53 Spanish Awards Pages 54-64 Communications Awards Pages 65-66 Book Awards Pages 67-75 Student Awards Pages 76-78 Alumni Awards Pages 79-81 Gabriel Awards Pages 82-83 Page 2 The Catholic Journalist June 2020 THE CATHOLIC JOURNALIST A year of upgrades By Ana Rodriguez-Soto The good news is Awards Committee Chair that the number of entries increased First, my congratulations to all of you: winners and from just over 2,700 those-not-named-winners. What you see in these pages in 2019 to over 3,100 is the tip of the iceberg of the magnificent work being in 2020. Many of Director: done by reporters, editors, photographers, freelancers, these new entries Timothy M. Walter • [email protected] podcasters, authors, communications directors, social came about as a • media and multimedia professionals gathered under the result of the Catholic Editor: umbrella of the Catholic press. Press Association’s Bob Zyskowski • [email protected] Our committee worked this year to make sure that social media • the awards align with the work you’re doing. campaign, especially Production: We vastly expanded the Spanish-language awards by promoting the John Wolszon • [email protected] adding 45 new categories. Gabriel, book and • We tried to better differentiate between newsletters student-journalist Rodriguez-Soto Subscriptions and magazines. categories. US: $18 • Canada: US $24 Responding to feedback from last year, we tried to None of this would Foreign: US $24 • Foreign Air: US $24 facilitate the judges’ work by limiting the number of have been possible without the time-consuming work of related entries in a single category, so they wouldn’t our committee members: Silvio Cuellar, Jacklyn The Catholic Journalist (USPS# 014-088, have to compare a three-part entry to a 20-part one. Lippelmann, Chaz Muth, Maria-Pia Negro Chin, Mary ISSN# 0008-8129) is published monthly, We also broke out the photography categories into Solberg, Mary Uhler, Anna Weaver, and our excellent guides, Tim Walter and JD Long-Garcia. But it would except the month of August, by the Catholic various topics, since the catch-all categories such as “feature” and “news” needed some internal have been completely impossible without the constant, Press Association of the United States and differentiating. untiring work of Kathleen Holloway and Eucarol Juarez Canada, 205 West Monroe Street, Suite 470, We added “hot topics” to reflect more accurately in the CPA office. Truly, this is a product of their Chicago, IL 60606. Nonprofit Periodical pos- current issues in the news. (Although the coronavirus is dedication and commitment to the association. tage paid at Chicago, IL 60606 and additional very much on our minds this year, keep it in mind for I hope the entry-submission process also made sense mailing offices. next year.) and was easy to navigate. I know we’ll keep working to We also added categories to the All Member and improve it each year, and the same goes for the Postmaster, send changes to: Communication Department divisions. categories and entries. If you have any suggestions, drop Catholic Press Association And, responding to a groundswell from members, we me a line — or better yet, volunteer to be on the Awards put, front and center in each packet, a reminder about Committee or one of its sub-committees. We welcome 205 West Monroe, Ste. 470, your input! Chicago, IL 60606. two Individual Achievement Awards: the Cardinal John P. Foley, for excellence and innovation in Catholic Again, congratulations to all, and I hope you enjoyed Ph: 312.380.6789; Fax: 312.361.0256. storytelling; and the Father John Catoir Social Media this year’s virtual awards presentation party. God Evangelization Award. willing, we will see each other in person next year in [email protected] And those divisions are in addition to our Gabriel Baltimore. www.catholicpress.org Awards for film and television; our book awards; and our awards for student journalists. Reach Ana Rodriguez-Soto at [email protected]. On behalf of adulation and emulation “I liked your story.” The idea is simply to share good writing. By Bob Zyskowski With The Catholic Journalist, that idea a few years ago spawned “The Work” The Catholic Journalist section and its monthly assortment of well-crafted printed journalism and If you’re a journalist, is there a better communication arts. four-word sentence in the English That double-truck of goodness proved language? too little territory most issues and too We don’t always get positive feedback limiting to include the electronic media, from what we write, from the photos and giving birth to a fairly regular column of video we shoot. “the good stuff,” offering links to stories, Few know or care who wrote a headline columns, blogs, photography and video. or produced a piece for the website or e- The premise is two-fold, first to give newsletter, and even fewer who sold the “the good stuff” a wider audience and advertising to make it possible or secondly to encourage emulation. managed the financial end of the The pieces shared in both The Work operation, the circulation list or kept the section and that column of the good stuff technology up to date, the social media comes from scanning dozens of Catholic humming. newspapers, newsletters, magazines and websites, and clicking on what looks to be It’s why Catholic Press Association interesting work that’s posted on emailed members cherish the annual CPA newsletters and FaceBook. awards, and why one of my favorite times Now here’s the sales pitch: If you of year followed on the heels of the aren’t sending a complimentary copy of Catholic Media Conference. your publication to The Catholic At The Catholic Spirit in St. Paul, we’d Journalist as some CPA members do, or if invite the members of our board of you haven’t signed up with Carol Arnold directors — the archbishop included — to at CPA headquarters to make your digital a little party with the staff when I would edition available to The Catholic announce all the awards, taking time to Journalist, it’s highly unlikely that your read aloud the judges’ comments. efforts will appear in “The Work” section The applause and unrehearsed or the good stuff. remarks by board members such as, “Oh, The consequence is that other CPA I remember that, it was a great piece,” members have little opportunity to see made the news team’s year. your work and to offer that satisfying I was reminded of that scenario four-word sentence, “I liked your story.” recently when I clipped a column from a diocesan newspaper and left it on the Mailing address: kitchen table, thinking my wife Barb The Catholic Journalist would enjoy reading it. 303 N. 1st St., Bonduel, WI, 54107. (I used to do this when the kids were Contact Carol Arnold at still with us, hoping someone might be [email protected]. bored enough with Nintendo to pick up Direct email The Catholic Journalist at some worthwhile reading.) [email protected]. June 2020 All Member Awards The Catholic Journalist 3 AI111: Advertising Business/Marketing Professional of the Year First Place Jennifer Miele Diocese of Greensburg Compelling content across multiple channels in a challenging environment, with proven results. Second Place Bob Jaques Catholic Sentinel Outstanding leadership, and terrific content. Third Place Len Camporeale Mike Brown The Tablet Jennifer Miele Mary Ann Steiner Terrific results. Honorable Mention Mary Podesta Catholic San Francisco Honorable Mention Adam Mitchel Maryknoll AI121: Communications Director of the Year First Place Mike Brown Archdiocese of San Francisco The body of work represents an impressive variety. The nominee has put together an effective team of professionals since entering David R. Aquile his position — the effectiveness is obvious in the work. Second Place Diane Mastrogiulio Anne-Marie Welsh Diocese of Erie rises to challenges with extraordinary personal competence. The component doesn’t overshadow or distract from the other — all application showed his formidable talents across skill sets, and the the elements align perfectly. The nominee has an impressive record of work and end result is a solid product. accomplishment, including with some difficult situations. She has Honorable Mention overseen what is clearly diverse communications in terms of topics AI131b: Editor of the Year (Spanish) and media, and she thus demonstrates versatility that the church Paul Grillo can count on going forward. First Place ONE Magazine David R. Aquije Honorable Mention Third Place Misioneros Jennifer Drow Mary-Margaret Caroll Florida Catholic - Orlando David is an extraordinary editor, capable of flawlessly providing Diocese of Burlington historical context and calls to action. The nominee has demonstrated competence at dealing with a AI151: Multimedia Journalist of the Year variety of topics and media. Her work projects professionalism and Second Place organization. She promises to be an asset to the church for years to Silvio Cuellar First Place come. El Católico de Rhode Island Chaz Muth Honorable Mention Catholic News Service Silvio has done a remarkable job in providing compelling stories to Billy Atwell his readers. I welcome his willingness to branch out into live- The entrant’s skill in capturing strong storytelling images, creating Diocese of Arlington streaming as well. well produced videos, and his ability to write, catapulted him to AI131a: Editor of the Year (English) first place as the Multimedia Journalist of the Year. The videos AI141: Graphic Artist/Designer of the Year merely didn’t replicate the text, but added additional information First Place that was not easily conveyed by text or images alone.