New Times Wins Big

Miami New Times staff writer Francisco Alvarado has been named journalist of the year in the Florida Awards of Excellence contest, edging out writers from every daily, weekly, and other newspaper across the state. His coverage of schools, immigration, and -- um -- marijuana cultivation knocked the socks off the judges...

By Chuck Strouse

December 10, 2008

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Miami New Times staff writer Francisco Alvarado has been named journalist of the year in the Florida Awards of Excellence contest, edging out writers from every daily, weekly, and other newspaper across the state. His coverage of schools, immigration, and -- um -- marijuana cultivation knocked the socks off the judges.

South Florida New Times writers also dominated virtually every category in the nondaily part of the contest. A list of the winners follows the jump:

NON-DAILY
General Reporting, Single story
1. Francisco Alvarado, Miami New Times; 2. Deirda Funcheon, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach; 3. Janine Zeitlin, Miami New Times
General Reporting, Series
1. Isaiah Thompson, Miami New Times; 2. Anjali Fluken, Chris Kauffmann, Dan Ping, Tiffany Back, Bob Mervine, Bill Onben, W.J. Hennijan, Orlando Business Journal; 3. Bill Onben, Anjali Fluken, Denise Hicks, Dan Ping, Chris Kauffmann, Tiffany Beck, Orlando Business Journal
Feature, Non-Deadline
1. Ashley Harrell, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach; 2. Calvin Godfrey, Miami New Times; Quentin Roux, Marco Eagle
Business Reporting
1. Deirdra Funcheon, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach; 2. Bill Orben, Denise Hicks, Anjali Fluker, Chris Kauffman, Dan Ping, Tiffany Beck, Orlando Business Journal; 3. Bill Orben, Tiffany Beck, Anjali Fluker, Dan Ping, Chris Kauffmann, Orlando Business Journal
Humorous Column Writing
1. As Told to Edmund Newton, New Times-Broward-Palm Beach; 2.
Quentin Roux, Marco Eagle; 3. Cindy Barth, Orlando Business Journal
Series Column Writing
1. Chuck Strouse, Miami New Times
Sports Reporting, non-deadline
1. Amy Guthrie, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach; 2. Marie Sarmento, Boca Raton News; 3. Michael J. Mooney, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach
Arts/entertainment reporting
1. Mark Howell, Solares Hill; 2. Jonathan Cunningham, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach; 3. Arielle Castillo, Miami New Times
Religion reporting
1. Jennifer Knight-Ari, East Orlando Sun; 2. Tamara Lush, Miami New Times; 3. Amy
Guthrie, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach
Travel writing
1. Quentin Roux, Marco Eagle
Environmental reporting
1. Isaiah Thompson, Miami New Times; 2. Dan Ping, Orlando Business Journal; 3. Kelly Farrell, Marco Eagle
Education reporting
1. Francisco Alvarado, Miami New Times; 2. Jennifer Knight-Ari, East Orlando Sun; Deirdra Funcheon, New Times, Broward-Palm Beach
Editorial
1. Cindy Barth, Orlando Business Journal; 2. Cindy Barth, Orlando Business Journal; John Burr, Jacksonville Business Journal
Photography
Feature

-- Chuck Strouse

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Chuck Strouse is the former editor in chief of Miami New Times. He has shared two Pulitzer Prizes and won dozens of other awards. He is an honors graduate of Brown University and has worked at newspapers including the Miami Herald and Los Angeles Times.

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