AWARDS, ETC.

JOURNALISM

Livingston Award Finalist, Local Reporting, 2019 (shared)

IRE Freedom of Information Award, 2018 (shared)

Knight Award for Public Service, Online News Association, 2019 (staff)

Impact Award, Corporation for New Jersey Local Media, 2021 (shared)

1st Place, Enterprise News Story or Series, California News Publishers Association, 2023 (staff)

1st Place, Innovation Award, New Jersey Press Association, 2019 (shared)

1st Place, Excellence in Journalism Award, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists, 2024 (staff)

1st, Place, Daily Reporting and Writing for an Investigative/Enterprise Story, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists, 2024 (staff)

1st Place, Daily Reporting and Writing for a Light Subject Feature Story, San Diego Society of Professional Journalists, 2023

University of Florida Award for Investigative Data Journalism, Online News Association, 2019 (staff)

Best Newspaper Crime Reporting, New York Press Club, 2019 (staff)

1st Place, Best Investigative Story, NJ Society of Professional Journalists, 2018 (shared)

1st Place, Best Web Project, New Jersey Press Association, 2018 (staff)

President’s Freedom Fighter Award, NAACP Camden County East Branch, 2019 (staff)

2nd Place, Public Service Journalism, Division 1, California News Publishers Association, 2023 (staff)

2nd Place, General Excellence, Division 1, California News Publishers Association, 2023 (staff)

2nd Place, In-Depth Reporting, Division 1, California News Publishers Association, 2023 (staff)

2nd Place, Public Service Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award, New Jersey Press Association, 2021 (shared)

2nd Place, Best Use of Public Records, NJ Society of Professional Journalists, 2018 (shared)

Honorable Mention, Joan M. Friedenberg Online Journalism Award, National Press Club, 2019 (staff)

2nd Place, Best Story About Religion, Missouri Press Association, 2017

3rd Place, Best local news beat coverage or continuing story not in top 20 media market for newspapers, National Headliner Awards, 2024 (staff)

3rd Place, General Coronavirus/COVID-19 Coverage, New Jersey Press Association, 2020 (shared)

SHORT FILMS

"El Cabro en la Lavadora" distributed by Shorts International

Official selection: Comic-Con Int'l Independent Film Festival, San Diego Film Festival, San Diego Latino Film Festival, Boston Latino Int'l Film Festival, Vegas Independent Film Festival!, Secret City Film Festival

"Las Armas de los Muertos" an official selection of the Boston Latino Int'l Film Festival

MARKETING

1st Place, Best Video Recruitment Feature, Council for Advancement and Support of Education District VI, 2014