2020-21 SATW Foundation Lowell Thomas Travel Journalism Competition
125 Multimedia Single Work ( Newspapers,Travel Magazines,Travel Coverage in General Magazines,Travel Audio-Radio,Travel Audio-Podcasts and Guides)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The New York Times Entry Title: The Plan to Protect Indigenous Elders Living Under the Northern Lights Entry Credit: Peter Kujawinski, Pat Kane, Danny DeBelius Judge Comment: Days after viewing this entry, readers won’t be able to stop thinking about this story or the way it was told. The photos, videos and text work perfectly together to bring this to life. It brilliantly conveys the concern the community had in protecting those so critical to their own culture while also sharing what they had already survived in the region.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: BBC Travel Entry Title: New York's last great jazz parlour Entry Credit: Julyssa Lopez, Writer, Eddie Shore, Video journalist, Anne Banas, Editor, Alba Jaramillo, Video producer, Laura Llewellyn, Designer Judge Comment: This entry has phenomenal page design that helped the story of this jazz parlor come to life. The video storytelling is enhanced by the images and text to help viewers feel like they are right there in the parlor. From the first sentence, this multimedia piece hooks the audience and takes them on a journey through time from Harlem in the early 20th Century to the modern day and masterfully shares the story of Marjorie Eliot.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Heidemarie Brandes Entry Title: The Forgotten Story of the US' Black Cowboys Entry Credit: Heide Brandes, Alba Jamarillo, Eliot Stein, Will Francome Judge Comment: Text, video and images perfectly combine in this BBC Travel story. The archival video accompanied by modern interviews showcases these cowboys and their forgotten and often unknown history. This piece beautifully tells the story of Cleo Hearn, “Mr. Black Cowboy,” and his passion for and commitment to teaching people and reminding others of America's multiracial cowboys.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: BBC Travel Entry Title: Is this the new Main Street, USA? Entry Credit: Eliot Stein, Writer, Erin Clare Brown, Video journalist, Anne Banas, Editor, Alba Jaramillo, Video producer, Laura Llewellyn, Designer Judge Comment: This entry immediately takes the audience to Ellicott City, MD, with compelling characters, great visuals and well-crafted storytelling. This small city's vast richness of culture and community is illuminated in the telling of how floods ripped through the town and brought together Syrian immigrants and those who wanted to support them in helping the residents recover.
