{"id":360257,"date":"2023-03-03T12:11:48","date_gmt":"2023-03-03T17:11:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/?page_id=360257"},"modified":"2023-05-09T11:21:49","modified_gmt":"2023-05-09T15:21:49","slug":"esserman-knight-journalism-awards-2023","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Esserman Knight Journalism Awards 2023"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-group is-layout-constrained\"><div class=\"wp-block-group__inner-container\">\n<nav class=\"module--new block--table-of-contents\" data-component=\"tableOfContents\">\n\t<h4 class=\"table-of-contents__title\">Contents<\/h4>\n\t<ul class=\"wp-block wp-block-list table-of-contents__list\"><li class=\"table-of-contents__item\"><a href=\"#Journalism-Honoree\">2023 Excellence in Journalism Honoree <\/a><\/li><li class=\"table-of-contents__item\"><a href=\"#Esserman-Knight-finalists\">FIRST PLACE<\/a><\/li><li class=\"table-of-contents__item\"><a href=\"#Second\">SECOND PLACE<\/a><\/li><li class=\"table-of-contents__item\"><a href=\"#Honorable\">HONORABLE MENTIONS<\/a><\/li><li class=\"table-of-contents__item\"><a href=\"#Sign-up\">Sign up to receive updates<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav>\n<\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"970\" height=\"422\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EssermanLogoOG-e1646324051282.png?w=970\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-305135\" srcset=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EssermanLogoOG-e1646324051282.png 970w, https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/EssermanLogoOG-e1646324051282.png?resize=768,334 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 970px) 100vw, 970px\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>CONGRATULATIONS TO THE 2023 WINNERS OF THE ESSERMAN-KNIGHT JOURNALISM AWARDS!<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>The Awards recognize some of South Florida\u2019s most impactful investigative stories and have become an honored tradition in the local journalism scene. The 2023 Awards included 54 submissions representing stories in Spanish and English that addressed sex trafficking, political corruption, immigration challenges, and more. Thirteen Finalists were selected and celebrated on May 2, 2023, at the first in-person Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards at the Knight Concert Hall at the Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>The 2023 Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards featured interviews with 2023 Excellence in Journalism Honoree Kerry Sanders and announced this year\u2019s winners.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Explore their award-winning investigative stories below:<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Journalism-Honoree\">2023 Excellence in Journalism Honoree <\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"624\" height=\"416\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Kerry-Sanders.png\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-360371\"\/><\/figure>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Kerry Sanders<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Kerry Sanders is an American broadcast journalist. He was a correspondent for NBC News from 1991-2023. He worked as a general news reporter for a number of Florida television stations including: WTLV in Jacksonville, FL, WINK in Ft. Myers, WTVT, the CB-S Affiliate and later Fox Owned and Operated Station in Tampa and WTVJ (NBC) in Miami. He is a 1982 graduate of the University of South Florida, from which he received his bachelor&#8217;s degree and later a Distinguished Alumni Award. In 1996, he became a correspondent for NBC News, based in the network&#8217;s Miami bureau. He was regularly seen on NBC Nightly News, the Today show, MSNBC, and Dateline NBC. He retired on January 17, 2023, after 32 years with the network.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Esserman-Knight-finalists\">FIRST PLACE<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><em>Investigation: Innocence Sold<\/em><\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Brittany Wallman, David Schutz, David Fleshler, and Spencer Norris for South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"list\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-list stacked-view\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/trafficking-investigation\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/investigation.png?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/trafficking-investigation\/\">Investigation: Innocence Sold &#8211; Sun Sentinel<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-block__excerpt\">Sun Sentinel<\/div><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/local\/trafficking-investigation\/\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Investigation: Innocence Sold &#8211; Sun Sentinel<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Democrats and Republicans claim to have joined forces to address Florida sex trafficking, particularly involving children. Yet these defenders were afraid to take on powerful institutions that have allowed trafficking to flourish. In a year-long investigation, Sun Sentinel reporters met with sex workers in hotel rooms, fought for databases, reviewed court records, and sat down with victims and family members to paint a portrait of a state that talks big but does little to stop a trade that destroys thousands of lives.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Second\">SECOND PLACE<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Health For Rent<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Jorge Carrasco, Eulimar N\u00fa\u00f1ez, Ana Mar\u00eda Rodr\u00edguez, and Ronny Rojas for Noticias Telemundo<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"list\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-list stacked-view\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/salud\/salud-de-alquiler-el-precio-del-silencio-rcna20302\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2022-06\/lamelofinalv1-b0227f.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><div class=\"post-block__type\" data-visible=\"true\">press mention<\/div><strong>TELEMUNDO.com<\/strong><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/salud\/salud-de-alquiler-el-precio-del-silencio-rcna20302\">Salud de Alquiler: El precio del silencio<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/salud\/salud-de-alquiler-el-precio-del-silencio-rcna20302\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salud de Alquiler: El precio del silencio<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/salud\/salud-de-alquiler-reclutando-a-los-desesperados-rcna20293\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media-cldnry.s-nbcnews.com\/image\/upload\/t_nbcnews-fp-1200-630,f_auto,q_auto:best\/rockcms\/2022-06\/parte2-2x1-543a6c.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/salud\/salud-de-alquiler-reclutando-a-los-desesperados-rcna20293\">Salud de Alquiler: Reclutando a los \u201cdesesperados\u201d<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/noticias\/noticias-telemundo\/salud\/salud-de-alquiler-reclutando-a-los-desesperados-rcna20293\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Salud de Alquiler: Reclutando a los \u201cdesesperados\u201d<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><em>Health for Rent <\/em>was a five-month investigation by Noticias Telemundo that found that clinics that conduct clinical trials in healthy volunteers enroll the same Latino immigrants over and over again, even though the long-term effects of recurring experimentation is not known. Ten volunteers told Telemundo they lied about adverse effects out of fear of being withdrawn from the trials and unpaid. This tarnishes the data the Food and Drug Administration uses to approve or disqualify new treatments.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Honorable\">HONORABLE MENTIONS<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ghost District<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Bob Norman for Florida Center for Government Accountability<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"list\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-list stacked-view\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabulldog.org\/2022\/12\/rampant-cronyism-nepotism-plague-broward-county-water-utility\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.floridabulldog.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/12\/moretticolon-1024x473.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabulldog.org\/2022\/12\/rampant-cronyism-nepotism-plague-broward-county-water-utility\/\">Rampant cronyism, nepotism plague Broward County water utility\u00a0<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabulldog.org\/2022\/12\/rampant-cronyism-nepotism-plague-broward-county-water-utility\/\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Rampant cronyism, nepotism plague Broward County water utility\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Through veteran reporter Bob Norman\u2019s investigation into profiteering and cronyism at the taxpayer-financed North Springs Improvement District (NSID), he revealed that the special district&#8217;s manager started a company in his home that was awarded $16 million in public contracts &#8212; from his own agency.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Detention by Design<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><strong>By Daniel Rivero for WLRN<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"list\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-list stacked-view\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wlrn.org\/podcast\/detentionpod\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/npr.brightspotcdn.com\/dims4\/default\/54721c5\/2147483647\/strip\/true\/crop\/3000x1575+0+885\/resize\/1200x630!\/quality\/90\/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Faa%2Fec%2Fc6fcfc1442d4a44cec3d0551d96f%2F22-022-detention-by-design-tile-3000x3000pxl-a7.png\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wlrn.org\/podcast\/detentionpod\">Detention By Design<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.wlrn.org\/podcast\/detentionpod\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Detention By Design<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>As recently as 1955, virtually no immigrants were held in U.S. detention centers. Today, there are tens of thousands with the \u2018border crisis\u2019 never far from the headlines. The story of how we got here did not start at the Mexican border but on Florida\u2019s shores 50 years ago. Detention By Design is a six-part podcast series that takes listeners on a historical journey through the arrival of Haitian and Cuban migrants by boat in the 1970s and 1980s and shows how those waves shaped the immigration and detention system we have in this country.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Covert Op: Inside Gov. DeSantis&#8217; Migrant Relocation Flights<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><strong>By Sarah Blaskey, <strong><strong>Ana Claudia Chacin<\/strong><\/strong>,<\/strong><\/strong> <strong><strong>Nicholas Nehamas, Ana Ceballos, Carl Juste, and Mary Ellen Klas for Miami Herald<\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"list\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-list stacked-view\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article266767796.html#storylink=cpy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/perla.png?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article266767796.html#storylink=cpy\">Perla was his boss. He was her ace. Inside the covert op behind DeSantis\u2019 migrant flights<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article266767796.html#storylink=cpy\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Perla was his boss. He was her ace. Inside the covert op behind DeSantis\u2019 migrant flights<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article267349297.html#storylink=cpy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Migrant.jpg?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article267349297.html#storylink=cpy\">\u2018You have my full support\u2019: Top DeSantis aides played key role in migrant flights<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article267349297.html#storylink=cpy\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018You have my full support\u2019: Top DeSantis aides played key role in migrant flights<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article267151696.html#storylink=cpy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/migrant-2.png?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"thumbnail\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article267151696.html#storylink=cpy\">Duped by DeSantis in Texas, he came to Florida for Ian cleanup \u2014 but was foiled again<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/immigration\/article267151696.html#storylink=cpy\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Duped by DeSantis in Texas, he came to Florida for Ian cleanup \u2014 but was foiled again<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>The sudden appearance of 49 very confused South American migrants on Martha\u2019s Vineyard sent the national media into a frenzy. Who were the asylum seekers? How had they arrived at this island in Massachusetts? And who had sent them? The answer to that last question turned out to be Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>The Powerbrokers<\/strong><\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Mary Ellen Klas, Nicholas Nehamas, Sarah Blaskey, Doug Hanks, and Ana Claudia Chacin for Miami Herald<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"column\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-column stacked-view\"><div class=\"inner\"><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article263757423.html#storylink=cpy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Ellen-Klas-3.png?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article263757423.html#storylink=cpy\">Powerbrokers: How FPL secretly took over a Florida news site and used it to bash critics<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article263757423.html#storylink=cpy\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Powerbrokers: How FPL secretly took over a Florida news site and used it to bash critics<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article264196761.html\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Ellen-Klas-1.jpg?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article264196761.html\">\u2018Nightmare scenario\u2019: How FPL secretly manipulated a Florida state Senate election<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/politics-government\/state-politics\/article264196761.html\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Nightmare scenario\u2019: How FPL secretly manipulated a Florida state Senate election<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article264312341.html#storylink=cpy\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/03\/Mary-Ellen-Klas-2.png?w=350&amp;h=350&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"0\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article264312341.html#storylink=cpy\">\u2018Our plan might have paid off\u2019: How FPL dollars secretly funded a spoiler vs. Levine Cava<\/a><\/h3><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/news\/local\/community\/miami-dade\/article264312341.html#storylink=cpy\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">\u2018Our plan might have paid off\u2019: How FPL dollars secretly funded a spoiler vs. Levine Cava<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>It began in the summer of 2022 when an anonymous source leaked documents to Tallahassee Bureau Chief Mary Ellen Klas. Verified by the Miami Herald i-team as authentic, the team\u2019s goal was to get behind the scenes of the covert operation of Florida Power &amp; Light executives who worked with political operatives to elevate candidates favorable to the utility company.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p id=\"finalists\"><strong>FINALISTS<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>The Selection of Florida Supreme Court Justice Renatha Francis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Noreen Marcus for Florida Bulldog<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Noreen Marcus outlines Gov. Ron DeSantis&#8217; successful effort to stack and use the Florida Supreme Court by investigating the appointment of former Palm Beach Circuit Judge Renatha Francis. Marcus\u2019 investigation finds that the Judicial Nominating Commission system of vetting candidates for the governor is a sham, and how DeSantis communicated directly with the justices his intention to promote Francis.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>Inside the Real Estate Crisis Crushing Miami&#8217;s Nightlife<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Douglas Markowitz for Resident Advisor<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>The same crisis of rising rents and speculation that is pushing low-income Miami residents out of the city is also pricing out nightlife businesses such as clubs and concert halls. Douglas Markowitz sought to identify the root of the problem by interviewing stakeholders in Miami&#8217;s electronic music community: musicians, promoters, club owners, and fellow journalists with a historical perspective on the scene. For most, if not all, the problem had to do with real estate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>Who Holds the Power?: Miami&#8217;s Housing Crisis<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Alexandra Martinez for Prism Reports<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Delving into the ongoing housing and economic crisis in Miami-Dade County, Alexandra Martinez reported on how the skyrocketing cost of living and an inflated housing market was pushing residents out of their homes. The takeaway from her investigation: Miami is desperately lacking the infrastructure to support working-class individuals and houseless communities.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>How Federal Policies Are Failing to Protect A Beloved Florida Animal From Climate Extinction<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Jimmy Tobias for Type Investigations<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>This months-long investigation found that the Fish and Wildlife Service, in contravention of its scientific findings, was attempting to weaken federal protections for one of Florida&#8217;s most iconic and beloved endangered animals: the Key deer. What&#8217;s more, the investigation found that over the last two decades, the agency has systematically failed nationwide to adequately protect endangered species from climate change&#8217;s impacts.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>Parkland Shooter Trial<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Christina Vazquez for Local 10<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>The Parkland school shooting was the deadliest U.S. mass shooting to ever go before a jury. As WPLG\u2019s gavel-to-gavel trial courtroom reporter, Christina Vazquez was just one of five journalists the Court authorized to tour the crime scene. She covered all pre-trial hearings, researched related case law, spoke with death penalty experts, and helped unpack the legal procedures for community members.&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>Key Biscayne&#8217;s Election Coverage<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>By Tony Winton for Key Biscayne Independent<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Unprecedented campaign spending, much of it from dark money. Influence from a Christian nationalist group. A large commercial interest campaign in the closing weeks of an election. This might be common fare in a metropolis \u2013 but this was Key Biscayne, population 15,000, where political contests were usually fairly sleepy affairs. What was going on? This and subsequent reporting note how easy it was (and remains) to hide campaign financing in Florida.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong><em>Haiti&#8217;s Upheaval and Miami: From Immigration to an Assassination<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><strong>by Jacqueline Charles and team for Miami Herald<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>Haitian migrants have contributed to the fabric of South Florida and the greater United States, transforming from &#8220;boat people&#8221; to professionals. Along the way, they challenged and changed U.S. immigration laws. However, many of the challenges the Haitian community faces five decades later still exist, as Jaqueline Charles and her team uncovered.<\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Below is a full list of news outlets represented by our 2023 nominees.<\/h2>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.elnuevoherald.com\/\">El Nuevo Herald<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.floridabulldog.org\/\">Florida Bulldog<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/flcga.org\/\">Florida Center for Government Accountability<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/sfmn.fiu.edu\/\">South Florida Media Network, Florida International University<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/fortlauderdalemagazine.com\/\">Fort Lauderdale Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/hylonewsmiami.com\/\">Hy-Lo News<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.impactedition.org\/\">Impact Edition<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/kbindependent.org\/\">Key Biscayne Independent<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/lmg.net\/\">LMG Beyond Technology<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.local10.com\/\">Local 10 WPLG<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.miamiherald.com\/\">Miami Herald<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/prismreports.org\/\">Prism<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rakontur.com\/\">Rakontur<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/ra.co\/\">Resident Advisor<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sun-sentinel.com\/\">South Florida Sun Sentinel<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.telemundo.com\/\">Telemundo<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thebuc.org\/\">The Buccaneer, Newspaper of Barry University<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UCAIZ314ffmfM4PynCR8vElw\">The Dan Le Batard Show with Stugotz<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.typeinvestigations.org\/\">Type Investigations<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wlrn.org\/\">WLRN<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><em>To receive more information, please enter your name and contact information using the link below.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><div class=\"rich-text\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"Sign-up\">Sign up to receive updates<\/h2>\n<\/div><section class=\"rich-text custom-html\">\n<!-- Begin Mailchimp Signup Form -->\n<link href=\"\/\/cdn-images.mailchimp.com\/embedcode\/classic-071822.css\" rel=\"stylesheet\" type=\"text\/css\">\n<style type=\"text\/css\">\n\t#mc_embed_signup{background:#fff; 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color: initial;\"> <\/span><\/p><\/div><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-2021-winners\/\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards: 2021 Winners<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"0\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"false\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-2020-winners\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/2019_newspaper_brown_michot.jpg\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"359826\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-2020-winners\/\">Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards: 2020 Winners<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-block__excerpt\"><p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: initial;\"> <\/span><\/p><\/div><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-2020-winners\/\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards: 2020 Winners<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"inner-block__footer\"><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-text\">\n<p>For further questions, please email: <a href=\"mailto:esserman@kf.org\">esserman@kf.org<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-background-color=\"white\" data-layout=\"column\" class=\"module module--type--three-up post-block three-up--background-color--white layout-column\"><div class=\"inner\"><header><h2 class=\"three-up-post-grid__heading\">More on Esserman Knight Journalism Awards<\/h2><\/header><div class=\"inner-block__container\">\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"2400\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-honor-south-florida-reporters-who-challenged-leaders-on-covid-19-response-and-more\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/04\/MIA_0153Cruiseshipscoronavirus032520.jpeg?w=350&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"288278\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__program-area\" data-visible=\"true\"><a class=\"post-block__program-link program-area--background-color--blue\" data-program-area=\"journalism\" data-theme=\"blue\" href=\"\/programs\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><div class=\"post-block__type\" data-visible=\"true\">press release<\/div><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-honor-south-florida-reporters-who-challenged-leaders-on-covid-19-response-and-more\/\">Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards honor South Florida reporters who challenged leaders on COVID-19 response and more<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-block__excerpt\"><p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); color: initial;\"> <\/span><\/p><\/div><div class=\"post-block__published\" data-visible=\"true\" data-date=\"2021-04-28T00:30:00\">April 28, 2021<\/div><a class=\"post-block__cta-cover\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/esserman-knight-journalism-awards-honor-south-florida-reporters-who-challenged-leaders-on-covid-19-response-and-more\/\" role=\"button\"><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Esserman-Knight Journalism Awards honor South Florida reporters who challenged leaders on COVID-19 response and more<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"2400\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/inaugural-esserman-knight-journalism-prize-honors-miami-heralds-julie-k-brown-and-emily-michot-for-their-investigative-series-on-jeffrey-epstein\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/06\/Virginia-02-Victims-Hearing-EKM-e1591718263268.jpg?w=350&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"207846\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__program-area\" data-visible=\"true\"><a class=\"post-block__program-link program-area--background-color--blue\" data-program-area=\"journalism\" data-theme=\"blue\" href=\"\/programs\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><div class=\"post-block__type\" data-visible=\"true\">press release<\/div><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/inaugural-esserman-knight-journalism-prize-honors-miami-heralds-julie-k-brown-and-emily-michot-for-their-investigative-series-on-jeffrey-epstein\/\">Inaugural Esserman-Knight Journalism Prize honors Miami Herald\u2019s Julie K. 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Brown and Emily Michot for their investigative series on Jeffrey Epstein<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<div data-background-color=\"transparent\" data-text-align=\"left\" data-program-id=\"2400\" data-image-visible=\"true\" data-pa-visible=\"true\" class=\"module module--type--post-block post-block\"><div class=\"post-block__image\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/new-journalism-prize-reporting-fellowship-will-be-big-boon-to-investigative-journalism-in-south-florida\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/02\/sam-mcghee-KieCLNzKoBo-unsplash.jpg?w=350&amp;h=240&amp;crop=1\" alt=\"\" data-id=\"203705\" data-size=\"third-card\"\/><\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__program-area\" data-visible=\"true\"><a class=\"post-block__program-link program-area--background-color--blue\" data-program-area=\"journalism\" data-theme=\"blue\" href=\"\/programs\/\">Journalism<\/a><\/div><div class=\"post-block__inner\"><div class=\"post-block__type\" data-visible=\"true\">press release<\/div><h3 class=\"post-block__title\"><a class=\"post-block__link\" href=\"https:\/\/knightfoundation.org\/press\/releases\/new-journalism-prize-reporting-fellowship-will-be-big-boon-to-investigative-journalism-in-south-florida\/\">New journalism prize, reporting fellowship will be big boon to investigative journalism in South Florida<\/a><\/h3><div class=\"post-block__excerpt\"><p><span style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); 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