Radio Television Digital News Directors Association
WFSU Public Media continues its strong journalism traditions in a year marked by social justice protests, a pandemic and unprecedented stress. The WFSU News Team is being honored this year with four Regional Edward R. Murrow Awards, among the most prestigious in broadcast and digital news. The Region 13 recognitions come in the following categories: hard news, video, continuing coverage and news series, and the reporting mirrors some of the biggest stories in North Florida and the nation, last year.
A contentious Presidential election cycle yielded unfounded allegations of voter fraud, and in her report on a Panama City GOP attorney’s attempts to commit voter fraud, Reporter and ATC Host Valerie Crowder found those false allegations of elections malfeasance are leading some people to attempt real fraud. Her story won for continuing coverage.