The Breeze has won 16 awards in the Virginia Press Associationâs annual statewide contest.
The media group, which competed against commercial newspapers from throughout the state, received seven first-place, three second-place and six third-place awards. Breeze alumna Sabrina Moreno, who now reports for the Richmond Times-Dispatch, was also named as the 2020 âOutstanding Young Journalist of the Year.â
First Place
Katelyn Waltemyer and Ivan Jackson, data journalism, for a story that explored the JMU communityâs opinions about JMUâs handling of COVID-19
Staff, multimedia report, for coverage of the 2019 football championship
Tristan Lorei, photo slideshows, for his coverage of a protest at the Spirit Rock at JMU