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Stet co-founder Joel Engelhardt has won a top honor from a statewide association of professional journalists.
Why it matters: Earning this recognition for work in Stet’s first year is a signal that our nonprofit local news model holds promise.
What happened: Joel won first place for beat reporting about the environment, science and technology, an award he shared with FAU student journalist Jessica Abramsky.
- One part of the winning entry was their coverage that broke news about the abrupt, unexplained closing of a signature science building at FAU’s Jupiter campus.
- The other included Joel’s stories about county efforts to buy and preserve land in Pal-Mar.
Stet also was named a finalist for best e-newsletter during 2023. The entry featured the work of Joel, Carolyn DiPaolo and Pat Beall.
Stet intern Mary Rasura won first place in the college division of Florida’s chapter of the Society for Professional Journalism in the general news category for her coverage of FAU’s parking enforcement.
- She was a finalist for college journalist of the year and best sports story.
The Palm Beach Post’s Antigone Barton earned the society’s top award, the James Batten Award for Public Service, for her series about the state’s failure to oversee addiction treatment.
WLRN public radio’s education reporter Kate Payne was named Journalist of the Year. WLRN is Stet’s news partner.
The awards were presented Saturday evening in Hollywood. Here is the complete list of winners.
