Avery Lotz

All seven of the University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) student journalists who competed in the 63rd annual Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships were honored in the Writing, Photojournalism, Audio, Television and Multimedia categories. UFCJC had the greatest number of students competing from any participating college in…

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Posted: June 8, 2023

Six University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism students have qualified to compete in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards National Championships on June 2-8 in San Francisco. Journalism senior Alexis Ashby, who placed second in Multimedia 2 Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement with “Behind the Bet: Stories…

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Posted: April 14, 2023

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism seniors finished in the Top 20 in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Personality/Profile Writing Competition. Anna Guber received second place for “Steel and Smiles” and Avery Lotz tied for 17th place for “A Changing Tide.” Both stories were published in…

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Posted: April 10, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism seniors Alexis Ashby and Avery Lotz have placed second and third, respectively, in the 2022-23 Hearst Journalism Awards Multimedia Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement competition. Ashby was honored for the WUFT News Special Report “Behind the Bet: Stories of Illegal…

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Posted: March 10, 2023

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (UFCJC) Journalism senior Avery Lotz received 11th place in the 2022-2023 Hearst Journalism Awards Feature Writing Competition. The first writing competition of the academic year included 150 entries from 82 schools. Lotz is the editor-in-chief for Atrium Magazine, the narrative nonfiction magazine…

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Posted: December 15, 2022