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CJC Alumna Receives WHNPA 2021 Multimedia Journalist of the Year

Wednesday March 3, 2021

Drea Cornejo, B.S. Journalism 2017, has been named the 2021Multimedia Journalist of the Year by The White House News Photographers Association (WHNPA). Cornejo, a video editor at The Washington Post, received the top honor in the 2021 Eyes of History: Digital …
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CJC Journalism Senior Selected for Photojournalism Grant

Tuesday November 14, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior Drea Cornejo was selected for the Atlanta Photojournalism Seminar Dave Martin Student Grant. The $1,000 grant, named after longtime Associated Press photographer David …
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CJC Student Honored in International 360 Video Competition

Wednesday August 23, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism  senior Drea Cornejo received third-place in the 2017 Yale Environment 360 Video Contest. Her winning entry, “Waiting for Water in Cuba,” examines the water woes facing the 2.1 …
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CJC Students Win Top Prizes at Hearst Journalism Awards National Competition

Tuesday June 6, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications (CJC) graduate Maggie Lorenz, B.S. Telecommunication 2017, won first place for TV reporting and Journalism senior Drea Cornejo won top honors for Best Story of the Year at the Hearst Journalism …
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Drea Cornejo Receives National Press Photographers Foundation Scholarship

Tuesday April 4, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications senior Drea Cornejo was awarded the 2017 Jimi Lott Scholarship from the National Press Photographers Foundation (NAPF). Cornejo, one of only eight student honorees, will receive a $2,000 award. …
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CJC Student Drea Cornejo is a Hearst Journalism Competition Finalist

Thursday March 30, 2017

University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications Journalism senior Drea Cornejo is the first place finalist in the Multimedia News category in the 2016 Hearst Journalism Awards. She will now advance to the national competition. Cornejo also …
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Two CJC Students Place in Hearst Multimedia News Competition

Wednesday March 15, 2017

Two University of Florida College of Journalism and Communications students were recognized in the 2016 Hearst Journalism Awards Competition Multimedia News category. Journalism senior Drea Cornejo received 13th place for “Lightnin’ Salvage Lives On” …