| August 1999 Student-made documentary
earns mark of excellence
A UM documentary on state mining issues has won a national Mark of Excellence Award
from the Society of Professional Journalists.
"Into the Earth: Hard Rocks, Hard Choices," earned the award in the
Television In-Depth Reporting category of SPJ's annual contest, which recognizes
outstanding college journalism. "Into the Earth" was created by UM's 1998
Student Documentary Unit in the Department of Radio-Television.
The honor is the fourth national Mark of Excellence Award won by the department.
"Into the Earth" also previously received a Non-Commercial Program of the Year
Award from the Montana Broadcasters Association.
The documentary was produced by Meghan Flesh, now a production assistant for Fox Sports
Net in Los Angeles. Co-directors were Eve Whitaker, Ryan Moore and Nicolas Nabokov.
"The real triumph of this show for these kids was the fact that they were covering
a very quickly moving target, because the mining industry in this state is one headline
after another," said journalism Professor Bill Knowles.
Students will collect their awards at SPJ's annual convention, Oct. 3-5 in
Indianapolis.
With 11,500 members and nonprofit status, SPJ is the nation's largest journalism
organization. It is dedicated to encouraging the free practice of journalism, stimulating
high standards of behavior and perpetuating a free press.
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