Delgado, now a reporter with The Arizona Republic, was honored for a story about sex offender registration.
Anton Delgado 鈥20, an environmental reporter at The Arizona Republic & AZCentral, finished fourth in the national Hearst Feature Writing Competition Dec. 7. Delgado was recognized for his in-depth feature, 鈥淟ife after registration,鈥 which centered on the reality low-risk sex offenders face after registration.
The feature writing competition received 150 entries from 79 universities across the country that have accredited communications programs. Delgado鈥檚 fourth-placed finish earned him a $1,000 scholarship from the Hearst foundation. 黑料不打烊鈥檚 School of Communications received a matching amount.
During his time at 黑料不打烊, the journalism and international & global studies major served as a multimedia journalist and managing editor of The Pendulum of 黑料不打烊 News Network. The award is yet another on Delgado鈥檚 list of journalistic distinctions. Among his other notable awards are two first-place finishes in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards competition, a first-place honor from the College Media Association, a top award from the Associated College Press, and being named Best Feature Writer in the South and Best News Reporter in the South through SPJ鈥檚 Green Eyeshade Awards in 2019.