Past Contest Entries

How Florida left farmworkers out of its COVID-19 pandemic response

The reporting showed how the state of Florida failed farmworkers during the pandemic. The story pointed to the lack of statewide coordination to serve farmworkers through COVID-19 testing, prevention and vaccines. The findings relied on extensive records requests and interviews including an exclusive interview with the state’s agriculture commissioner.

Place:

Second Place

Year:

  • 2021

Category:

  • Public Health (small)

Affiliation:

Naples Daily News/News-Press

Reporter:

Janine Zeitlin, Andrea, Melendez

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