Maria Carrillo
@havana58.bsky.social
Journalist, consultant, coach.
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social wins November Sidney for Exposing Deaths of Undocumented Workers on Florida Road Crews
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Tampa Bay Times wins November Sidney for Exposing Deaths of Undocumented Workers on Florida Road Crews
NEW YORK — Emily L. Mahoney and Langston Taylor of the Tampa Bay Times win the November Sidney Award for “Undocumented Workers Built Florida’s Roads — And Died in the Process,” which reveals how Arche...
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November 12, 2025 at 5:11 PM
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social wins November Sidney for Exposing Deaths of Undocumented Workers on Florida Road Crews
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@josheidelson.bsky.social of Businessweek wins the October Sidney Award for exposing the devastating toll of Trump's cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). bit.ly/4o61dnN
Josh Eidelson wins October Sidney for Exposing True Toll of NIOSH Cuts
NEW YORK — Josh Eidelson wins the October Sidney Award for his feature in Bloomberg Businessweek, “How Trump Broke Corporate America’s Most Valuable Consultant.” The story documents the massive cuts t...
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October 9, 2025 at 9:27 PM
@josheidelson.bsky.social of Businessweek wins the October Sidney Award for exposing the devastating toll of Trump's cuts to the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH). bit.ly/4o61dnN
@byjordangreen.bsky.social was forced to leave his home when notorious neo-Nazis became incensed at his reporting. He watched on his security feed from a hotel room as they did stiff-armed salutes in front of his house. bit.ly/3JhnSOR
Jordan Green wins August Sidney for Spotlighting Neo-Nazi Militant Accelerationism
Jordan Green wins the August Sidney Award for his feature in The Assembly, “I’ve Seen How the Neo-Nazi Movement Is Escalating. You Should Worry.” In early 2024, Green sat in a hotel room with his wife...
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August 13, 2025 at 4:39 PM
@byjordangreen.bsky.social was forced to leave his home when notorious neo-Nazis became incensed at his reporting. He watched on his security feed from a hotel room as they did stiff-armed salutes in front of his house. bit.ly/3JhnSOR
Editors: Come join me and @tomthuang.bsky.social and @nytimes.com's Kat McGrory in September for training that you likely never got when you were promoted. We're here to help. Apply at bit.ly/edit_to_elev...!
Edit to Elevate: Essentials for Early-Career Editors - Poynter
Take your editing from transactional to transformational in this four-week course designed for early-career editors. Join program lead Tom Huang and industry veterans Maria Carrillo and Kathleen McGro...
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July 21, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Editors: Come join me and @tomthuang.bsky.social and @nytimes.com's Kat McGrory in September for training that you likely never got when you were promoted. We're here to help. Apply at bit.ly/edit_to_elev...!
Leonora LaPeter Anton, writing for @themarshallproject.org, examines the reform school connection in death row cases in Florida. "Dozier helped make these boys killers." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/f...
Dozens of Teens From Abusive Florida School Ended Up on Death Row
Michael Bell, set to be executed Tuesday, is among at least 34 boys from the Dozier School later sentenced to death. Did abuse make them more violent?
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July 15, 2025 at 4:19 PM
Leonora LaPeter Anton, writing for @themarshallproject.org, examines the reform school connection in death row cases in Florida. "Dozier helped make these boys killers." www.themarshallproject.org/2025/07/14/f...
The staff of the @latimes.com wins the July Sidney for their impactful coverage of the ICE raids. bit.ly/44J4DoJ
Los Angeles Times wins July Sidney for impactful coverage of ICE raids
The staff of the Los Angeles Times win the July Sidney Award for the paper’s coverage of federal immigration raids. Los Angeles is the current epicenter of the Trump administration’s sweeping immigrat...
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July 10, 2025 at 2:57 PM
The staff of the @latimes.com wins the July Sidney for their impactful coverage of the ICE raids. bit.ly/44J4DoJ
If you're a journalist working within driving distance or easy trip to Chapel Hill, N.C., here's an affordable training opportunity from @maynardinstitute.bsky.social. Come join us: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
Maynard Regional Training Registration
The Maynard Regional Training Series is the Maynard Institute's new training program for frontline editors and managers working in any platform -- e.g., print, broadcast and digital.
It will provide ...
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June 27, 2025 at 3:05 PM
If you're a journalist working within driving distance or easy trip to Chapel Hill, N.C., here's an affordable training opportunity from @maynardinstitute.bsky.social. Come join us: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...
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Congratulations to Anna Bauman and @openvallejo.org on winning the June Sidney Award for their deep dive into a death in police custody eerily similar to that of George Floyd.
Open Vallejo wins June Sidney for Uncovering the Truth Behind a Death in Police Custody
Anna Bauman, formerly of Open Vallejo, wins the June Sidney Award for tenaciously peeling back layers of official secrecy to expose Darryl Mefferd’s death in police custody. On a cold December night i...
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June 11, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Congratulations to Anna Bauman and @openvallejo.org on winning the June Sidney Award for their deep dive into a death in police custody eerily similar to that of George Floyd.
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The Tampa Bay Times wins the May Sidney for their first-of-its-kind investigation into the water quality crisis that is killing the state’s manatees:
Tampa Bay Times wins May Sidney for Sounding the Alarm About Florida’s Manatee Crisis
Zachary Sampson, Shreya Vuttaluru and Bethany Barnes win the May Sidney Award for “Wasting Away,” a Tampa Bay Times investigation into the mass die-off of manatees in Florida. The manatee is a gentle ...
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May 21, 2025 at 1:58 PM
The Tampa Bay Times wins the May Sidney for their first-of-its-kind investigation into the water quality crisis that is killing the state’s manatees:
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May 10, 2025 at 2:01 PM
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Brace yourselves, then read this story by
Lauren Peace. It's heart-wrenching but proud of @tampabaytimes.bsky.social for drawing attention to domestic violence. I hope it inspires lawmakers and police to figure out a better way to handle situations like this one. www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...
Lauren Peace. It's heart-wrenching but proud of @tampabaytimes.bsky.social for drawing attention to domestic violence. I hope it inspires lawmakers and police to figure out a better way to handle situations like this one. www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...
April 20, 2025 at 3:22 PM
Brace yourselves, then read this story by
Lauren Peace. It's heart-wrenching but proud of @tampabaytimes.bsky.social for drawing attention to domestic violence. I hope it inspires lawmakers and police to figure out a better way to handle situations like this one. www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...
Lauren Peace. It's heart-wrenching but proud of @tampabaytimes.bsky.social for drawing attention to domestic violence. I hope it inspires lawmakers and police to figure out a better way to handle situations like this one. www.tampabay.com/news/crime/2...
A great list of books for writers and editors: niemanstoryboard.org/2025/04/17/n...
The Nieman Storyboard guide to books on storytelling - Nieman Storyboard
Journalists, authors, producers, filmmakers, and Nieman Storyboard readers share more than 40 books that inspire their work.
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April 18, 2025 at 4:01 PM
A great list of books for writers and editors: niemanstoryboard.org/2025/04/17/n...
@nlanard.bsky.social and @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social revealed that immigrants with no criminal record were being snatched by ICE based on their innocuous tattoos. The government claimed that these tattoos were evidence of membership in a notorious gang. bit.ly/42qyCSt
Mother Jones wins April Sidney for 'You’re Here Because of Your Tattoos'
Noah Lanard and Isabela Dias win the April Sidney Award for ‘You’re Here Because of Your Tattoos,’ a Mother Jones feature revealing that young Latino men are being deported without due process because of innocuous tattoos. The Trump administration falsely claims the tattoos indicate affiliation with Tren de Aragua, a notorious Venezuelan gang. Tattoos are marks of
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April 16, 2025 at 3:20 PM
@nlanard.bsky.social and @isabelaalhadeff.bsky.social revealed that immigrants with no criminal record were being snatched by ICE based on their innocuous tattoos. The government claimed that these tattoos were evidence of membership in a notorious gang. bit.ly/42qyCSt
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“Florida’s legislature needs to act immediately to stop the pollution of our waterways.”
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Florida must act quickly to stop water pollution, federal lawmakers urge
After a Times investigation found rising contamination, congressional leaders sound alarm.
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April 9, 2025 at 5:09 PM
“Florida’s legislature needs to act immediately to stop the pollution of our waterways.”
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"We have a 5-alarm fire here.”
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social has put together a comprehensive look at the manatee crisis and what it says about efforts to combat pollution. Really impressive work. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social has put together a comprehensive look at the manatee crisis and what it says about efforts to combat pollution. Really impressive work. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
Wasting Away: Rampant pollution caused manatees to starve. Florida waters are getting worse.
A Times analysis of millions of water samples found dangerous contamination across the state.
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April 3, 2025 at 2:24 PM
"We have a 5-alarm fire here.”
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social has put together a comprehensive look at the manatee crisis and what it says about efforts to combat pollution. Really impressive work. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
@tampabaytimes.bsky.social has put together a comprehensive look at the manatee crisis and what it says about efforts to combat pollution. Really impressive work. project.tampabay.com/investigatio...
Congratulations to the WIRED newsroom on winning the March Sidney Award for their agenda-setting coverage of DOGE. bit.ly/4iksvEw
WIRED wins March Sidney for Agenda-Setting Coverage of DOGE
WIRED wins the March Sidney Award for coverage of the Department of Government Efficiency’s assault on the federal government. As soon as Donald Trump signed an executive order authorizing Elon Musk t...
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March 12, 2025 at 7:15 PM
Congratulations to the WIRED newsroom on winning the March Sidney Award for their agenda-setting coverage of DOGE. bit.ly/4iksvEw
If you listened to the Bone Valley podcast, catch up with Leo Schofield: www.tampabay.com/news/2025/02...
‘Bone Valley’ convicted murderer is out of prison but doesn’t feel free
Leo Schofield says the state should exonerate him, name another man as his wife’s killer
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February 27, 2025 at 7:55 PM
If you listened to the Bone Valley podcast, catch up with Leo Schofield: www.tampabay.com/news/2025/02...
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Do you know a newsroom editor or executive focused on building diverse pipelines and diversifying coverage?
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Submit them for a 2025 Poynter Journalism Prize today!
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February 6, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Do you know a newsroom editor or executive focused on building diverse pipelines and diversifying coverage?
Submit them for a 2025 Poynter Journalism Prize today!
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Submit them for a 2025 Poynter Journalism Prize today!
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The deadline for the @sidneyhillman.bsky.social awards is Thursday. Check it out: www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...
2025 Hillman Prize Nominations
The Call for Entries for the 2025 Hillman Prizes is now open. The deadline for entry is January 30, 2025 at 11:59pm. Contest Instructions: Please click the box at the bottom of this page to enter. You...
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January 27, 2025 at 3:55 PM
The deadline for the @sidneyhillman.bsky.social awards is Thursday. Check it out: www.hillmanfoundation.org/hillman-priz...