Professional Awards
2022 — News Leaders Association’s Al Neuharth Breaking News Reporting Award (Finalist)
The staff of the Times-Picayune was recognized for its coverage of Hurricane Ida. Shifting off of Saints coverage for the weekend, I wrote six articles about widespread power outages, 9-1-1 outages, EMS outages, and loose barges in the Mississippi River. I also floated over to the digital desk and authored several of our emergency text alerts to readers, edited hundreds of breaking news photo cutlines, and helped craft headlines.
2022 — Louisiana Sports Writers Association (First Place): Breaking News
2022 — Press Club of New Orleans (First Place): Best Sports Feature
2022 — Press Club of New Orleans (Third Place): Best Sports Feature
2022 — Louisiana Sports Writers Association (Honorable Mention): Pro Event Coverage
2021 — PFWA’s Bob Oates Beat Writing Award (Third Place):
- News 1: Drew Brees slammed after he says ‘he’ll never agree with’ protests during anthem
- News 2: Saints exploring playing games at LSU’s Tiger Stadium since fans aren’t yet allowed in Superdome
- Feature 1: Demario Davis’ daughter lost her eye to cancer. This is how it changed the Saints linebacker and his family.
- Feature 2: ‘The world is starting to take notice’ of Saints DE Trey Hendrickson. No one close to him is surprised.
- Game Story 1: Alvin Kamara goes ballistic on Christmas and Saints clinch NFC South (again)
- Game Story 2: Using Taysom Hill and run, run, run, Saints throttle QB-less Broncos
- Wild card: Drew Brees injury overview: Collapsed lung, fractured ribs and a look at the recovery time
2021 — Finalist for the Terez A. Paylor Emerging Writer Award, presented by the PFWA
- Presented to an up-and-coming NFL writer who best exemplifies the qualities that made Terez such a respected member of the PFWA family, someone who is passionate about football and the craft of writing, who values building relationships and cares about their colleagues.
2020 — Press Club of New Orleans (First Place): Best Sports Feature
2020 — Louisiana Sports Writers Association
- Breaking News (Third Place):
2019 — APSE Top 10 (Sixth Place): Category A | Beat Reporting
- Saints QB Drew Brees to have surgery to repair torn ligament in thumb, expected to miss 6 weeks
- Drew Brees’ early return, Teddy Bridgewater’s superb relief show Saints’ moxie in win vs. Cardinals
- How is Drew Brees brushing his teeth already? A look inside the Saints QB’s procedure
- For Demario Davis, it was faith that saved this Saints linebacker: ‘My heart changed’
- For 12 Saints, hundreds in NFL camps, small-school road makes for uphill climb: ‘Patience is key’
2019 — Louisiana Sports Writers Association:
- College Event (First Place):
- Pro Features (Third Place):
- Pro Event (Honorable Mention):
2019 — Press Club of New Orleans (Second Place): Best Sports Feature
2019 — Louisiana Press Association (First Place): Breaking News Reporting
- Small plane crash in south Lafayette kills 5 passengers; see latest details from officials
- Carley McCord, killed in Lafayette plane crash, known as a kind person, fierce worker
- Carley McCord, sports reporter and Steve Ensminger’s daughter-in-law, killed in Lafayette plane crash
2018 — APSE Top 10 (Second Place): Category D | Beat Reporting
- Arlee Warriors, Scarlets to move up to Class B
- Missoula Hellgate ends football win drought after 2,177 days
- ‘This is for Two Eagle:’ Arlee’s suicide awareness campaign about more than just basketball
- ‘Through hell and back:’ Columbia Falls running star in race of her life against cancer
- Sentinel’s Shelby Schweyen shines at AA track/field divisionals
2018 — APSE Top 10 (Fourth Place): Category D | Features
2018 — Montana Newspaper Association (Second Place): Sports Features
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Collegiate — National and Regional Individual Awards
2017 — SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Finalist — Online Sports Reporting
2017 — Second Place Pinnacle Award — Sports Multimedia Story
2017 — APSE Top 10: Student Contest Portfolio
- Darreon Jackson commits to Kansas after alleged sexual assault at Boise State
- Off-the-court Kansas basketball news affects fans’ perceptions
- Five years later: The final Border War
- A timeline: Frank Mason III’s award-winning senior season
- Josh Jackson’s suspension derails Kansas in Big 12 tournament
2016 — Writer of the Year Finalist (Great Plains Media)
2015 — Jim Murray Memorial Award
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Collegiate — National, Regional Awards as an Editor
2017 — Third Place Pinnacle Award — Best Special Section
2017 — Third Place Pinnacle Award — Best Viral Video
2017 — Pinnacle Award Finalist — Best Social Media Presence
2017 — SPJ Region 7 Mark of Excellence Finalist — Best Affiliated Website
2016 — CMBAM First Place — Best Special Section
Amie Just 