/cmci/ en /cmci/2019/01/09/deadline-extended-al-nakkula-award-police-reporting <span>Deadline extended: Al Nakkula Award for Police Reporting</span> <span><span>Anonymous (not verified)</span></span> <span><time datetime="2019-01-09T10:57:17-07:00" title="Wednesday, January 9, 2019 - 10:57">Wed, 01/09/2019 - 10:57</time> </span> <div> <div class="imageMediaStyle focal_image_wide"> <img loading="lazy" src="/cmci/sites/default/files/styles/focal_image_wide/public/article-thumbnail/img_8250.jpg?h=94d23ecc&amp;itok=zz-9m8fG" width="1200" height="800" alt="Nakkula byline"> </div> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-categories" itemprop="about"> <span class="visually-hidden">Categories:</span> <div class="ucb-article-category-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-folder-open"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/413"> Awards </a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/415"> Industry </a> </div> <div role="contentinfo" class="container ucb-article-tags" itemprop="keywords"> <span class="visually-hidden">Tags:</span> <div class="ucb-article-tag-icon" aria-hidden="true"> <i class="fa-solid fa-tags"></i> </div> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/208" hreflang="en">journalism</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/252" hreflang="en">nakkula</a> <a href="/cmci/taxonomy/term/51" hreflang="en">news</a> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content ucb-striped-content"> <div class="container"> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--article-content paragraph--view-mode--default 3"> <div class="ucb-article-row-subrow row"> <div class="ucb-article-text col-lg d-flex align-items-center" itemprop="articleBody"> <div><p>The award, sponsored by the Journalism department at the College of Media, Communication and Information and the Denver Press Club, honors the late Al Nakkula, a 46-year veteran of the <em>Rocky Mountain News</em> whose tenacity made him a legendary police reporter.&nbsp;Nakkula passed away in 1990.</p><p>The award is for work produced by a reporter or reporting team in print and/or online platforms in the United States in 2018. Entries are due by Jan. 18, 2019 and should take the form of a story or series about one topic and/or event.&nbsp;Sorry, this award is not for broadcast work.&nbsp;</p><p>The first-place prize is $2,000. The winner will be invited to speak to classes&nbsp;and to accept the award at the&nbsp;<a href="http://denverpressclub.org/news/post/david-simon-runyon-award-ceremony" rel="nofollow">Denver Press Club's Damon Runyon dinner</a>&nbsp;on March 1, 2019. The second-place finisher will receive a certificate of merit.</p></div> </div> <div class="ucb-article-content-media ucb-article-content-media-right col-lg"> <div> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--media paragraph--view-mode--default"> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> </div> <div>Entries will be accepted now to midnight (Mountain time) on Jan. 18, 2019.</div> <h2> <div class="paragraph paragraph--type--ucb-related-articles-block paragraph--view-mode--default"> <div>Off</div> </div> </h2> <div>Traditional</div> <div>0</div> <div>On</div> <div>White</div> Wed, 09 Jan 2019 17:57:17 +0000 Anonymous 3197 at /cmci