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Feature Film Editor and Producer Joshua Yehl was nominated for Diversity in Entertainment, Print / Online for his essay,How I learned to cry and heal from Star Wars“. The play connects the first gay kiss on the Star Wars screen to Yehl’s mourning process over the death of his friend Drew Leinonen, who was among those killed in the 2016 Pulse nightclub shooting in Orlando, in Florida. Yehl’s piece previously won a SoCal Journalism Award.Editor-in-chief Matt Kim was nominated in the Online Hard News category for his 2019 report, ‘Blizzcon Protesters Explain Why They Fight For Free Speech At Big Blizzard Event“. Focus on the effects of Hearthstone pro Ng Wai “blitzchung” Chung banned by Blizzard After the Hong Kong protests, the article saw Kim speaking to Blizzard fans who were protesting outside the developer’s convention. The room was previously nominated for a SoCal journalism award.
News Editor Joe Skrebels and Senior Video Producer Dale Driver were nominated for Documentary or Special Program, Short Film for ‘The lie that helped build Nintendo‘, a documentary about Swedish businessman Owe Bergsten, who linked to the rise of Nintendo and contributed to the company’s success in the west.
The the full list of nominees is now available, and the winners will be announced at a virtual ceremony this spring.
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