2020 Audio Storytelling (Smaller Newsroom) Winner

About the Winner

APM Reports staffer Lauren Brown, a Black University of Missouri graduate, brought her unique perspective to APM’s documentary on the 2015 protests at the University of Missouri. What Brown saw was “Black Mizzou,” a thriving campus-within-a-campus that Black students have built over decades to make the university a more welcoming place.

Supporting Staff:  Sabby Robinson, Chris Julin, Catherine Winter, and Alex Baumhardt

Comments from the Judges

“Moving, disturbing, a daring nontraditional approach that gives us deep insights into the experience of Black students on college campuses.”

“This first-person account of racial tensions at the University of Missouri is a good example of how a reporter can use personal experience to provide valuable insights when telling a complicated story.”

Illustration by Rachel Sender for APM Reports