NEW YORK, NY (June 1, 2017) - The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) has announced the finalists in its annual Caribbean Media Awards competition and will recognize journalists at the Caribbean Tourism Industry Awards Luncheon on Thursday, June 8, 2017, at the Wyndham New Yorker.
The awards luncheon, sponsored by Jamaica, honors industry leaders and top Caribbean stories when accolades are presented in the major media and Caribbean tourism market in show of appreciation for their contribution to the development of the tourism product. Local NBC news personality Dave Price will return as host of the Luncheon.
Following are the Caribbean Media Awards finalists for each category:
"ME TOO!...I REDISCOVERED HOME"
Best Feature by a Diaspora Journalist in US or Caribbean Media
Author Name: Melissa Noel, NBC News
Author Name: Dave Rodney, The Gleaner
Article Title: Around Jamaica
"I COULDN'T HAVE WRITTEN IT BETTER MYSELF"
Best Feature Article in a Consumer Newspaper - USA
Author Name:Melanie Reffes, USA Today
Author Name: Moira McCarty, The Boston Herald
Article Title: Martinique Getaway Made Easier By Direct Flights
"BEEN THERE, WROTE THAT"
Best Feature Article in a US-based Consumer Magazine
Author Name: Anne Kazel-Wilcox, Simply the Best
Article Title: Caribbean Unspoiled on St. Kitts
Author Name: Delano Lavigne, Outpost Travel Guise
Article Title: DOMINICA Oh, Waitukubuli
Author Name: Alexis Korman, Go Escape
Article Title: Colorful Curacao
"NO ANANSI STORY!"
Best Feature by a Caribbean Journalist
Author Name: Tosheena Robinson-Blair
Author Name:Catherine Morris
Author Name:Janet Silvera
"OH SNAP!"
Best Photograph in Conjunction with a Feature Article - USA
Photographer Name:Michaela Urban
Author/Photographer:Melanie Reffes, Delaware Online
Author/Photographer: Patricia Wuest/Reinhard Dirscherl/Alamy, Sport Diver
Article Title:Treasure Island: Scuba Diving in Dominica
"NOT LOST IN TRANSLATION"
Best Feature by a US Journalist that appeared in Foreign Media
Author Name:Melissa Noel, Caribbean Beat
Article Title: Ambassador of Spices (About: Grenada chef)
Author Name: Julie Masis, Times of Israel
Article Title: In Jamaica, a Once-In-A-Lifetime Reunion for Jews Who Weathered WWII in an Island Camp
"INNER CIRCLE KING/QUEEN"
Best Feature Article in a Trade Publication - USA
Author Name: Gay Myers, Travel Weekly
Article Title: Adaptation in Montserrat
Author Name: Arnie Weissmann, Travel Weekly
Author Name: Ed Wetschler, Recommend
Article Title:Trending Now in the Caribbean
"OH SNAP!"
Best Feature Broadcast - USA
Author Name: Tonya and Ian Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
Broadcast Name: Exploring Dominica, the Nature Island
Author Name: Tonya Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
Broadcast Name: Magical Martinique: The Island of Flowers
"FROM INFINITY...AND ABROAD!"
Best Feature by a foreign Journalist that appeared in US Media
Author Name: Margo Pfeiff, San Francisco Chronicle
Author Name:Eric Vohr, Dallas News
Author Name: Eric Vohr, Chicago Tribune
"VIRTUAL VISITOR AWARD"
Best Online Feature - USA
Author Name: Eric Felten, NationalGeographic.com
Author Name:Melissa Noel and Mikael Simmonds, NBCNews.com
Author Name: Laura Siciliano-Rosen, BudgetTravel.com
Article Title: Eat Like a Local in the Bahamas
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