Porter receives national awards
At its national convention in Chicago September 26, Independent Free Papers of America announced Cynthya Porter received first place in the feature story division of its contest and second place in the news category.
Porter’s winning feature story shined a spotlight on homelessness through the eyes of a man living on the streets. Her winning news story explored a scandal involving chaperones on a student trip to Europe, during which one of the students was locked out of her host home and stranded at 2 a.m. with no idea where her chaperones were or how to reach them.
For these awards Porter competed against journalists from across the United States and Canada who belong to the North American IFPA newspaper association. The awards bring the total to 42 state and national awards that Porter has received for her writing and photography during her past eight years at the Winona Post.