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Angela Palermo

Boise, Moscow
Covers:  Education
business and public health reporter @IdahoStatesman. alum @uidaho.

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Angela Palermo’s Biography

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Angela Palermo is an award winning journalist covering education with the news team at the Moscow-Pullman Daily News and The Lewiston Tribune. As a University of Idaho graduate, Angela studied journalism and sociology while sharpening her skills at UI's independent student newspaper The Argonaut, where she worked as news editor her final year. She also served as news director at KUOI-FM, copy editor at Blot Magazine and president at UI's Society of Professional Journalists' student chapter.

What was your first job as a journalist?

My first job as a journalist was for my student newspaper at the University of Idaho, The Argonaut.

Have you ever used a typewriter?

No, I have never used a typewriter.

How is social media changing news?

Social media is changing the way we discover news and challenging our abilities to fact check and source accurate information.

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2021 - Breaking News

Angela Palermo won first place in the Breaking News category for her coverage of anti-mask protests in Moscow in the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2021 Mark of Excellence Region 10 Awards. Her story, published in The Argonaut, will compete for the national award in that category.

Society of Professional Journalists Award

2021 - Radio News Reporting

Angela Palermo was a finalist in the Radio News Reporting category for her coverage of COVID-19 on KUOI FM in the Society for Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2021 Mark of Excellence Region 10 Awards.

Idaho Press Club Award

2021 - Watchdog / Investigative

Angela Palermo won first place in the Watchdog / Investigative student category in the Idaho Press Club Best of 2020 Awards for her coverage of the University of Idaho's COVID-19 testing system. Her story, published in The Argonaut, detailed weeks-long testing delays and miscommunications from university administrators.

Idaho Press Club Award

2021 - TV or Audio General News Report

Angela Palermo won second place in the TV or Audio General News Report student category for her coverage on Moscow's mask mandate extension in the Idaho Press Club Best of 2020 Awards. Angela's reporting, aired on KUOI-FM, was part of her weekly news show as former news director of the station.