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Anton Delgado’s Biography
Read Full Bio →I am a multimedia journalist in Southeast Asia.
I produce text, photo and video for 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘈𝘴𝘴𝘰𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘗𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘴, 𝘉𝘭𝘰𝘰𝘮𝘣𝘦𝘳𝘨, 𝘕𝘗𝘙 and others covering climate, politics, business and the environment. I was senior reporter at 𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘴𝘵 𝘈𝘴𝘪𝘢 𝘎𝘭𝘰𝘣𝘦 and I am currently a fellow with 𝘛𝘩𝘦 𝘗𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘻𝘦𝘳 𝘊𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳’s 𝘙𝘢𝘪𝘯𝘧𝘰𝘳𝘦𝘴𝘵 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘪𝘨𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴 𝘕𝘦𝘵𝘸𝘰𝘳𝘬.
While freelancing, I continue job searching for a full-time reporting role.
Anton Delgado’s Journalist Portfolio
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Awards
See all 11 awards →Society of Publishers in Asia
2023 - Honorable Mention for Excellence in Reporting on the Environment
Annually, the Society of Publishers in Asia hosts its Awards for Editorial Excellence. The quality of entries set a high standard as journalists stepped up in delivering top-level coverage on the complex issues happening in the Asia Pacific region. This honor was awarded to a collaboration between Southeast Asia Globe and Straits Times about 'silent forest syndrome' in the Mekong Region: https://www.straitstimes.com/multimedia/graphics/2022/10/south-east-asia-forests-silent/index.html
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2023 - Winner for Investigative Journalism
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists Washington, D.C. Chapter hosts the Dateline Awards, honoring excellence in journalism in the greater D.C. metropolitan area, including Northern Virginia and Maryland. This honor was awarded to a collaboration between Southeast Asia Globe and NBC about the global primate trade: https://www.nbcnews.com/news/race-covid-vaccine-enriched-monkey-poachers-endangered-macaques-rcna51970
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2020 - Regional Winner for Online In-Depth Reporting
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are first judged on the regional level, this award was given in Region 2. This honor was awarded to my project about the resurgence of leprosy in Brazil: https://pulitzercenter.org/projects/resurgence-leprosy-brazil
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2019 - Best Feature Writer in the South
The Green Eyeshade Awards were established in 1950. It is administered by the southeastern regional directors of the Society of Professional Journalists. The competition recognizes the best work in print, television, radio and online, and is judged by professional journalists and journalism educators outside the contest area. This honor was awarded to a portfolio of my stories, many of which can be found on the feature's page of my website: https://www.antondelgado.com/elon-news-network.html
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2019 - Best News Reporter in the South
The Green Eyeshade Awards were established in 1950. It is administered by the southeastern regional directors of the Society of Professional Journalists. The competition recognizes the best work in print, television, radio and online, and is judged by professional journalists and journalism educators outside the contest area. This honor was awarded to a portfolio of my stories, many of which can be found on my website: https://www.antondelgado.com/elon-news-network.html
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2019 - National Winner for Breaking News Photography
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are first judged regionally, winners then move on to the national level of the competition. This honor was awarded to my photo of an arborist working during the landfall of Hurricane Michael in Alamance County: https://www.antondelgado.com/uploads/9/9/1/2/99128256/delgado-anton-news-2_orig.jpg
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2019 - Regional Winner for Immersion Journalism
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are first judged on the regional level, this award was given in Region 2. This honor was awarded to my website about how to survive a school shooting on Elon University's campus: http://projects.elonnewsnetwork.com/activeshooter/
Society of Professional Journalists Award
2019 - Regional Winner for Breaking News Reporting
Annually, the Society of Professional Journalists presents the Mark of Excellence Awards, honoring the best in student journalism. The awards offer categories for print, radio, television and online collegiate journalism. Entries are judged on the regional level, this award was given in Region 2. This honor was awarded to my story about the landfall of Hurricane Michael in Alamance County: www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2018/10/rains-from-michael-drench-elon
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
2018 - First Place for Multimedia News Report
The Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas holds an annual fall meeting for students in North and South Carolina, which offers training from professionals and honors winners of the awards competition. This honor was awarded to my story about a local organization fighting white supremacy with art: http://projects.elonnewsnetwork.com/confederatesday/
Associated Collegiate Press
2018 - First Place in Multimedia Package
The Best of Show competition is held at all conventions and workshops sponsored by the Associated Collegiate Press. The Best of Show award does not signify a ranking of national excellence, but rather overall excellence among the attendees and entries. This honor was awarded to my story about the landfall of Hurricane Michael in Alamance County: www.elonnewsnetwork.com/article/2018/10/rains-from-michael-drench-elon
North Carolina College Media Association
2018 - First Place in Feature Writing
Annually, the North Carolina College Media Association honors stories produced by student journalists. The awards contest included hundreds of entries from more than 20 college media outlets from across the state. This honor was awarded to my story about a student's passion for engineering and electric motorcycles: http://projects.elonnewsnetwork.com/batteryman/