Knox News video coordinator Sophie Szydlik knows how you get your news, and ever since we hired her in the summer of 2025, Knox News’ social media accounts (I’m looking at you, TikTok) have taken off with her help. Szydlik was named Rookie of the Year in the USA TODAY Media Awards, a companywide competition that put her up against new journalists from across the nation's largest local-to-national publishing and digital media company.