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
 
"BEEN THERE, WROTE THAT"
Best Feature Article in a US-based Consumer Magazine
Author Name:  Anne Kazel-Wilcox, Simply the Best
 
Author Name: Delano Lavigne, Outpost Travel Guise
 
Author Name: Alexis Korman, Go Escape
Article Title: Colorful Curacao
 
"NO ANANSI STORY!"
Best Feature by a Caribbean Journalist
Author Name: Tosheena Robinson-Blair
Article Title: The Life and Times of a Master Hotelier (About: SuperClubs Breezes Bahamas)
 
Author Name:Catherine Morris
 Article Title:  South Shore Becomes a Tourist Destination (About: Bahamian non-profit organization)
 
Author Name:Janet Silvera
Article Title:The Spirit of Appleton (About: Jamaica Rum Tour)
 
"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
 
"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
 
"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
Article Title:A Golden Eye: The Vision of Chris Blackwell (About: Expanding Jamaica)
 
Author Name: Ed Wetschler, Recommend
 
"OH SNAP!"
Best Feature Broadcast - USA
Author Name: Tonya and Ian Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
 
Author Name: Tonya Fitzpatrick, World Footprints Media
 
"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
Article Title:  Hear the Song of Trinidad
 
Author Name:Melissa Noel and Mikael Simmonds, NBCNews.com
 
Author Name: Laura Siciliano-Rosen, BudgetTravel.com

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