“Another summer in the South China Sea: A guided tour of the world’s most contested waters” article wins 2024 MRE Journalism Contest

Mallory Shelbourne from USNI News awarded print media prize by Military Reporters & Editors


WASHINGTON, Oct. 26 — During its annual conference for journalists who cover the military, Military Reporters & Editors presented awards to the winners of the 2024 MRE Journalism Contest. Mallory Shelbourne’s entry published by USNI News was singled out by judges as exceptional work in enterprise reporting.

Mallory Shelbourne Biography

Mallory Shelbourne awarded print media prize 2024 MRE Journalism Contest

Mallory Shelbourne is a reporter for USNI News. She previously covered the Navy for Inside Defense and reported on politics for The Hill.

Award Summary

Article “Another Summer In The South China Sea: A Guided Tour Of The World’s Most Contested Waters”

Prize Category: Best Enterprise Writing | Non-Deadline, Division 3, Print Media — The Enterprise award is designated for a single piece or series of pieces, containing numerous voices and sources of information/data that provide a deeper dive into a subject than a typical news story published by news organizations with less than 20 reporting staff.

Read the winning submission

Oct. 6, 2023 | USNI News

Another Summer In The South China Sea: A Guided Tour Of The World’s Most Contested Waters

https://news.usni.org/2023/10/06/another-summer-in-the-south-china-sea-a-guided-tour-of-the-worlds-most-contested-waters