Ashleigh M. Joplin

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California Women's Film Festival, Best Short Documentary (2023)

"Skate Champ" 
Role: Video reporter and editor

 

 

Society for News Design, Combo Print and Digital Features (2022)

Silver Medal for "Experience three new Olympic sports in AR and interactive video with the next generation of star athletes."
Role: Video reporter and editor

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White House News Photographers Association, News Story (2021)

First place for "N.J. EMTs battle fear and fatigue in the fight against coronavirus" for The Washington Post

Role: Video editor

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White House News Photographers Association News Story (2021)

Second place for "On the sixth day of D.C. protests, a sense of family, community and music" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter

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NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Photojournalism/Videography (2020)

First place for "B.Smith’s Illness was Taking a Toll on Her Husband; Then He Found Another Love" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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Edward R Murrow Award Recipient, Overall Excellence (2020)

First place for The Washington Post video department portfolio which included "B.Smith’s Illness was Taking a Toll on Her Husband; Then He Found Another Love"

Role: Video reporter and editor

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Associated Press Sports Editors Contest, Video, A Division

Finalist for "At 20 Kelly Catlin became an Olympic medalist. Three years later she killed herself" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Photojournalism/Videography (2019)

Finalist for "'Black Panther' is more than a trip to the movies. It's a celebration of black excellence" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Digital Media Online Project: Features (2019)

Finalist for "Traveling while Black" for The Washington Post

Role: Video editor

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SFJ Excellence-in-Features Awards, Diversity in Digital Journalism (2019)

First place for "Traveling while Black" for The Washington Post

Role: Video editor

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SFJ Excellence-in-Features Awards, Video Storytelling (2019)

Second place for "'Black Panther' is more than a trip to the movies. It's a celebration of black excellence" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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SFJ Excellence-in-Features Awards, Video Storytelling (2019)

Third place for "'We shall overcome’: How singer Joan Baez still fuels the resistance" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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National Press Photographers Association Best of Photojournalism, Online Video Storytelling: Feature (2019)

Honorable Mention for "'Black Panther' is more than a trip to the movies. It's a celebration of black excellence" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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White House News Photographers Association, One Off (2019)

Third place for "Do you know how to judge figure skating?" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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39th News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding Breaking News Coverage (2018)

Nominated for coverage of Hurricane season for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Videography (2018)

Finalist for "Back to Where We Were Running From: After Harvey, This Family was Forced to Live in Their Garage" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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SFJ Excellence-in-Features Awards, Video Storytelling (2018)

Second place for "Meet Ella Murray: The 9-year-old with Skin as Delicate as a Butterfly's Wing" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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White House News Photographers Association, Issue Reporting (2018)

Second place for "Girls get serious on the importance of being funny" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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Picture of the Year International, Multimedia Feature Story (2018)

Third place for "Meet Ella Murray: The 9-year-old with Skin as Delicate as a Butterfly's Wing" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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Women Photojournalist of Washington, 12th Annual Juried Exhibition (2018)

Featured for "Girls get serious on the importance of being funny" for The Washington Post

 

38th News and Documentary Emmy Awards, Outstanding New Approaches: Documentary (2017)

Nominated for "Obama's Legacy" for The Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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NABJ Salute to Excellence Awards, Photojournalism/Videography (2017)

Finalist for "T.D. Jakes: We have not seen the weeping of black women like this since the days of Emmett Till" for the Washington Post

Role: Video reporter and editor

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Edward R Murrow Award Recipient, Overall Excellence (2016)

First place for continuing coverage "10 years after Katrina" for the Washington Post. Three out of the five videos submitted were reported and edited by Ashleigh Joplin.

Role: Video reporter and editor

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36th News and Documentary Emmy Awards, New Approaches: Documentary (2015)

Nominated for "The N-Word Project" for The Washington Post

Role: Video producer

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White House Correspondents’ Association Scholar (2013)

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