‘100 Gallons’ nominated for Emmy

Powering a Nation’s 2012 special report, “100 Gallons,” was named one of five nominees in the New Approaches: Documentaries category of the 34th Annual News and Documentary Emmy Awards presented by the National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (NATAS).

“100 Gallons” — the only student-produced entry in the category — is an interactive and experimental film that explores the human connection with water. Other nominees in the category include The New York Times, CNN Digital, The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library & Museum and The Commercial Appeal.

“100 Gallons” has been recognized with awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, the National Press Photographers Association, Pictures of the Year International, the Broadcast Education Association and College Photographer of the Year, among others.

Powering a Nation is an experiment in knowledge-based journalism that investigates the political, economic and scientific tensions behind energy in the U.S. to engage citizens and inspire informed decision-making. Launching a new project each summer, Powering a Nation began in 2008 with funding from the Carnegie-Knight Initiative on the Future of Journalism Education. In July 2013, it launched “Over Water Under Fire” — an interactive documentary that presents the Colorado River as a living timeline of our nation's innovations and exploitations with water.

Emmy-nominated alumni

• Edythe McNamee, a 2007 graduate of the school, was producer of CNN Digital’s Emmy-nominated “Slavery's Last Stronghold,” a multimedia project about slavery in Mauritania.
• Recent master’s student Catherine Spangler and 2001 graduate Josh Williams are part of a team nominated in the New Approaches: Current News Coverage category for their New York Times piece “Snow Fall: The Avalanche at Tunnel Creek.”
• Wilson Andrews, a 2009 graduate and a senior editor of interactive graphics at The Washington Post, also is part of a team nominated in the same category for “How Much Science is in Forensic Science?”

The News & Documentary Emmy Awards will be presented on Oct. 1 at a ceremony in New York City. Awards will be presented in 42 categories, including Breaking News, Investigative Reporting, Outstanding Interview and Best Documentary, among others.

The full list of nominees is available at emmyonline.org.