Awards
Engardio won a national opinion writing award at the 2010 American Academy of Religion Journalism Awards. His short film "Voices from Guantanamo" received the Global Justice Award at the 2010 Media That Matters Film Festival, with screenings in New York and London. His film Knocking was named Best Documentary at the 2006 USA Film Festival. Engardio was the recipient of the 2000 National Press Foundation award for science writing. In 2003, his opinion writing was recognized with a first place award by the Society of Professional Journalists in Northern California. He was a finalist for the Eugene S. Pulliam National Journalism Writing Award in 2000. Engardio was also a finalist for the University of Missouri 1999 national writing award in multicultural journalism.
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