Observer wins awards for journalism, advertising

The West Orange Times & Observer and Southwest Orange Observer won awards for its journalism, design and advertising at the 2025 Florida Media Conference.

By Michael Eng
| 10:32 a.m. August 5, 2025

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The West Orange Times & Observer and Southwest Orange Observer won awards for its journalism, design and advertising at the Florida Press Association's 2025 Florida Media Conference, held July 31 and Aug. 1 at the Sunseeker Resort Charlotte Harbor.

In the Florida Advertising Media Executives’ 2025 Creative Excellence Awards, the Observers won a Gold Awards for Digital Retail Ad (Discover Preschool).

In the Florida Press Association’s 2025 Better Weekly Awards Contest, the Observers won four first-place, five second-place and four third-place awards for writing, photography and design.

The first-place awards included: Front Page Makeup (staff); Overall Graphic Design (Jessica Eng); Community History (The story of Gotha by Amy Quesinberry Price); and Community Service (Orange County Commission District 1 Candidate Debate).

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Michael Eng

As a child, Editor and Publisher Michael Eng collected front pages of the Kansas City Star during Operation Desert Storm, so it was a foregone conclusion that he would pursue a career in journalism. He holds a journalism degree from the University of Missouri — Columbia School of Journalism. When he’s not working, you can find him spending time with his wife and three children, or playing drums around town. He’s also a sucker for dad jokes.