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Student Journalists Win Awards from º£½ÇÉçÇø College Media Association

The Echo staff hold up certificates

Students from The Echo won 20 awards, including best college newspaper. Photo by The Echo.

The University of Central º£½ÇÉçÇø School of Communication netted multiple awards from the 2022 º£½ÇÉçÇø College Media Association Contest (ACMA), covering work done by its student journalists during 2021.ÌýÌý

The student-run newspaper, The Echo, along with its online version, uca.news.live, took home 23 awards, including newspaper of the year, reporter of the year, editorial cartoon, election/political reporting and news writing.Ìý

News6 students hold up certificates

The News6 staff won 9 awards, including television outlet of the year. Photo by News6.

News6, the student-run news television station, won nine awards, including television outlet of the year, interpretative/investigative reporting, sports feature and weather.Ìý

The ACMA is composed of student media outlets at public and private two-year and four-year colleges and universities in º£½ÇÉçÇø. The awards were announced at an April 8 meeting at the º£½ÇÉçÇø State University in Jonesboro campus.Ìý

 

The Echo

Newspaper of the Year

  • First Place: The Echo

Newspaper Editor of the Year

  • Third Place: Delaney Van Wilpe

Reporter of the Year

  • First Place: Addison Freeman

Photographer of the Year

  • Second Place: Madison Ogle

 

Newspapers

Art/Illustration

  • Third Place: Madison Ogle, “Gas leak cartoonâ€�Ìý
  • Honorable Mention: Madison Ogle, “Zodiac cartoonâ€�

Cartoon Strip/Panel Entertainment Cartoon

  • Honorable Mention: Madison Ogle, “Cartoon Sept. 22, 2021â€�Ìý

Editorial Cartoon

  • First Place: Madison Ogle, “Cartoon Sept. 8, 2021â€�
  • Third Place: Madison Ogle, “Cartoon Sept. 15, 2021â€�

Election/Political

  • First Place: Edmund Burke, “º£½ÇÉçÇø Supreme Court blocks proposed mask banâ€�

Front Page Layout

  • Third Place: Delaney Van Wilpe & Addison Freeman, “Front Page Nov. 10, 2021â€�

General Column

  • Second Place: Olyvia Gonzalez, “Social media doesn’t need your sonogram photosâ€�

In-Depth News

  • Honorable Mention: Delaney Van Wilpe, “Community reflection spurred by anniversary of 9/11â€�

Meeting/Speech

  • First Place: Delaney Van Wilpe, “Brianne Little discusses fear of failure and imposter syndrome in Women in Music seriesâ€�
  • Honorable Mention: Mia Waddell, “Sugar Bear name change fails by majorityâ€�

News Photo

  • Third Place: Ian Lyle, “Year of COVID-19 and moreâ€�Ìý
  • Honorable Mention: Mia Waddell, “Gas leak photoâ€�

Sports Column

  • Second Place: Emilee Hagewood, “Should the Sugar Bears drop Sugar?â€�

Sports Feature

  • Third Place: Madison Ogle, “UCA football coach proposes after Bears win against UAPBâ€�

Sports Photo

  • Third Place: Lindzie Lunsford, “Women’s soccerâ€�

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Online

Articles-Arts & Entertainment

  • Second Place: Jacob Smith, “‘Stillwater’ sends waves of excitement back to moviegoing”

Editorials/Commentary/Blogs

  • Second Place: Delaney Van Wilpe, “Musical expression is not for politics to decideâ€�

Newswriting

  • First Place: Elvira Toddy, “UCA employee, mother of three, murdered by ex-husbandâ€�
  • Second Place: Sarah Smythe, “Conway man arrested for Jan. 6 Capitol riotsâ€�

Meeting/Speech Coverage

  • Second Place: Mia Waddell, “Presidential Town Hall talks tuition freeze, COVID-19 vaccine updatesâ€�

Topical Reporting/Blogs

  • Second Place: Bennett Tinnermon, “Doodling to calm your boggled mindâ€�

 

News6

Television Outlet of the Year

  • First Place: News6

Interpretative/Investigative

  • First Place: Trevor Cook, “Pedestrian Walkway over Stone Dam Creek on Campus”
  • Second Place: Chase Mauk, “Local Music During the Pandemicâ€�

News Reporting

  • First Place: Ladell Tyler, “Windgate Center for the Performing Artsâ€�
  • Third Place: Berris Teague, “Pumpkin Patchâ€�

Sports Feature Award

  • Second Place: Thomas Gillette, “Estes Stadiumâ€�
  • Third Place: Brett Walker, “Campus Recreation”
  • Honorable Mention: Brett Walker, “Bear Denâ€�

Weather Award

  • Second Place: Anthony Reiter, Trevor Cook, and Collin Gallimore, “The Snow Remains — UCA Weather Updateâ€�