Students in 51±¬ÁÏÍø's student news organizations were named finalists and winners in a regional Society of Professional Journalists awards contest.
and , 51±¬ÁÏÍø’s student news media organizations, were honored March 29 with several Mark of Excellence Awards—including 11 regional winners—at the Society of Professional Journalists Region 2 conference at Georgetown University in Washington, D.C.
The Pendulum was named the region’s top non-daily student newspaper, and junior journalism major Al Drago was named a regional winner in five categories for work he did for the Pendulum and the Raleigh News & Observer.
Region 2 awards were given in newspaper, TV, radio, arts/graphics and online categories. Awards are given to regional winners and finalists, with the winners moving on to the national competition, at which time they will compete with winners from the other 11 regions. Region 2 comprises North Carolina, Virginia, Maryland, Washington, D.C., and Delaware. Below is the list of winners and where they placed in specific categories. (The “SMALL” designation indicates a university enrollment cut-off of 9,999 students.)
NEWSPAPER
- REGIONAL WINNER to The Pendulum for BEST ALL-AROUND NON-DAILY STUDENT NEWSPAPER for its , , and editions
- REGIONAL WINNER to senior Ethan Smith for IN-DEPTH REPORTING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL WINNER to senior Rebecca Iannucci for GENERAL NEWS REPORTING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL WINNER to senior Andrew Wilson for SPORTS WRITING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to junior Katherine Blunt for IN-DEPTH REPORTING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to sophomore Michael Bodley for IN-DEPTH REPORTING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to senior Ethan Smith for GENERAL NEWS REPORTING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to The Pendulum Editorial Board for EDITORIAL WRITING (SMALL) for and
- REGIONAL FINALIST to senior Andrew Wilson for SPORTS WRITING (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to Abby Franklin for FEATURE WRITING (SMALL) for
TELEVISION
- REGIONAL WINNER to senior Nicole Chadwick for TELEVISION GENERAL NEWS REPORTING for
- REGIONAL WINNER to Joe Bruno for TELEVISION BREAKING NEWS REPORTING for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to Elon Local News for BEST ALL-AROUND TELEVISION NEWSCAST for its
- REGIONAL FINALIST to senior Nichole Chadwick, junior Jasmine Turner, sophomore Megan Foard and senior Mei Bess for TELEVISION IN-DEPTH REPORTING for
RADIO
- REGIONAL FINALIST to ELN Radio for BEST ALL-AROUND RADIO NEWSCAST for its Nov. 20, 2013
ARTS/GRAPHICS
- REGIONAL WINNER to junior Al Drago for PHOTO ILLUSTRATION (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL WINNER to junior Al Drago for SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY for (The Pendulum)
- REGIONAL WINNER to junior Al Drago for GENERAL NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (SMALL) for work he completed for the Raleigh News & Observer
- REGIONAL WINNER to junior Al Drago for BREAKING NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (SMALL) for “Moral Monday Takes a Stand” (Raleigh News & Observer)
- REGIONAL WINNER to junior Al Drago for FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (SMALL) for work he completed for the Raleigh News & Observer
- REGIONAL FINALIST to junior Katy Canada for PHOTO ILLUSTRATION (SMALL) for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to junior Al Drago for SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY for “Wheel Fan” (Raleigh News & Observer)
- REGIONAL FINALIST to junior Al Drago for General News Photography (SMALL) for work he completed for the Raleigh News & Observer
- REGIONAL FINALIST to junior Al Drago for FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (SMALL) for work he completed for the Raleigh NEws & Observer
- REGIONAL FINALIST to junior Al Drago for FEATURE PHOTOGRAPHY (SMALL) for
ONLINE
- REGIONAL FINALIST to The Pendulum for BEST AFFILIATED WEBSITE for
- REGIONAL FINALIST to sophomore Justin Biegel and junior Brennan McGovern for ONLINE SPORTS REPORTING for
Coordinator of Student Media and Instructor Colin Donohue was in attendance to accept the awards.