Journalism Network Wins a Whopping 12 Mark of Excellence Awards

We are incredibly excited to announce that five of our sponsored student media groups have won 12 regional Mark of Excellence awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, one of the premier journalism associations in the country.

The Fine Print at the University of Florida, Fusion at Kent State University, North by Northwestern at Northwestern University, Ethos at the University of Oregon, and La Gente at UCLA were all recognized for their outstanding work in 2010.

Hundreds of student publications submit thousands of entries to SPJ’s contests, so a dozen awards for our network is a truly amazing accomplishment.

With six awards, North by Northwestern took home the most prizes in its region. Ethos won three, and the other organizations were awarded one each. Here are all the prizes:

North by Northwestern

• 2^nd Place, Best Student Magazine
• 1^st Place, Feature Writing, “Hank Skinner’s Last Fight”
• 1^st Place, Best Independent Online Student Publication
• 2^nd Place, Online News Reporting, Dance Marathon 2010 coverage
• 2^nd Place, Online Opinion & Commentary
• 1^st Place, Online Sports Reporting

Ethos

• 1^st Place, Best Student Magazine
• 2^nd Place, Best Photo Illustration, “Coloring Campbell Club”
• 3^rd Place, Best Photo Illustration, “Busting Out: The Right to Bare It All”

Fusion

• 2^nd Place, Best Student Magazine

La Gente

• 1^st Place, Best Student Magazine

The Fine Print

• 2^nd Place, In-Depth Reporting, “A Haunting Past: How Gainesville Is Facing Decades of Toxic Pollution” & “A Haunting Past: Part II”

In the next round of SPJ’s competition, award winners from each region will compete for national prizes. Last year, aside from a half-dozen regional awards, North by Northwestern was ultimately named best student magazine in the entire country.

We wish all of our grantees well and can’t wait to hear how they do in the next round of the contest. As soon as we hear any news, we’ll post an update to our site.

David Spett is the Journalism Network Associate at Campus Progress.

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