Elon News Network collected two Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the virtual national student media convention.
won both a Newspaper Pacemaker and an Online Pacemaker at the virtual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association National College Media Convention that was held Oct. 14-16.
The Pacemaker award is the highest honor awarded by ACP for excellence in student journalism. The Pendulum, the newspaper of Elon News Network, was one of 18 student newspapers to win the award out of 81 total entries.
For each category of publication type 鈥 online, newspaper, magazine and yearbook 鈥 Pacemaker entries are judged based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics. Additionally, the winning papers 鈥渢ook risks and served as a strong voice for the student audience,鈥 according to the Associated Collegiate Press.
The newspaper editions submitted for consideration were:
- (This edition featured stories on the navigation of religious beliefs amid COVID-19 and the influence of physical distance regulations and Zoom classes.)
- (This edition featured stories on the plans for graduation ceremonies for the class of 2021 and the impact of COVID-19 on the university鈥檚 budget.)
- (This edition featured stories on the importance of Black History Month in Elon and the achievements of 榴莲app官方网站入 students and faculty.)
- (This edition featured stories on the inequality of female representation in athletics and new strategies for managing COVID-19 on campus.)
This is the fourth time The Pendulum has won a (2009, 2018, 2019).
鈥淲e never do our work to win awards, but it is an honor to see that our work is award-winning,鈥 said ENN Executive Director Kyra O鈥機onnor 鈥23.
Out of 31 finalists for an , Elon News Network was one of 14 winners. It鈥檚 the third time ENN has won the award (2015, 2019).
Additionally, ENN finished second in CMA鈥檚 Four-Year TV Station of the Year competition. TV shows in this category were evaluated on their depth and creativity of content, high level of production and community value. ENN submitted shows from , 听补苍诲 , for consideration.
The College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press also honored individual 榴莲app官方网站入 students in several categories. Below are the students who finished in the top three of any competition.
ACP Individual Awards
- The Pendulum staff won first place for Newspaper Best of Show award for their聽.
- Elon News Network staff won first place for Website Best of Show award for .
- Grace Terry 鈥21 won first place for Multimedia Sports Story for her story on
- Anna Terry 鈥23 won first place for Podcast Best of Show award for the ENN Radio show on .
- Mackenzie Wilkes 鈥22 won second place for Multimedia News/Feature Best of Show award for
- Courtney Weiner 鈥21, Abby Gibbs 鈥21, Samantha Casamento 鈥21 and Amanda Gibson 鈥21 won second place for Multimedia Feature Story for
- Mackenzie Wilkes 鈥22 won second place for Multimedia News Story for
- Mackenzie Wilkes 鈥22 won second place for COVID-19 Online News or Features for her story on
- Nyah Phengsitthy 鈥23 and Clare Grant 鈥23 won second place for COVID-19 Design/Visual for the .
- Elon News Network staff won second place for Live Blog Best of Show award for its .
- Luke Johnson 鈥23 won third place for Photojournalism Best of Show award for his photograph of the
- Elon Local News staff won third place for Broadcast News Program Best of Show award for their broadcast dated .
- Christian Galvano 鈥21 and Kyra O鈥機onnor 鈥23 won third place for Breaking News Story for
CMA Individual Pinnacle Awards
- Caroline Bunder 鈥22 and Nyah Phengsitthy 鈥23 won first place for Newspaper Photo Page/Spread for
- Grace Terry 鈥21 won first place for Sports Multimedia Story for her story on
- The Pendulum staff won second place for Sports Section for their ; ; editions.
- Courtney Weiner 鈥21, Abby Gibbs 鈥21, Samantha Casamento 鈥21 and Amanda Gibson 鈥21 won second place for Multimedia Feature Story for
- Sam Porozok 鈥22 won third place for Comic Strip award for
- Elon Local News staff won third place for Video Newscast for their broadcast on .
- Jack Norcross 鈥21 and Grace Terry 鈥21 won third place for Multimedia Breaking News Story for