Winners to be announced June 8. More information here.
Archive for April, 2021
Beacon alum nominated for Sports Emmy
Posted in alumni, Awards, Malika Andrews on April 24, 2021| Leave a Comment »
Beacon multimedia team shines in Gold Circle Awards
Posted in Awards, tagged Awards, Gold Circle Awards on April 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »
The Beacon has won five Gold Circle Awards for digital media in a variety of multimedia categories. These awards draw entries from schools around the country, including large universities with major journalism programs. The Gold Circle Awards are sponsored by the Columbia Scholastic Press Association, which is based at the Columbia University School of Journalism in New York City. The entry period covered content published between Oct. 2, 2019 and Oct. 12, 2020.
FIRST PLACE– Single Spot News Photograph : Ryan Reynolds for “Toxic air fills The Bluff”
SECOND PLACE – Podcast: Jennifer Ng, Molly Lowney for “What on Earth?”
SECOND PLACE– Video Feature Package: Taylor Ursulum, “The Beacon reflects on Student Press Freedom Day”
THIRD PLACE – Interactive Graphic: Brennan Crowder, “2020 Summer recap: Everything that’s happened since COVID-19 shutdown campus”
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THIRD PLACE – Photo Illustration: Brennan Crowder, “Computers get Zoom fatigue too”
The judges also awarded Certificates of Merit for the following:
First Person Experience: Mia Werner, “Anti-Semitism at UP: We must condemn bigotry always”
Personality Profile: Havi Stewart, “Isley Cachero: Fighting to be the 1%”
Sports Feature: Lindsey Warren, “A chance to get off the hamster wheel: Fall sports coaches share how coaching and their lives changed during the COVID-19 pandemic”
Photo Slideshow: Molly Lowney, “Environmental Justice Immersion brings revelations from UP’s backyard”
Austin De Dios named 2021-22 editor-in-chief, selects new editorial board, secures Dow Jones Internship
Posted in Uncategorized on April 23, 2021| Leave a Comment »
UP President Fr. Mark Poorman, upon recommendation of the Presidential Advisory Committee on Student Media, has appointed Austin De Dios Editor-in-Chief for the 2021-22 academic year. Read more about Austin here.
Austin recently scored a prestigious internship, which will prepare him well for the top position at The Beacon as well as his future career: He is among 86 college journalists from around the nation chosen to be part of this summer’s Dow Jones News Fund internship program. He will receive intensive training in business reporting through the program, and work as a reporter for the Portland Business Journal.
Austin has appointed the following staffers to next year’s Beacon Editorial Board: Havi Stewart, Carlos Fuentes, William Seekamp, Mia Werner, Brennan Crowder, Sadie Wuertz and Brie Haro.
Opinion Editor Mia Werner is graduating in December, and Sadie Wuertz will step into that role spring semester. Austin will hire a new sports editor for spring.
Beacon wins First Place for breaking news, feature writing, data visualization, podcast
Posted in Awards, tagged college media, The Beacon, university of portland, UPBeacon on April 13, 2021| 1 Comment »
The Beacon has won four First Place awards in the 2021 regional Mark of Excellence competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The contest involved college media outlets from five states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The following now advance to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence competition.
FIRST PLACE Breaking News Reporting* – Gabi DiPaulo for “Administrator goes public with concerns about racism and sexism within UP administration”
*colleges and universities with enrollment below 10,000
FIRST PLACE Data Visualization- Austin De Dios for his portfolio of interactive data visualizations including from this story on COVID-19 furloughs and salary cuts.
FIRST PLACE Podcast- Molly Lowney, Jennifer Ng for “What on Earth: Food for Thought” (episode 5)
FIRST PLACE Feature Writing*- Mia Werner “Chasing Ice with the U.S. Coast Guard”
*colleges and universities with enrollment below 10,000
FINALISTS
Several other Beacon staffers were finalists (Second or Third Place) in the regional competition:
Breaking News Reporting
Carlos Fuentes – “Over 200 Bon App workers lose their jobs at UP”
General News Reporting
Carlos Fuentes – COVID-19 testing available at UP; information not so much
In-depth Reporting
Brie Haro – “Pilots on the front lines seeking change”
Feature Writing
Molly Lowney – “Going viral: UP students find fame and fortune on TikTok”
Feature Photography
Ryan Reynolds – “Stop reading this and go outside” (slideshow)
Photo Illustration
Brennan Crowder – “Computers get Zoom fatigue too”
General Column Writing (team entry):
Jennifer Ng – “Why I’m not watching Disney’s live-action Mulan“
Mia Werner – “Anti-Semitism at UP: We must condemn bigotry in the classroom always”
Laura Heffernan – “OCD is not an adjective”
Sports Writing
Kyle Garcia – “Chase Adams steps up as glue of the family as grandmother battles coronavirus”
William Seekamp – “I’m not going to just sit back and do nothing”
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