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”
[…] Find about about all awards at this link. […]