2020 COVID-19 Coverage winners
Oct. 22, 2020
Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2020 COVID-19 Coverge competition.
Winners were announced during the ACP/CMA Fall National College Media Convention awards ceremony, presented virtually on Oct. 22.
The student press has presented a distinct perspective in covering the broad effects of the pandemic upon college communities, and these honors salute that coverage. ACP encourages collegiate journalists to practice safety in preparing such coverage.
WATCH
the awards ceremony for Pacemakers and Individual Awards
on Oct. 22, 2020.
2020 ACP Individual Awards
Advertisement • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Reporter • Photo • Story
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
2020 ACP Pacemakers
Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook
Best of Show
Virtual 2020
Fall National College Media Convention
Oct. 24, 2020
Broadcast: COVID-19 News or Feature Story
First
COVID-19 and Religious Communities
Jenna Galligan
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Second
Global News Relay: COVID-19
Staff
Lariat TV News Today
Baylor University
Waco, Texas
Third
COVID rec center
Samantha Spitz
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California
Fourth
Everything you should know about hand washing
Ignacio Calderon, Kendall Polidori
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Fifth
Coronavirus Special | April 2, 2020
Staff
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina
Honorable mention
ChronicleTV News Quarantine Edition
Staff
ChronicleTV
Dallas College Richland Campus
Dallas, Texas
Honorable mention
Muslims celebrate Ramadan from home
Skye Seipp
The Et Cetera
Eastfield College
Mesquite, Texas
Honorable mention
Students spend 21st birthdays in quarantine
Cami Mondeaux
The Forum
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, Utah
Online: COVID-19 News or Feature Story
First
Tracking coronavirus at UCLA
Staff
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Second
Grieving spring:
Bloomington grapples with a surreal new normal
Staff
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana
Third
Letters from
Staff
The Occidental
Occidental College
Los Angeles, California
Fourth
The Verge: of COVID-19
Alena Blanes, Danya Elsayed, Nora Golubevaite, Kedice Jones, Neha Lobana
EMERGE Magazine
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Fifth
University of Iowa students grapple with how, whether to pay rent after classes transition online
Sarah Watson
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Honorable mention
My whole body was aching’:
One Auburn student’s story of being diagnosed with coronavirus
Eduardo Medina
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama
Honorable mention
Class of COVID-19
Natalie Parks
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Honorable mention
Scenes from the East Lansing area before, after coronavirus pandemic
Annie Barker, Sylvia Jarrus, Di’Amond Moore, Matt Schmucker, Matt Zubik
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable mention
COVID-19 university and border closures leave international students in confusing situations
Kayla Drake, Matt Hampton, Merlina San Nicolás Leyva
Lindenlink
Lindenwood University
St. Charles, Missouri
Honorable mention
UNC professor’s syllabus went viral as classes move online amid coronavirus outbreak
Emily Holler
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
Print: COVID 19 News or Feature Story
First
A semester we’ll never forget
Staff
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky
Second
Behind the Scenes of RIT’s Coronavirus Response
Kasey Mathews, Diana Spencer
Reporter
Rochester Institute of Technology
Rochester, New York
Third
Hawks unite in Covid-19 reponse
Marissa Payne
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa
Fourth
COVID-19 Special Issue
Staff
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia
Fifth
COVID-19 Hits Michigan
Staff
The State News
Michigan State University
East Lansing, Michigan
Honorable mention
COVID-19 edition
Staff
Daily Forty-Niner
California State University, Long Beach
Long Beach, California
Honorable mention
Coronavirus epidemic is fueling discrimination toward Chinese students
Nick Forsythe
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Honorable mention
Rapid move-outs bring challenges
Juliet Isselbacher, Amanda Su
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts
Honorable mention
Diplomas and doubts: April 27 issue
Staff
The Daily Orange
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York
Honorable mention
Penn, Evacuated
Staff
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Print or Digital: COVID 19 Design/Visuals
First
COVID 19 Edition
Staff
Central Michigan Life
Central Michigan University
Mount Pleasant, Michigan
Second
We’ve Been Here Before
Staff
El Espejo magazine
Texas A&M University-San Antonio
San Antonio, Texas
Third
Photo Essay | Students reflect on life inside the epicenter of the coronavirus pandemic
Chase Sutton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Fourth
The facts about COVID-19
Emily Wright
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana
Fifth
Unfinished Stories
Max Wu
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California
Honorable mention
Calgary Under Quarantine
Ricardo Garcia
Calgary Journal
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Honorable mention
COVID-19: Documenting the pandemic
Staff
Warrior Life
El Camino College
Torrance, California
Honorable mention
What you need to know about the coronavirus
Katie Herring
The Kent Stater
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio