Oct. 12, 2020

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2020 Multimedia Story of the Year competition.

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the ACP Pacemaker Awards, will be announced virtually at 6 p.m. Eastern Thursday, Oct. 22, during the Fall National College Media Convention.

To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at collegemediaconvention.org.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.

2020 Individual Award Finalists

Advertisement • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Reporter • Photo • Story
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage

2020 Pacemaker finalists

Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2019 Yearbook

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Multimedia News Story

Bad Blood:
Breaking down Canadian Blood Services’ donation restrictions for sexually active gay men
Nathan Woolridge, Karina Zapata
Calgary Journal
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Sea Level Rise and Its Impact on Coastal Cities Like Malibu
Jenna Gaertner, Brianna Willis
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Day to Day Life Amid COVID-19
Gabriela Miranda
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

Muncie’s Mayor-elect Dan Ridenour reflects on victory, the road ahead
Bailey Cline, Jake Helman, John Lynch, Charles Melton, Rohith Rao
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Vape Crisis Takes Darker Turn Into Black Market
Heather Berzak
The Montclarion
Montclair State University
Ramsey, New Jersey

High Stakes: The Risks and Rewards of Legalizing Marijuana
Staff
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

The Coronavirus Chronicles
Staff
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

Empowered through firepower
Anton Delgado
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

What you need to know about a potential COVID-19 vaccine
Connor Steffen
KentWired.com
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

Three murders, one gun
Sydnee Gonzalez
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

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Multimedia Feature Story

Choices: A Cerebral Palsy Story
Blaise Kemna
Calgary Journal
Mount Royal University
Calgary, Alberta, Canada

Breaking the silence:
Native Americans overcome taboos in battle against suicide
Jennifer Alvarez, Mara Friedman, Annika Tomlin
Cronkite News
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

Sac State YouTuber finds hidden treasures in Sacramento rivers
Khala Clarke, Kelly Kiernan, Leticia Sanchez
The State Hornet
California State University, Sacramento
Sacramento, California

Softening stigma
Mel Fronczek, Emily Isaacman, Karli VanCleave
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Writing their next chapter
Tier Morrow
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Thrill of the Hunt:
Lexington fox hunting club preserves a centuries old tradition
Arden Barnes, Rick Childress
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Changing stigma around coils, kinks, curls of natural hair
Madeline Powell
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

The lights, the script and the wardrobe:
Behind the scenes of “The Penelopiad”
Ajay Davis, Brennan Crowder, Elizabeth Lyons-Best
The Beacon
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon

Carrying the torch
Sanna Bhai, Samantha Mahler, Daoud Qamar, Meredith Seaver
The Battalion
Texas A&M University
College Station, Texas

Trout Conservation in the Teanaway Watershed
Anthony Cole, Zahn Schultz, Kyle Wilkinson, Madeline Wilson
PULSE
Western Washington University
Ellesnburg, Washington

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Multimedia Sports Story

Crossing Borders:
Carlos Arce-Hurtado’s Journey to Cal Poly
Adam Birder
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Fans mourn basketball legend
Kelly McKittrick, Phillip Ndowu, Azucena Orozco
The Banner
California Baptist University
Riverside, California

‘Heartbreaking’:
Spring Sports Student-Athletes Lose their Season to COVID-19
Karl Winter
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

Natalie Chou carries on basketball tradition passed on from her mother
Dylan D’Souza, Kristie Hoang, Sam In, Tung Lin, Whitney Wood
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Wartburg remembers three-time national wrestling champion
Ryan Reebenacker
The Trumpet
Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa

Saints fans make the best out of Revenge Bowl
Andres Fuentes
The Maroon
Loyola University
New Orleans, Louisiana

The Modern Day Gladiator
Staff
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

Chapel Thrill:
Duke men’s basketball mounts epic comeback in Chapel Hill
Michael Model
The Chronicle
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

Bears survive Halloween scare
Jessika Harkay, Drake Toll
Baylor Lariat
Baylor University
Waco, Texas

Alumnus knocks out UFC debut
Ivan Avila, Jacob Vaughn, Marissa Zamora
The Brookhaven Courier
Brookhaven Courier
Farmers Branch, Texas

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Photo Slideshow

East Bay communities stoke Black Lives Matter movement
Denis Perez
The Advocate
Contra Costa College
San Pablo, California

Gallery: Here’s how UCLA mixed recycling gets processed
Daniel Leibowitz, Niveda Tennety
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Sign of The Times:
The Small Town Story Of Covid-19
Kyle Russell
IV Leader
Illinois Valley Community College
Oglesby, Illinois

George Floyd protests in Fort Wayne, Indiana
Jacob Musselman
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Iowa Caucuses
Staff
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Photo Essay: Colvin makes language learning fun
A.J. Gomez, Calen Moore, Daniela Phaton
Crusader News
Seward County Community College
Liberal, Kansas

GALLERY: Congratulations, graduates
Selena Favela
The Sunflower
Witchia State University
Wichita, Kansas

Community Creators: Laura Beth Fox-Ezell
Emma Steele
Talisman
Western Kentucky University
Bowling Green, Kentucky

Trinity Corney Breaks Boundaries With Cerebral Palsy
Sunah Choudhry
The Montclarion
Montclair State University
Ramsey, New Jersey

A hemp harvest festival buzzes with freedom in the heart of New York
Emily Kenny
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

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Interactive Graphic

How Quickly Do Classes Fill Up?
Keith Atienza, Andrew Kan, Sydney Kovach
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

A Timeline Of The 23-Year Kristin Smart Investigation
Lauren Walike
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

Chicago’s one-star nursing homes were troubled before the pandemic. Now, they’re ‘ground zero’
Ignacio Calderon
The Columbia Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

Decade in Review
Will English, Emily Wright
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

Clean freaks, night owls and Laundrygate:
How IU does its laundry
Jacob deCastro, Vivek Rao
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

Interactive: How are other colleges dealing with the coronavirus?
Aadit Tambe
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

Interactive Timeline:
COVID-19 Updates at UK
Natalie Parks
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Surviving a School Shooting
Anton Delgado
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

Live Updates:
Mapping U.S. colleges’ plans for fall 2020
Staff
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

UTA Salary Database
Jade Myers
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

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Podcast

Suite 1111:
Bill could change who gets bail in Alabama
Eduardo Medina, Evan Mealins
The Auburn Plainsman
Auburn University
Auburn, Alabama

Spouse Material:
What is an IUD?
Devin Bradshaw, Emily Forschen
The Express
Las Positas College
Livermore, California

The Front Page Looks Back at a Week of Protests
Kyra Posey
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

The New Uncertainty
Staff
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

From The Archives:
Should I stay or should I go?
Harper Carlton
The Daily Texan
University of Texas at Austin
Austin, Texas

BYU grad uses billboard to search for love
Joseph Carson
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

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Blog

LIVE UPDATES:
Entering Phase Three allows county to reopen barber shops and nail salons, as well as churches.
Ashley Ramynke, Julian Reynoso
el Don
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California

The Quad:
Exploring the past, present and future of yellow fever from global to local
Audrey Pham, Cecile Wu
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

Police, protesters clash during second night of demonstrations in D.C.
Parth Kotak, Zach Schonfeld
The GW Hatchet
The George Washington University
Washington, D.C.

Bailey Vandiver Blog Posts
Bailey Vandiver
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

Live blog:
Duke during the coronavirus pandemic
Nathan Luzum, Jake Satisky
The Chronicle
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

From the Editors:
Here are our top 5 posts from The Westmini Griffin
Marina McTee, Cami Mondeaux
The Forum
Westminster College
Salt Lake City, Utah