Sept. 24, 2021

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2021 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. ET / 5 p.m. CT Thursday, Oct. 14, during the Fall National College Media Convention.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.

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2021 Individual Award finalists
Advertisement • Broadcast • Cartoon • Design
Multimedia • Photo • Reporter • Story
Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage

2021 Pacemaker finalists
Broadcast • Business • Innovation
Magazine • Newspaper • Online • 2020 Yearbook

“Local voter guide”
Marisa Martinez, Meghan Bravo, Joshua Letona, Tahiti Salinas, Daniel Rojas
University Times
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

“Inside Clarke County schools as district makes plans for return to in-person classes”
Henry Queen
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

“Pay Day”
Leo Smith, Lela Johnson
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

“It’s Just Not Fair: One Woman’s Fight For Access to Community Water”
Rabria Moore, Billy Schuerman
The Daily Mississippian
University of Mississippi
University, Mississippi

“Revisiting and Revisualizing Syracuse’s 15th Ward”
Sonny Cirasuolo, Amanda Paule, Molly Gibbs, Kevin Camelo, Lawry Boyer
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“The Trouble We’ve Seen”
Arno Pedram, John Philp, Jocelyn Contreras, Joseph Jungermann, Holly DeMuth
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“A taxing divide”
Mackenzie Wilkes
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“Black Wall Street Greenwood centennial (and related stories)”
Jacinda Hemeon, Blake Douglas, Ari Fife, Jillian Taylor, Beth Wallis
The OU Daily
University of Oklahoma
Norman, Oklahoma

“Mapping U.S. colleges’ fall 2020 plans”
Pia Singh, Jonah Charlton
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania

“Shots fired as Black Lives Matter and Back the Blue collide in Provo”
Lisi Merkley
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

“Hitting a Language Wall:
The Life or Death Translation Crisis at the U.S.- Mexico Border”
Kimberly Cruz, Marina Rodriguez
Al Día
California State University, Fullerton
Fullerton, California

“Living in the shadow of the temple:
Jean Okimoto’s story”
Abbie Putnam
Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University-Hawaii
Laie, Hawaii

“Systems in place for survivors of sexual, emotional abuse at DePaul leave victims feeling abandoned”
Ella Lee, Emma Oxnevad
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

“Making change loudly:
Local tattoo artist fights to create space for Black people in Bloomington”
Ty Vinson, Abbie Gressley, Carson TerBush
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

“Supporting and being supported:
Mothers navigate life over a year of COVID-19″
Brooklyn Draisey, Katie Goodale, Jenna Galligan
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

“The Little Things”
Kennedy Miller
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

“Next New York”
Staff
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“Under their wings”
Courtney Weiner, Abby Gibbs, Samantha Casamento, Amanda Gibson
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“FLUX: Creatives in COVID”
Jenna Babinchak, Daniela Patricio, Francisco Torres, Sean Jackson, Michaela Wong
Emerge
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario

“I need to be better; I need to be stronger:
An exploration of Black history at Texas State”
Staff
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

“For the love of the sport”
Kathryn Skeean
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

“We knew that she was the special one:
Caitlin Clark dominating in her first season with the Iowa women’s basketball team”
Chloe Peterson, Hannah Kinson, Kelsey Harrell
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

“Homefield”
Sydney Hill
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

“Student-Athletes Deferred Enrollment at Markedly Higher Rates than College Students at Large in 2020-21, Crimson Analysis Finds”
David Aley, Eliot Min, A.J. Dilts, William Boggs
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

“He’s got all the tools:
Goalkeeper Russell Shealy emerges at Syracuse”
Alex Hamer
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“App State football super seniors: how the pandemic created a rare opportunity”
Silas Albright
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

“Women coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports”
Grace Terry
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“Super Bowl LV Predictions”
Jacob Mahaffey, Kyle Saxon, Alex Lehmbeck, Henry Jackson, Alexander Ganias
The Pitt News
University of Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

“Full capacity, low excitement”
Elias Valverde II
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

“The Young legacy: two gymnasts journey from BYU to the Olympics”
Natalie Orr, Hannah Miner
BYU Daily Universe
Brigham Young University
Provo, Utah

“Gallery: Views from quarantine”
Samantha Chow
The State Press
Arizona State University
Phoenix, Arizona

“ASI and BSU collaboration brings peaceful protest to Cal State LA”
Joshua Mejia, Joshua Letona
University Times
California State University, Los Angeles
Los Angeles, California

“Road to Gulf Shores”
Kyle Calzia
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

“BLM and WLM Face-Off in Huntington Beach”
Jonathan Putman
The Corsair
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California

“’Enough is Enough’”
Jacob Musselman
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

“Photo Essay: A day in the life of a dementia patient”
Lois Magner
Crusader News
Seward County Community College
Liberal, Kansas

“Shots From a Pandemic Year”
Staff
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“For the Win”
T.J. Shaw
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“Elon’s devoted beekeeper”
Jakob Reuter
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“Texas Rangers play in front of fans”
Elias Valverde II, Julia Mendoza
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington
Arlington, Texas

“An Athens summer without AthFest”
Staff
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

“Policing In the USA”
Lela Johnson
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Chicago, Illinois

“The president’s speeches:
Looking back on McRobbie’s tenure by analyzing his words”
Vivek Rao, Carson TerBush
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University
Bloomington, Indiana

“UIndy tuition 2021-22″
Taylor Strnad
The Reflector
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

“Hoosiers with a Hearing Disability”
Nicole Thomas
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University
Muncie, Indiana

“2020 Voter Guide”
Kelsey Harrell
The Daily Iowan
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

“Use This Tool for SNAP at Farmers’ Markets”
Zachary Smith
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“Dashboard: App State and Watauga County COVID case count”
Moss Brennan, Abi Pepin
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

“Pandemic Pub”
Luke Ettinger, Mikayla Ottogalli, John Sequiera, Ashley Cave, Lucas Damiani
Emerge
University of Guelph-Humber
Toronto, Ontario

“How ‘The Big 6’ led the Civil Rights Movement”
Emily Nichelle Wolfe
UHCL The Signal
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas

“Melanated Muckraker —
Failure to Live Up to Ideals Part 2: Pepperdine and Students of Color”
Anitiz Muonogolu, Emily Shaw
Graphic
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

“The Skyline View Podcast —
Student Unions Stand Against Anti-Asian Hate”
John Harrison
The Skyline View
Skyline College
San Bruno, California

“The Front Page: The story of Linnentown”
Henry Queen, Drew Hubbard
The Red & Black
University of Georgia
Athens, Georgia

“30 Days: The Voices of Hunger Strikers Fighting Environmental Racism”
Richard Requena
14 East
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

“Knights for Social Change”
Angela Palumbo
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“How student leaders are engaging voters”
Meredith Radford, Sonia Rao
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Chapel Hill, North Carolina

“Bridging the Gap”
Cameron Oglesby
Duke Chronicle
Duke University
Durham, North Carolina

“ENN Radio”
Anna Terry
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“What on Earth? A podcast series on climate change”
Molly Lowney, Jennifer Ng
The Beacon
University of Portland
Portland, Oregon

“Protest Organizers Reflect on Black Lives Matter Demonstrations”
Staff
The University Star
Texas State University
San Marcos, Texas

“The Hoof”
Nicki Butler
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
San Luis Obispo, California

“Pelo Malo: An Afro-Latina Experience”
Ashlie Rodriguez
Urbana Literary & Arts
Miami Dade College, Eduardo J. Padrón Campus
Miami, Florida

“Election 2020 Live Blog”
Lacey Latch, Ella Lee, Emma Oxnevad
The DePaulia
DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

“Election 2020 Live Blog”
Staff
The Reflector
University of Indianapolis
Indianapolis, Indiana

“Autumn Oak Lane: Vegetable gardening”
Justin Williams
KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion
University of Kentucky
Lexington, Kentucky

“Flyby Blog”
Staff
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University
Cambridge, Massachusetts

“Winter storm brings freezing rain to Elon University, Alamance County”
Staff
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“Scraping By in the Digital Age”
Drew Taylor
KBVR-FM
Oregon State University
Corvallis, Oregon

“Asking for a Friend: How not to screw up love”
Em Chan
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

“Alyssa Curates the Internet”
Alyssa Shotwell
UHCL The Signal
University of Houston-Clear Lake
Houston, Texas