ACP honors
top collegiate multimedia stories

Multimedia Story of the Year

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Oct. 30, 2023

Associated Collegiate Press salutes the winners of its 2023 Multimedia Story of the Year competition.

ACP’s Individual Awards are among the top prizes in collegiate media, and the awards are a showcase of journalistic excellence.

Winners were announced during the Fall National College Media Convention, on Oct. 30 in Atlanta.

First Place
Staff
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Hazelwood multimedia package

Second Place
Aaditi Lele, Katherine Oung, Lexie Perez
Vanderbilt Hustler
Vanderbilt University (TN)
Tennessee gun laws: What you need to know

Third Place
Susie Webb
The Daily Tar Heel
University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
The Abortion Issue

Fourth Place
Jin Kwon
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
Two Penn dining halls found not in compliance with Philadelphia health code

Fifth Place
Staff
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)
Infodemic

Honorable mentions

Priya Kanneboyina, Shaanth Kodialam Nanguneri, Maya O’Kelly, Lindsey Parungo
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Deep dive into deliberations behind proposed UC ethnic studies entry requirement

Staff
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University (NC)
2022 Election: Federal, state, county unofficial results

Nyah Phengsitthy
Elon News Network, Elon University (NC)
Extra enforcement: Elon University sees more parking regulation across campus

George Botros, Ana Glassman, Abhiram Juvvadi, Derek Wong, Jesse Zhang
The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
In Photos: An interactive look at Penn’s landscape from 1899 to 2022

Emilee Arnold, Brett Phelps
Talisman, Western Kentucky University
A life uprooted: One year after the December 2021 tornado

First Place
Emily Baird, Sarah Dolgin, Nate Harrington, Christopher Scarglato, Ryan Stephens
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)
Scammers target college campuses with phishing emails

Second Place
Samantha Riordan, Nico Vinuela
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
The death of Thomas Jodry

Third Place
Thomas Denome
Elon News Network
Elon University (NC)
Down to ride

Fourth Place
Abigail Harper
Ke Alaka’i
Brigham Young University Hawaii
Jazzy research

Fifth Place
Miles Berman, Derek Righetti, Diego Sandoval
Mustang News
California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
The person behind the player

Honorable mentions

Kylie Clifton
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
From the womb to the newsroom: 12 Loyolan twins tell their stories

Audrey Champelli
14 East, DePaul University (IL)
Fan Behavior

Lynn Ma
NYCity News Service, City University of New York
The Anti-Social Network

Nadia Bey
The Chronicle, Duke University (NC)
A journey through four years worth of food points

Kira Wang
The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
DP sex survey finds engineering students are most sexually active

First Place
Jacy Bradley, Jacob Boissy, Grayson Joslin
The Ball State Daily News
Ball State University (IN)
Nick Elam’s rule change for the end of basketball games has found its way into mainstream basketball

Second Place
Jacob Kisamore
Elon News Network
Elon University (NC)
Elon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond

Third Place
Staff
The Shorthorn
The University of Texas at Arlington
Muddy territory

Fourth Place
Jonathan Perriello, Marilyn Schoneboom, Christine Vo, Kerstan Warner
The Shorthorn
The University of Texas at Arlington
A fan of Dallas Cowboys

Fifth Place
Lizzy Reardon
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)
Colleges lack addiction resources for online sports gambling surge

Honorable mentions

Miles Berman, Derek Righetti, Diego Sandoval
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
The person behind the player

Jack Bynum
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
From underdogs to top dogs

Chris Benis, Olivia Palombo
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
LMU unveils new beach volleyball courts

Anika Chakrabarti, Jon Christon, Lindsey Parungo
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Singleton 3 helps UCLA men’s basketball beat Northwestern, advance to Sweet 16

Spencer Ball, Jacob Phillips, Violet Raftery, Sam Schorr
The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
Analysis: Gamecocks fall to Iowa in Final Four thriller, snaps 42-game winning streak

First Place
Kayla Breen
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University (NY)
Fright Night

Second Place
Benjamin McAvoy-Bickford, Jesse Zhang
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania
20 hours of Election Day in Philadelphia and at Penn

Third Place
Devin Anderson-Torrez, Audrey Richardson, Chloe Trofatter
The State News
Michigan State University
Shots fired on Michigan State University’s campus

Fourth Place
Alex Carnochan, Jared Lennon
The Miami Hurricane
University of Miami (FL)
Gallery: ‘Canes fall to Huskies in Final Four

Fifth Place
Hal Fox, Violet Jira, Kharley Redmon
The Daily Mississippian
University of Mississippi
Welcome to Rolling Fork: From the touchdown of the tornado to picking up the pieces

Honorable mentions

Ayrton Breckenridge, Daniel McGregor-Huyer, Jerod Ringwald, Grace Smith
The Daily Iowan, University of Iowa
Coralville’s 4th annual 4thFest

Ben Cammarata
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University (MA)
Bird Brilliance: Exploring Harvard’s Ornithology Collection

Emma Kratky
Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
Cameron Cai: Exploring musical theater, pilates and diversity

Samuel Cooke
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University (NC)
High Country staple shuts down after 25 years

Staff
The Appalachian, Appalachian State University (NC)
Belk Library through a day’s light

First Place
Declan Bradley
Quest
Reed College (OR)
By the Numbers: Exploring Campaign Finance in the 2022 US Midterms

Second Place
Staff
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
Money’s Tight — But They’re Buying

Third Place
Myron Caringal
Golden Gate Xpress
San Francisco State University (CA)
SF State bathrooms: a public setting for private encounters

Fourth Place
Lara King, Maya Mikelson, Angela Voit
The Michigan Daily
University of Michigan
UMich computer science program restricts admission starting in fall 2023 as demand rises

Fifth Place
Liam McGlynn, Jessica Nguyen
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Wake Up Call: How do fire alarms affect student life?

Honorable mentions

Julie Blunt, Alyssa Branum, Tobi Fakunle
The State Hornet, California State University, Sacramento
Timeline: Sexual assault at Sac State

Thomas Denome
Elon News Network. Elon University (NC)
Bicycle Crashes in the Piedmont Triad, 2007-2021

Lasikka Bruck, Lauryn Goodson, Ellie Sandlin
Talisman, Western Kentucky University
Quiz: which college should you enroll in?

Dang Le
The Shorthorn, The University of Texas at Arlington
Head coach retires

Caleb Elizondo
The Battalion, Texas A&M University
Analysis: Your guide to ETAM

First Place
Raven Rolle
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky
Raven Rolle Social Media entry

Second Place
Javier Jauregui Ramirez, Emily Tang, Alice Yang
Daily Bruin
University of California, Los Angeles
Westwood Chateau Investigation

Third Place
Staff
The Daily Gamecock
University of South Carolina
Redefining Normal

Fourth Place
Rachael Perrotta, Lindsey Jorda, Katherine Oung
Vanderbilt Hustler
Vanderbilt University  (TN)
Coverage of the Covenant School Shooting

Fifth Place
Christina Buravtsova, Abby Wilt
The Graphic
Pepperdine University (CA)
2022 Midterm Election

Honorable mentions

Catherine Allen, Brady Caskey, Chloe Chin, Nico Vinuela, Elizabeth Wilson
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Kristin Smart Verdict

Miles Berman, Derek Righetti, Diego Sandoval
Mustang News, California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Cal Poly Wrestling social media reporting

Alyssa Fullington, Luke Lazarczyk
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University
K-State vs. Alabama in the Sugar Bowl

Claire Foley, Sofia Laboy, Onur Toper
The Heights, Boston College (MA)
They Were Part of BC’s Best Men’s Basketball Teams. Now, the Players Worry the Program Forgot About Them

El Guo, Alan Nguyen
The Barometer, Oregon State University
‘Love is love:’ Students band together in opposition to hate speech from religious protester

First Place
Rae Walberg
The Maroon
Loyola University New Orleans (LA)
Engulfed

Second Place
Sellers Hill, John Pena, Dylan Phan, Jack Trapanick, Frank Zhou
The Harvard Crimson
Harvard University (MA)
Newstalk Episode 1: Inside Harvard Housing Day

Third Place
Staff
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
New York City’s Most Dangerous Job

Fourth Place
Staff
NYCity News Service
City University of New York
Is Human Composting the Next Big Thing?

Fifth Place
Kendal Manns, Khalil Stewart
The Hornet Tribune
Alabama State University
The Wild Card

Honorable mentions

Lawrence Charles
The State Hornet, California State University, Sacramento
Collector’s Cave Episode 8: ‘Keychains’

Staff
The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
The Daily Weekly: Your Local Life-Saving Vending Machine

Zach Goldman, Jared Johnston, Jack Oberlander, Kamryn Page
NCC News, Syracuse University (NY)
To Tell the Truth: An NCC News Spotlight Podcast

Margaret Faust
Elon News Network, Elon University (NC)
ENN Radio: Womens’ contributions to history acknowledged across Alamance-Burlington School System

Alexandra Ellison, Odjuani De Moura Okoudowa
Emerge, University of Guelph-Humber (ON)
Drawing the Line: the complex and controversial topic of Medical Assistance in Dying

First Place
Staff
Elon News Network
Elon University (NC)
Live blog: Midterm election results in Alamance County, North Carolina

Second Place
Staff
Elon News Network
Elon University (NC)
Live blog: Tracking Ian

Third Place
Myron Caringal
Golden Gate Xpress
San Francisco State University (CA)
Understand the origins of ‘slay’ before using it in your vocabulary

Fourth Place
Elyse Clayton, Mollie Davidson, Alex Jockisch, Madison Moore, Kya Nilges
Stephens Life
Stephens College (MO)
Are You Listening?

Fifth Place
Elizabeth Donnelly
The Pitt News
University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The Pitt Prescription | Ongoing medication shortages give patients a bitter pill to swallow

Honorable mentions

Myron Caringal
Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University (CA)
The CSU gave former Chancellor Joseph Castro a $400,000 salary after he resigned. Here’s what he can do with it

Grace Needham
The Kansas State Collegian, Kansas State University
Life hacks for college in Manhattan

Staff
The Harvard Crimson, Harvard University (MA)
Flyby

Gigi Baldonado
KBVR, Oregon State University
Summer Jams: Hawai’i edition

Abigail Duncan
The Pitt News, University of Pittsburgh (PA)
The Ladybug | Figuring Out What Adoption Means to Me