2024 Reporter of the Year finalists

Aug. 30, 2024

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2024 Reporter of the Year competition.

Individual Award winners will be announced at the Fall National College Media Convention at 3 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 2, at the Sheraton New Orleans.

A gallery of winners will be posted after the Nov. 2 announcement.

Finalists below are listed in alphabetical order by school.


Please join us at the National College Media Convention in New Orleans Oct. 30 – Nov. 2. Register online.

This convention provides a unique opportunity to network with industry professionals, learn from seasoned journalists, and gain valuable insights into the ever-evolving world of media and journalism.


Two-year School

Aubree Curran
Foghorn News, Del Mar College (TX)

Ma. Gisela Ordenes
The Union, El Camino College (CA)

Sara Leon
The Hornet, Fullerton College (CA)

Olivia Fitts
The Express, Las Positas College (CA)

Kai Brito
The Clarion, Madison Area Technical College (WI)

Zanaia Joshua
MATC Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College (WI)

Daniela Valdivia-Terres
NECC Observer, Northern Essex Community College (MA)

Diego Higuera
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)

Hope Smith
The Collegian, Tarrant County College (TX)

Four-year School

Brad Butterfield
The Lumberjack, California State Polytechnic University, Humboldt

Alexandra Murphy
14 East, DePaul University (IL)

Emily Vespa
Technician, North Carolina State University

Declan Bradley
Quest, Reed College (OR)

Kyle Chouinard
The Daily Orange, Syracuse University (NY)

Nicholas Gutteridge
The Battalion, Texas A&M University

Aidan McCahill
The Tulane Hullabaloo, Tulane University (LA)

Dylan Winward
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles

Jenny Jacoby
The Miami Hurricane, University of Miami (FL)

Tristin Hoffman
Daily Emerald, University of Oregon