2024 Cartoon of the Year finalists

Aug. 30, 2024

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2024 Cartoon 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.

Individual Award finalists

Story of the Year

Reporter of the Year

Multimedia Story of the Year

Design of the Year

Photo of the Year

Cartoon of the Year

Broadcast Story of the Year

Editorial Cartoon

Lilly Sundsbak
The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago (IL)
Editorial: Delaying release of final advisory report undermines graduation

Joshua Ceasar
The Brookhaven Courier, Dallas College Brookhaven Campus (TX)
TikTok ban

Mattheau Faught
The Et Cetera, Dallas College Eastfield Campus (TX)
AI love

Samuel Chiu
Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University (CA)
Budget Cuts

Robert Navarro
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)
Won Zero To Become Heroes

Corynn Young
The Battalion, Texas A&M University
Let’s rethink how we talk about global warming

Sara Fang
The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
The do’s and don’ts of PR writing

Haley Walton
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
COVID-19 is still a community problem

Lita Cruz
The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
Avoid desensitization

Rainier Pederson
The Mercury, University of Texas at Dallas Texas
State Trooper Essentials

Comic Strip/Panel

Camille Amezcua
The Collegian, California State University, Fresno
The Tail of Walnut

Jerry Weiss
Richland Chronicle, Dallas College Richland Campus (TX)
They must be getting serious

Brandi Kim
Inside Fullerton, Fullerton College (CA)
A Villain’s Day Off

Noah Thomson
MATC Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College (WI)
Stiff McGhouly

Ellie Gerken
F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago (IL)
Senior Year

Bruce Darnell
The Alestle
Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
American Boy | Where’s your money going?

Edmundo Godinez
The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College (CA)
Student Debt

Sydney Kysar
Daily Bruin, University of California, Los Angeles
Editorial Cartoon: “Bruin Voices for Change”

Abby Short
The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
Winter Break

Dylan Hostetter
Amendment, Virginia Commonwealth University
Fib No. 3