Sept. 24, 2021

Associated Collegiate Press announces the finalists in its 2021 Advertisement 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

Past ACP awards

“The Fraud Behind ‘The Most Fraudulent Election in History’”
Veronica Backer-Peral
Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

“When Did Climate Change Become Political?”
Veronica Backer-Peral
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

“’Let’s talk about it’ offers an open platform for discussion”
Paige Mathieson
District
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

“Fired for Speaking Out?”
Mary Steffenhagen
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“Facing Racism Early”
Caleb Britt
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“Fighting for Social Justice in Syracuse, NY”
Katie Lane
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“Oneida Creek Pollution”
James Corrigan
NCC News
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“One Year Since Chabad Shooting On Yom Kippur At Elon University”
Isabella Seman
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolins

“Unexpected Politics: Memes and UO”
Marcus Ren, Em Chan
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

“Sexual Assault Claims Against Professors Spark Student Protest”
Marisa Gjuraj, Finn Carlin
SGTV
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

“The New Swing States: Part Three  — Difficult Conversations”
Veronica Backer-Peral
Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

“CPP Animal Update”
Cathy Myers, Nicholas Talamante, Coco Chica
The Poly Post
California State Polytechnic University, Pomona
Pomona, California

“CBU’s Brian Zunigha Becomes TikTok Famous Over Quarantine”
Ivania Montes
CBU TV
California Baptist University
Riverside, California

“Negan Fu searches to find the greatest movie of all time”
Paige Mathieson
District
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

“Working bees shed light on the hectic student life”
Paige Mathieson
District
Savannah College of Art and Design Atlanta
Atlanta, Georgia

“Deconstructing TikTok”
Mary Steffenhagen
NYCity News Service
The City University of New York
New York, New York

“The Caregiver”
Hunter Franklin
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“Makeup Madhouse”
Gianna DaPra
TV2/KentWired
Kent State University
Kent, Ohio

“Change Doesn’t Rest: How Fermata Ballet Collective Reinvented the Dance Company”
Sarah Miller
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

“Bringing the Scoop on Pandemonium Ice Cream”
Sloane O’Cone, Finn Carlin
SGTV
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

“Speak Up and Dribble”
Chris Benis, Owen Tait
The Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

“Athletes Struggle to Get to the Pros Due to COVID-19”
Austin Hall
NewsWaves
Pepperdine University
Malibu, California

“Hawkeye wrestling dominates Big Ten Championship”
Tianna Torrejon
DITV
University of Iowa
Iowa City, Iowa

“The Creator’s Game”
Julia Skeval, Adam Klepp, Justin Glowacki, Jacob Konwiser
The NewsHouse
Syracuse University
Syracuse, New York

“Boone Bigfoots”
Garrett Davenport
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

“Spring Sports Attendance”
Ally Powell
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University
Boone, North Carolina

“Elon University Football Seniors Stepping Up During Delayed Season”
Jon Server
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“Elon’s Only Feature Twirler Plays With Fire”
Ellis Chandler
Elon News Network
Elon University
Elon, North Carolina

“From Pandemic to Pay”
Staff
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

“Will Muschamp Fired”
Kendall Smith
SGTV
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina

“What is Prop 21?”
Cristobal Spielmann
Los Angeles Loyolan
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California

“Culture Corner reflects on AAPI hate crimes”
Ethereal Reyes, Justyn Fulton
The Poly Post
The Poly Post
Pomona, California

“Exum Center Reopens”
Josh Wilkerson
Thorobred News
Kentucky State University
Frankfort, Kentucky

“Chowdown Comparisons 2: The Pizza Battle”
Marcus Ren, Em Chan
Daily Emerald
University of Oregon
Eugene, Oregon

“Friday Morning Live March 19, 2021”
Cade Crenshaw, Josh Tekele, Braden Maloy, Will Kronsberg
SGTV
University of South Carolina
Columbia, South Carolina