Oct. 14, 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 2:30 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
Multimedia Story of the Year
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
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