Announced at the Fall National College Media Convention, Nov. 2, 2019, in Washington, D.C.
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First
Alexa Lowe, Jennifer Snook
Naked, The Express, Havik
Las Positas College

Second
Calista Berner
The Daily Gamecock
University of South Carolina

Third
Audrey Roth, Cara Yoder
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University

Fourth
Ashley Oehler
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University

Fifth
Jaron Puszakowski
Kent State Student Media
Kent State University

Honorable Mention
Von Balanon
Mustang Media Group
California Polytechnic State University

Honorable Mention
Acacia Thalmann
The Collegian
Kansas State University

Honorable Mention
Bailey Possail
The Collegian
South Dakota State University

Honorable Mention
Paulina Kababie
The Clarion
Madison Area Technical College

First
Natalie Rulon
Pepperdine Graphic
Pepperdine University

Second
Ashley Stewart
SCAN Magazine
Savannah College of Art and Design, Atlanta

Third
Shannon Lewis
F Newsmagazine
School of the Art Institute of Chicago

Fourth
Ryan Griesinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University

Fifth
Davian Hopkins
The Daily Toreador
Texas Tech University

Honorable Mention
Gabby Rosenbloom
Distraction
University of Miami

Honorable Mention
Morgan Thomson
Ibis
University of Miami

Honorable Mention
Sydney Spann
The Appalachian
Appalachian State University

Honorable Mention
Jaron Puszakowski
Kent State Student Media
Kent State University

Honorable Mention
Carmen Nguyen
The Collegian
Tarrant County College

First
Madison Faulkner
The Metropolitan
Metropolitan State University of Denver

Second
Ryan Griesinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University

Third
Von Balanon, Shea Irwin, Kendra Oliver
Mustang Media Group
California Polytechnic State University

Fourth
Allison Morey
The Daily Egyptian
Southern Illinois University at Carbondale

Fifth
Annie Pietch
Kent State Student Media
Kent State University

Honorable Mention
Shea Irwin
Mustang Media Group
California Polytechnic State University

Honorable Mention
Rob Fischer
Kentucky Kernel
University of Kentucky

Honorable Mention
Staff
The State News
Michigan State University

Honorable Mention
Calista Berner, Emily Schoonover, Grace Steptoe
The Daily Gamecock
University of South Carolina

First
Von Balanon, Shea Irwin, Kendra Oliver
Mustang Media Group
California Polytechnic State University

Second
Staff
The Standard
Missouri State University

Third
Ryan Griesinger
Northwest Missourian
Northwest Missouri State University

Fourth
Staff
Kent State Student Media
Kent State University

Fifth
Staff
The Shorthorn
University of Texas at Arlington

Honorable Mention
Staff
The Red & Black | Eat & Drink
University of Georgia

Honorable Mention
Staff
The Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago

Honorable Mention
Staff
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University

Honorable Mention
Lucy Ferry, Nick Joyner, Remi Lederman
The Daily Pennsylvanian
University of Pennsylvania

Honorable Mention
Staff
The Daily Toreador
Texas Tech University

First
Grace Steptoe
Garnet Media Group
University of South Carolina

Second
Maddie Ceglecki, Brigit See
Student Media
Boise State University

Third
Ben Huyard
Pepperdine Graphic
Pepperdine University

Fourth
Andrew Lee, Craig Ostertag
College Heights Herald
Western Kentucky University

Fifth
James Hunter
The Standard
Missouri State University

Honorable Mention
Von Balanon, Shea Irwin, Kendra Oliver
Mustang Media Group
California Polytechnic State University

Honorable Mention
Samantha Conrad, Micha Thurston
The Chronicle
Columbia College Chicago

Honorable Mention
Audrey Roth
Indiana Daily Student
Indiana University

Honorable Mention
Jared Thornton
The News Record
University of Cincinnati

Honorable Mention
Esther Moreno
Et Cetera
Eastfield College