Nov. 12, 2020

National Scholastic Press Association announces the finalists in its 2020 Best Use of Social Media competition —

Social Media Reporting

Social Media Promotion

Winners in this and all Individual Award categories, as well as the NSPA Pacemaker Awards in broadcast, specialty magazine and newspaper/newsmagazine, will be announced online at 1 p.m. Central Saturday, Nov. 21, as part of the JEA/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention, presented virtually Nov. 19-21.

To view the awards presentation, register for the convention at orlando.journalismconvention.org by 11:59 p.m. Central Nov. 13.

Finalists listed below are alphabetical by state.

Individual Award finalists
Broadcast • Cartoon • Design
Digital Story • Photo • Portfolio • Story
Social Justice Reporting • Local Climate Change Reporting
Best Use of Social Media • COVID-19 Coverage
Middle School

Pacemaker Award finalists for this fall
Broadcast • Newspaper/Newsmagazine/Specialty Magazine

NSPA Awards page

NSPA Awards archive

Lauren Jefferies, Cam Medrano, Jordan Del Valle Tonoian
Eye of the Tiger
Roseville High School
Roseville, California

Staff
Bear Witness
Branham High School
San Jose, California

Claire Redmer, Emma Van Riper
Inklings News
Staples High School
Westport, Connecticut

Staff
The Muse
Alexander W. Dreyfoos School of the Arts
West Palm Beach, Florida

Mira Sydow, Jennifer Xia
The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia

Mishal Charania
The Huron Emery
Huron High School
Ann Arbor, Michigan

Staff
Pioneer
Kirkwood High School
Kirkwood , Missouri

George Bagwell, Eva Chillura, Emma Martin
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Staff
McCallum Journalism
McCallum High School
Austin, Texas

Holly Bill, Betsy Quimby
HHS Media
Harrisonburg High School
Harrisonburg, Virginia

Jespyn Bishop, Sophia Rolfs, Anthony Sianis
Reflections
Brighton High School
Brighton, Colorado

Claire Redmer, Emma Van Riper
Inklings News
Staples High School
Westport, Connecticut

Owen Donnelly, Luna Reichert
Odyssey Media Group
Clarke Central High School
Athens, Georgia

Mira Sydow, Jennifer Xia
The Messenger
Northview High School
Johns Creek, Georgia

Staff
West Side Story
Iowa City West High School
Iowa City, Iowa

Staff
The Phillipian
Phillips Academy
Andover, Massachusetts

Ali Koenig
Eastside
Cherry Hill HIgh School East
Cherry Hill, New Jersey

Eva Chillura, Emma Martin
Tribal Tribune
Wando High School
Mount Pleasant, South Carolina

Lillian Kosh, Evelyn Huerta Munoz
Bridgeland Student Media
Bridgeland High School
Cypress, Texas

Katelyn Finch, Conner Riley
The Rider Online
Legacy High School
Mansfield, Texas