{"id":611069,"date":"2021-11-02T11:12:43","date_gmt":"2021-11-02T16:12:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/?page_id=611069"},"modified":"2022-04-09T16:02:54","modified_gmt":"2022-04-09T21:02:54","slug":"2021-pacemaker-awards-in-broadcast","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/studentpress.org\/nspa\/2021-pacemaker-awards-in-broadcast\/","title":{"rendered":"2021 Pacemaker Awards in Broadcast"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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NSPA names top news broadcasts<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Pacemaker names 5 programs as the \u2018best of the best\u2019<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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MINNEAPOLIS \u2014 Honoring the nation\u2019s best, National Scholastic Press Association has named five scholastic broadcast news programs as prestigious Pacemaker winners.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

These 2021 winners, plus the 2021 Pacemaker Award winners in Newspaper\/Newsmagazine and Specialty Magazine, were announced during the JEA\/NSPA Spring National High School Journalism Convention, presented virtually Nov. 13, 2021.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In October, 12 news broadcasts were named Pacemaker finalists<\/strong>. The finalists represented six states. Texas set the pace with eight finalists, followed by California with three.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe Pacemaker is the association\u2019s preeminent award,\u201d Executive Director Laura Widmer said. \u201cNSPA is honored to recognize the best of the best.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The NSPA Pacemaker award has a rich tradition and started just a few years after the organization was founded in 1921. The Pacemaker was added for broadcasting in 1996 to reflect its growing importance at the high school level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Each school entered three programs from the 2020-21 school year. A team of three judges, all award-winning collegiate broadcast professors and media advisers, viewed each entry discussing and analyzing its strengths and weaknesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe winning entries stood out for not just their technical quality, but in the stories being covered,\u201d Gary Lundgren, associate director and contest coordinator, said. \u201cThe writing, editing, hosting and the willingness to tackle relevant topics make these exceptional newscasts from start to finish.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

For judging, shows were divided into live and pre-recorded categories. The frequency of the broadcast was also considered with daily shows competing in a separate category with weekly, bi-weekly, monthly or less-frequently in another. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cThe pandemic posed a lot of challenges for student journalists especially at schools where many students were not on campus,\u201d Lundgren said. \u201cThe high-quality journalism these news shows provided, against all odds, is remarkable.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2021 <\/strong>
Pacemaker Awards<\/strong>
Broadcast<\/strong><\/a>
Newspaper\/Newsmagazine<\/a>
Specialty Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2021 <\/strong>
Pacemaker Award finalists<\/strong>
Broadcast<\/a>
Newspaper\/Newsmagazine<\/a>
Specialty Magazine<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Spring 2021 <\/strong>
Pacemaker Awards<\/strong>
Literary magazine<\/a> \u2022
Online<\/a> \u2022 Yearbook<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Fall 2021 <\/strong>
Best of Show<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

JEA\/NSPA Fall National High School Journalism Convention<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA Philadelphia Storytelling Workshop<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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NSPA Awards page<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

NSPA Awards archive<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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2021 Individual Award winners<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Broadcast Story of the Year<\/a>
Cartoon of the Year<\/a>
Design of the Year<\/a>
Digital Story of the Year<\/a>
Photo of the Year<\/a>
Story of the Year<\/a>
Social Justice Reporting<\/a>
Local Climate Change Reporting<\/a>
Portfolio of the Year<\/a>
Best Use of Social Media<\/a>
COVID-19 Coverage<\/a>
Junior high\/middle school<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n


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“CHSTV Worldwide”<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

Carlsbad High School<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Carlsbad, California<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Producer\/editor:
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Adviser:
Douglas Green<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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