IDS wins 2 Pacemakers; Cohen wins Reporter of the Year
The Indiana Daily Student won dozens of awards this weekend at the virtual Associated Collegiate Press/College Media Association Fall National College Media Convention.
For the second year in a row, the IDS won the Pacemaker award — ACP’s preeminent national award recognizing overall excellence — in both the online and newspaper categories. It also won Best College Media Outlet of the Year in the CMA Pinnacle Awards. Senior Matt Cohen was named Reporter of the Year.
Associated Collegiate Press individual awards
- Emily Isaacman, second place, In-Depth News Story, “A concerning pattern“
- Annie Aguiar, second place, Newspaper Page/Spread, “Should you adopt a pet?”
- Madison Smalstig, third place, Ernie Pyle Human Interest Profile (sponsored by the Ernie Pyle Legacy Foundation and Scripps Howard), “Steven Moore almost died“
- Matt Cohen, Colin Kulpa and Vivek Rao, third place, COVID-19 Coverage Online: News or Features, “IU’s great big COVID-19 experiment: How one of the nation’s largest universities kept its doors open through spiking cases and daily uncertainty“
- Staff: third place, Newspaper Special Section/Advertising, “Orienter“
- Peter Talbot: fourth place, Feature Story, “Test of survival: A young woman wrestles with drugs, life and a year on the edge“
- Tristan Jackson: fourth place, Newspaper Page/Spread, “IU beats Penn State”
- Alex Deryn: fifth place, News/Breaking News Photo, “Indianapolis shooting vigil”
- Staff: fifth place, Rate Card
- Lilly St. Angelo, honorable mention, Diversity Story, “What wasn’t said: How racism shaped one IU student’s college experience“
- Ethan Levy, honorable mention, Sports Game/Action Photo, “Wrestle for the ball”
- Annie Aguiar, honorable mention, Newspaper Front Page, “Sept. 10, 2020”
- Matt Cohen, honorable mention, COVID-19 Coverage Print: News or Features, “It was worth the risks“
- Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush, honorable mention, Informational Graphic, “S for Success“
- Ty Vinson, Abbie Gressley and Carson TerBush, honorable mention, Multimedia Feature Story, “Making change loudly: Local tattoo artist fights to create space for Black people in Bloomington“
- Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush, honorable mention, Interactive Graphic, “The president’s speeches: Looking back on McRobbie’s tenure by analyzing his words“
ACP/CMA Convention Best of Show
The IDS placed in the following categories:
- Second place, Advertising Special Newspaper Section
- Third place, Digital Newsletter
- Fifth place, Advertising Rate Card
- Ninth place, Newspaper
Individual
- Hayley Skrezyna, second place, Advertising Design, “Evil by the Needle”
- Phyllis Cha, third place, Social Justice Reporting, “I’m sure I will experience this again: IU students recount experiences of anti-Asian racism“
- Colin Kulpa, Patrick Felts, Evan Gerike and Bradley Hohulin, fifth place, Podcast, “Reach for the Pod“
- Mallorey Daunhauer, eighth place, Multimedia News/Feature Presentation, “An Inside Look at the 2021 Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest“
- Abby Carmichael, ninth place, Print Design, “Are you tailgate-ready?”
College Media Association Pinnacle Awards
The IDS received an honorable mention for Best Diversity Coverage of the Year.
Individual
- Caleb Coffman, first place, Best Sports Feature, “The General’s Shadow“
- Erika Armstrong, first place, Best Online Ad, “Liberal Arts and Management Program”
- Staff, first place, Best Rate Card/Media Kit
- Annie Aguiar, second place, Best Newspaper Front Page, “Sept. 10, 2020”
- Staff, second place, Best Ad Supplement/Special Section, “Orienter”
- Emily Isaacman, third place, Best Investigative Story, “A concerning pattern“
- Annie Aguiar, third place, Best Newspaper/Feature Page Spread, “Should you adopt a pet?”
- Erika Armstrong, third place, Best Display Ad, “Little 500”