IDS wins top statewide honors at ICPA
The Indiana Daily Student took top honors in the Indiana Collegiate Press Association’s annual competition this week.
The IDS won first place in Newspaper Division 1, Advertising and Online Publication. The publication also won 65 individual awards.
Brook Baker Indiana Collegiate Journalist of the Year Award
Senior Matt Cohen was named Brook Baker Indiana Collegiate Journalist of the Year, making this the fifth year in a row the award has gone to an IU student. Cohen was selected for his portfolio of stories from the IDS, the Indianapolis Star and the Tampa Bay Times, including:
- “Former members of Hope Presbyterian Church in Bloomington allege abuse, cover-up: The Central Indiana Presbytery and Dan Herron deny the allegations.“
- “‘It was worth the risks’: An inside look at IU football’s historic pandemic season“
- “Indignity in death: Unmarked graves in Bloomington indicate long history of racism“
- “Ronnie Oneal III rests after half-hour defense, will not testify in murder“
- “Hundreds of shirtless dudes at IU football game lead to viral flash mob“
- “‘Our best chance’: Meet one of the nurses racing to vaccinate Bloomington against COVID-19“
Advertising
The IDS won first place in Advertising. It earned 17 additional recognitions.
Display Ad
First place: Hayley Skryzena, “Tattoos & Piercings”
House Ad
First place: Hayley Skryzena, “IDS Events – Stay in the loop”
Electronic Display Ad
- Second place: Liv Callahan, Grace Richardson, “Love B-Town? Shop Local Gallery Walk”
- Third place: Rhianna Ladd, “Atwater Eye Care Center”
Electronic House Ad
- First place: Hayley Skryzena, “Fall Housing Fair”
- Second place: Erika Armstrong, “Virtual Housing Fair”
Creative Use of Ad Copy
- First place: Chloie Fisher and Domique Hance, “What’s our trick?”
- Third place: Chloie Fisher, “Fill in the blanks”
Ad Layout
- First place: Chloie Fisher, Fall Housing Fair poster
- Second place: Jennifer Hanling, “IDS Headlines”
Use of Photography or Graphic Art
- First place: Jennifer Hanling, “IDS Headlines”
- Third place: Chloie Fisher and Domique Hance, “What’s our trick?”
Ad Design in Special Section or Supplement
- First place: Erika Armtrong: “News For You, By You & About You”
- Third place: Grace Richardson, “Fundraising Challenge”
Self-promotional Campaign
- First place: IDS staff, “Virtual Housing Fair”
- Second place: IDS staff, “Fall Housing Fair”
General Media Kit/Marketing Package
Second place: Adam Wigington, IDS Sales Material
Newspaper Division 1
The IDS won first place in Newspaper Division 1. It earned 36 additional recognitions.
Single Issue
First place: IDS staff, Dec. 16, 2021 issue
Themed Issue
Third place: IDS staff, Graduation edition 2021
Special Issue
Second place: IDS staff, Housing & Living Guide
Pullout/Wrap Section
Third place: IDS staff, Basketball Guide 2021
News Story
- First place: Kaitlyn Radde and Carson TerBush, “In the dark: Transparency rule fails to shed light on costs for IU Health Bloomington patients“
- Third place: Phyllis Cha, “Fentanyl-laced counterfeits of prescription pills make non-prescribed pills a life-or-death gamble“
In-Depth Story
Second place: Matt Cohen, “Former members of Hope Presbyterian Church in Bloomington allege abuse, cover-up”
Feature Story
First place: Emma Uber, “The Scarlet ‘E’: How eviction can haunt Monroe County tenants forever”
Entertainment Story
- First place: Nadia Scharf, “IU Ballet tackles caricature in ‘The Nutcracker’“
- Third place: Hannah Dailey, “The Bluebird wasn’t operating safely. Then it shut down — for one day.“
Sports News Story
Third place: Evan Gerike, “‘It just didn’t go our way’: IU men’s soccer misses out on 9th star, falls 1-0 to Marshall”
Sports Feature Story
- First place: Tyler Tachman, “Angel Escobedo: The home that holds him together“
- Second place: Matt Cohen, “‘It was worth the risks’: An inside look at IU football’s historic pandemic season“
News or Feature Series
Second place: Lizzie Kaboski, “Being Heard: The COVID-19 pandemic has exacerbated the challenges the Deaf community faces daily”
Continuous Coverage of a Single Story
- First place: David Wolfe Bender, Phyllis Cha, Kaitlyn Radde and Madison Smalstig, Bloomington’s unhoused community
- Second place: IDS Staff, FedEx shooting
Entertainment Column
- Second place: Ellie Albin, “An ode to CDs“
- Third place: Nick Telman, “From Blade to Batwoman, the desire for Black-led superhero films has always been there“
Sports Column
- First place: Luke Christopher Norton, “Don’t praise the NCAA for doing the absolute minimum for women’s sports“
- Second place: Bradley Hohulin, “The star-crossed tragedy of IU men’s basketball and Archie Miller“
Review
- First place: Stefan Townes, “It’s Lil Nas X versus the world, and he’s winning“
- Third place: Erin Stafford, “‘An Evening With Silk Sonic’ is a time machine to the magical haze of 1970s soul music“
Front Page Design
Second place: Abby Carmichael, Dec. 2, 2021 issue
Feature Page Design
Second place: Abby Carmichael, Are you tailgate-ready?
Sports Page Design
- First place: Abby Carmichael and Juno Martin, Feb. 4, 2021, issue
- Third place: Abby Carmichael, Jan. 21, 2021, issue
Special Section Front/Cover
Second place: Madelyn Powers, Homecoming Guide 2021
News Photography
First place: Alex Deryn, FedEx shooting vigil
Feature Photo
First place: Ethan Levy, Block Party
Sports Photography
- Second place: Ethan Levy, Kari Zumach spike
- Third place: Kamaron Farver, Patberg celebrates
Photo Essay/Picture Story
- Second place: IDS staff, Return to (ab)normalcy
- Third place: Izzy Myszak, Ethan Moore and Ashlyn Johnson, Lotus Fest
Informational Graphic
Second place: Vivek Rao and Carson TerBush, “The president’s speeches”
Editorial Cartoon
- First place: Madelyn Powers, “Missing Black and Brown people are just as important”
- Second place: Donyá Collins, “Indiana is leading the way to environmental Armageddon”
Online
The IDS won first place in Online. It also earned 11 additional recognitions.
Overall Website
Second place: IDS Staff
News/Feature Reporting Online
First place: Matt Cohen, Mallorey Daunhauer and Carson TerBush, “Indignity in death: Unmarked graves in Bloomington indicate long history of racism”
Podcast
Third place: Kaitlyn Radde, “The Daily Rundown”
Second place: IDS staff
Facebook Page
Second place: IDS staff
Use of Twitter
First place: IDS staff
Special Presentation
- Second place: Phyllis Cha, Hannah Dailey, Izzy Myzsak and Ethan Levy, “After the Audition“
- Third place: Kaitlyn Radde and Carson Terbush, “2020 was a year of protests. We broke down how it looked in Indiana.”
Video
Third place: Mallorey Daunhauer, “An inside look at the 2021 Kiwanis Indiana Balloon Fest”
Animation or Interactive Graphic
- First place: Carson TerBush, “A brief tour of Rose Hill Cemetery”
- Second place: Vivek Rao, “Here’s what you need to know about zoning controversy in Bloomington”