IU students win 3 SPJ Mark of Excellence categories
IU students won three categories in the Society of Professional Journalists Region 5 Mark of Excellence awards Saturday.
The awards were announced at the virtual conference. Winners in each category will compete with the winners of other regions in the national competition.
Television Breaking-News Reporting
Winner: Holden Abshier, “Breonna Taylor protest,” IU NewsNet
Feature Writing
Winner: Caroline Anders, “Live and learn,” Indiana Daily Student
Online Feature Reporting
Winner: Emily Isaacman, Karli VanCleave and Mel Fronczek, “Softening stigma,” Indiana Daily Student
Sports Writing
Finalist: Matt Cohen, “The General comes home,” Indiana Daily Student