Media School students win 3 regional SPJ awards
Media School students and recent alumni won three categories of this weekend’s Society of Professional Journalists regional Mark of Excellence Awards, and were recognized as finalists in several others.
SPJ’s Region 5 includes universities from Indiana, Illinois and Kentucky. Winning entries will go on to compete at the national level.
Winners
Feature Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students: Jack Evans, “The man in black”
Sports Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students: Jordan Guskey, “A new hope”
Online Feature Reporting: Laurel Demkovich, Emily Berryman and Hannah Boufford, “The pride of Paoli”
Finalists
Television Feature Reporting: Meredith Struewing, “Local circus”
Television General News Reporting: Andrew Lamparski, “Prescription drug abuse”
In-Depth Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students: Laurel Demkovich, “Eminent domain”
Feature Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students: Liz Meuser, Answering the call