The Indiana Daily Student places third nationally in ACP Pacemaker 100
The Indiana Daily Student was awarded third-place publication in the nation by the Associated Collegiate Press in their ACP Pacemaker 100 celebration, honoring their all-time most awarded publications. The Pacemaker awards are recognized as one of the highest nationwide honors given to college-level publications.
Several IDS staff members traveled over the weekend to the Mediafest22 convention in Washington, D.C. The event, hosted by the College Media Awards, Society for Professional Journalists and the ACP, featured several keynote speakers including Bob Woodward, Carl Bernstein, Bill Whitaker and Juana Summers.
The IDS, both its print and online versions, and the Arbutus yearbook were honored at a reception in the Washington Post newsroom on Saturday as recipients of the Pacemaker 100. In addition to the Pacemaker 100, the IDS website and Arbutus yearbook won CMA Best in Show.
Among individual awards, Editor-in-Chief Cate Charron received the 2022 Reveille Seven College Press Freedom Award for her work to protect press freedom as an investigations reporter on the story “Dissonance in Due Process.” Reporter Evan Gerike won two first place awards from the ACP and CMA for his investigation into IU Volleyball Head Coach Steve Aird. Arbutus editor Izzy Myszak received a first place award in yearbook design for her yearbook spread of the IU ballet department.
“I am tremendously proud of the IDS newsroom for its consistently game-changing level of local coverage. Awards aren’t the end goal for us, but it shows we are doing something right,” Charron said.
Here is a list of other awards from the MediaFest22 convention:
Associated Collegiate Press Pacemakers
- Arbutus
- Indiana Daily Student, Newspaper
- Indiana Daily Student, Online
- Indiana Daily Student, Multiplatform
Advertisement of the Year
- Staff, fifth place, Newspaper Special Section/Advertising
- Erika Armstrong, honorable mention, Print Advertisement
- Hayley Skrezyna, honorable mention, Digital Advertisement
- Dominique Hance, Bethany Everson, honorable mention, Social Media Campaign
- Staff, honorable mention, Media Kit
Cartoon of the Year
- Madelyn Powers, third place, Editorial Cartoon
Design of the Year
- Izzy Myszak, honorable mention, Yearbook Cover
Multimedia Story of the Year
- Phyllis Cha, Hannah Dailey, Izzy Myszak, Ethan Levy, honorable mention, Feature Story
Story of the Year
- Matt Cohen, first place, Diversity, Equity & Inclusion
- Cate Charron, second place, In-Depth News Story
College Media Association Best in Show
- Indiana Daily Student, second place, Advertising Special Newspaper Section
- Indiana Daily Student, sixth place, Newspaper/Newsmagazine
College Media Association Pinnacle Awards
Organizational Awards:
- Indiana Daily Student, first place, Four-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year
- Indiana Daily Student, first place, Four-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year
- Arbutus, honorable mention, Yearbook of the Year
Individual Awards:
- Indiana Daily Student, first place, Best Multimedia Feature Story
- Indiana Daily Student, third place, Best Ad Supplement/Special Section
- Indiana Daily Student, third place, Best Editorial
- Indiana Daily Student, honorable mention, Best Coverage of Faith