Three win firsts in HSPA annual contest
IU alumni and a student won three top honors at the Hoosier State Press Association’s annual contest luncheon Dec. 6 in Indianapolis.
- Jessica Contrera, BAJ’14, won first in the feature story category for “After the Fall”
- Senior Michael Majchrowicz won first in sports for “The Art of Falling”
- Katie Mettler, BAJ’14, won first in news for “Suspended Justice”
HSPA also honored member newspapers around the state for their top stories. A full list of the professional awards is online.
In addition to the awards luncheon, the HSPA event features several workshops. Lecturer Nancy Comiskey talked on “Literature in a Hurry: What Journalists Can Learn from Writers of Fiction.”