Region 2 Mark of Excellence Awards Winners Announced in Washington D.C.
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National winners will be notified in the late spring and will be recognized at Excellence in Journalism 2014 (http://excellenceinjournalism.org/) (EIJ14) in
The awards honor the best in student journalism. As such, judges were directed to choose only those entries which they felt were outstanding work worthy of such an honor. If the judges determined that none of the entries rose to the level of excellence, no award was given. Any category not listed has no winner.
School divisions are based on student enrollment, which includes both graduate and undergraduate enrollment: Large schools have more than 10,000 students and small schools have fewer than 9,999 students.
See the list below for details on the Region 2 winners, and direct any MOE Awards questions to Awards Coordinator
NEWSPAPERS
Breaking News Reporting (Large)
Winner: "Two UMD students dead after
Breaking News Reporting (Small)
Winner: "Police: Man with gun on campus may be part of love triangle" by
Finalist: "Stacks of The Eagle's last weekly issue disappeared" by
General News Reporting (Large)
Winner: "
Finalist: "Nuclear authority generates controversy" by
Finalist: "Spread of Molly Drug Causes National Concern" by IJ Chan, The Breeze,
General News Reporting (Small)
Winner: "Putting passion into practice:
Finalist: "National minimum wage at lowest real value since 1968, workers barely above poverty line" by
Finalist: "Better Food Helps Boost Hospitals' Bottom Line" by
In-Depth Reporting (Large)
Winner: "State prepared for health insurance exchanges opening today" by
In-Depth Reporting (Small)
Winner: "Mountaintop Removal Coal Mining: The cost beyond a power bill" by
Finalist: "Scared into silence: Sexual assault persists as underreported college crime" by
Finalist: "Subjected to satellite: Rural N.C. communities lag behind the possibilities of developed broadband" by
Feature Writing (Large)
Winner: "
Finalist: "Holding on: Friends, family remember
Finalist: "Instructor Leaving a Lasting Impression Upon Others" by
Feature Writing (Small)
Winner: "Miss
Finalist: "Seeing black, feeling color: Music education student overcomes disability to express art" by
Finalist: "Chickpeas becoming a hot crop for Virginia Farmers" by
Sports Writing (Large)
Winner: "Brothers Bernhardt" by
Sports Writing (Small)
Winner: "Pay for play: Ugly football games serve more purpose than entertainment" by
Finalist: "The Ravens call him 'Coach.' Rosburg calls him 'Dad.'" by
Finalist: "Back to basics: Kennedy cites 'under control' defense as key to successful 2013" by
Editorial Writing
Winner: The Diamondback staff, The Diamondback,
Finalist: The Pendulum Editorial Board, The Pendulum,
Finalist:
General Column Writing
Winner:
Finalist:
Finalist:
Sports Column Writing
Winner:
Finalist:
Finalist:
Best All-Around Non Daily Student Newspaper
Winner: The Pendulum,
Finalist: The Towerlight,
Finalist: The Commonwealth Times,
MAGAZINE
Non-Fiction Magazine Article
Winner: "A Broken Promise: Dowry Violence in
Finalist: "The Cost of a Scandal" by
Finalist: "Starting the conversation - youth suicide awareness" by
Best Student Magazine
Winner:
Finalist:
Finalist:
ART/GRAPHICS
Breaking News Photography (Small)
Winner: "Moral Monday Takes a Stand" by
General News Photography (Large)
Winner: "Student dies after being in coma for eight months" by
Finalist: "The Life of Loh" by
General News Photography (Small)
Winner: "First Day of School" by
Finalist: "Coming Home" by
Feature Photography (Large)
Winner: "Baseball, men's soccer discontinued" by
Finalist: "Sculpture major
Feature Photography (Small)
Winner: "Pool Day" by
Finalist: "Students relaxing in spring" by
Finalist: "
Photo Illustration (Large)
Winner: "Washed Out" by
Finalist: "In the Red" by
Finalist: "Bend it Like Banes" by
Photo Illustration (Small)
Winner: "Breaking the bank" by
Finalist: "Would you like mold with that?" by
Sports Photography (Large)
Winner: "
Finalist: "
Finalist: "Tigers win final game of season on senior day" by
Sports Photography (Small)
Winner: "Cameron Crazies" by
Finalist: "Wheel Fan" by
Finalist: "Cameron Crazies" by
Editorial Cartooning
Winner:
Finalist:
Finalist:
RADIO
Radio News Reporting
Winner: "
Finalist: "UMD Sails" by
Finalist: "Smith receives Medal of Freedom" by
Radio Feature
Winner: "Bird-cams aim to explain 'peacocking'" by
Finalist: "
Finalist: "Bull Riding in
Radio In-Depth Reporting
Best All-Around Radio Newscast
Winner: Carolina Connection,
TELEVISION
Television Breaking News Reporting
Winner: "
Television General News Reporting
Winner: "Elon Dining Problems" by
Television Feature Reporting
Winner: "Renaissance Man" by
Finalist: "Cicadas Return" by
Finalist: "Taking Care of Mom" by
Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: "Overcoming Obstacles" by ViewFinder - UMTV,
Finalist: "Diversity at Elon" by
Finalist: "Small Business & Technology" by
Television Sports Reporting
Winner: "The Price of Recruiting; Part 2" by
Winner: "Larger than Life" by
Finalist: "Bookstore Movers" by
Finalist: "Shark Tagging" by
Television Sports Photography
Winner: "Cost of Recruiting, Part 1" by
Finalist: "
Finalist: "Out of the Darkness" by
Best All-Around Television Newscast
Winner: Maryland Newsline staff, UMTV,
Finalist:
Finalist: ViewFinder, UMTV,
ONLINE
Online News Reporting
Winner: "The Other Redskins" by
Finalist: "What's at Risk: Sea Level Rise in
Finalist: "Half of
Online Feature Reporting
Winner: "Living Galapagos" by Living Galapagos Staff, Living Galapagos,
Finalist: "Half The Battle: For millennial veterans heading home, a decade of war is just the beginning" by Staff of "Half The Battle" project,
Finalist: "Heart of the High Country" by
Online In-Depth Reporting
Winner: "The Other Redskins" by
Finalist: "Decoding the Code of Student Conduct" by
Finalist: "The State of Health Care in the
Online Sports Reporting
Winner: "The Other Redskins" by
Finalist: "The Boy from Fukushima" by
Finalist: "From Elon to the NFL Mellette Drafted by Super Bowl Champion Ravens" by
Best Use of Multimedia
Winner: "What's at Risk: Sea Level Rise in
Finalist: "Conowingo Dam"
Finalist: "Over Water Under Fire," UNC Powering a Nation 2013 Team, UNC Powering a Nation,
Best Affiliated Web Site
Winner: CNSMaryland.org,
Finalist: elonpendulum.com, The Pendulum,
Best Independent Online Student Publication
Finalist: The Rockbridge Report,
Best Digital-Only Student Publication
Winner: CNSMaryland.org,
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