5XÉçÇø

Kent State Earns Top Placements in the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards

Kent State earned top placements in (SPJ) 2014 Mark of Excellence Awards. Kent State received five first-place awards and six finalist placements in the Region 4 competition.

The SPJ awards recognize outstanding work in student journalism. Entries are judged by professional journalists. SPJ’s Region 4 comprises Michigan, Ohio, West Virginia and western Pennsylvania.

The first-place winners will move on to the national  (MOE) competition among category winners from the 12 SPJ regions. 

Students placed in the following categories:


Breaking News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Finalist: Healing service – by Chelsae Ketchum, 5XÉçÇø

Feature Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Winner: Unbreakable bond – by Leah Klafczynski, 5XÉçÇø

General News Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Finalist: Combat water survival – by Chelsae Ketchum, 5XÉçÇø

Sports Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students

Finalist: Tangled up – by Rachael Le Goubin, 5XÉçÇø

Best Student Magazine

Finalist: Fusion Magazine – by Brittany Rees, Editor Shelby Nicholson, Art Director Kelli Fitzpatrick, Managing Editor, 5XÉçÇø School of Journalism

Non-Fiction Magazine Article

Finalist: Don’t sweat the small things – by Carley Hull, 5XÉçÇø

General News Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students

Winner: Three hours of fear – by Staff, 5XÉçÇø

Best Use of Multimedia

Winner: Coming home – by Chelsae Ketchum, 5XÉçÇø

Best All-Around Television Newscast

Winner: TV2 News: April 3, 2014 – by Nicole Septaric, 5XÉçÇø

Television Feature Reporting

Winner: Cuyahoga Valley scenic railroad – by Brian Ivey, 5XÉçÇø

Television Sports Reporting

Finalist: Kent State women’s golf team – by Zach Harley, 5XÉçÇø

POSTED: Tuesday, March 31, 2015 02:43 PM
Updated: Thursday, July 9, 2020 03:03 PM
WRITTEN BY:
Taylor Nickel