For Immediate Release
April 23, 2003Contact: John Hammond, Director of Public Relations, 210/733-2147, jhammond@accd.edu
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SAC Journalism Students Continue to
Take Top Awards
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| San Antonio College Journalism-Photography students continued a tradition
of excellence by winning top awards for the weekly newspaper The Ranger
and The Fourth Write magazine in state, regional, and national competition
with students from both two- and four-year institutions of higher education. The Ranger was selected, for the third time, as the Best Non-daily College Newspaper in Texas by the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors Association (TAPME). The newspaper also was awarded, for the fifth time, the Best Non-daily College Newspaper in Texas and Oklahoma in Region 8 of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), competing with both two- and four-year college publications. The Fourth Write magazine was selected Best Magazine Published Once Yearly by the SPJ in 2001-2002, the third time it has won that award. (In 1992, the SPJ selected the publication as the Best Magazine in the nation.) Last fall, The Ranger and The Fourth Write were picked best overall, and the publications and individuals in the department won the Sweepstakes award in Texas Community College Journalism Association competition in Midland. The Ranger also was selected in November as a Pacemaker finalist at the Associated Collegiate Press convention in Orlando, Florida, making it one of the top six community college newspapers in the nation. On nine occasions, the Ranger has won the Pacemaker Award, which goes to the top five community college newspapers in the country. In 1996, the newspaper was inducted into the Hall of Fame of the Associated Collegiate Press and the National Newspaper Association Foundation. In addition, students won 23 TAPME awards, which were announced in early April at their convention on South Padre Island: The Ranger placed fifth in Division 2 Sweepstakes and The Fourth Write placed second in General Magazine competition. Placing first were Michael Paterka for illustration, Fred Tabares for feature page design, Joel Luna for sports feature, and Eric Lyle Kayne for action photo (magazine). Placing second were Production manager Chris Castillo for news page design, Nicholas Gibson for on-line, Jennifer Harrelson and Clem Spalding for cover design (magazine), overall magazine, and sweepstakes (magazine). Third place winners were John Lauicella for news story, Harrelson and Brook Freeman for story package (magazine), staff, single issue (magazine), and staff, series. Students also took nine honorable mentions in newspaper and magazine competition. For more information, call Chet Hunt, department chairperson, at 733-2870. |
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