Students dominate journalism conference
With approximately 545 students in attendance representing 43 community colleges, City College journalism students received 30 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges state convention held at the Burbank Marriott Hotel on April 3-5.
The Guardsman and Etc. Magazine swept top honors with General Excellence for each publication, including General Excellence for The Guardsman Online.
The awards ceremony was capped with The Guardsman earning the top prize of the night, the Pacesetter, that recognizes the best of the best at the convention. The Pacesetter award was given to the top four schools based on their performance in mail-in and on-the-spot competitions.
The newspaper’s Faculty Adviser Juan Gonzales attended the conference along with 15 journalism students.
Madeline Collins, editor-in chief of The Guardsman, along with Amy Ashcroft and Jordyn Occhipinti,
co-editors of Etc. Magazine, were recognized for their special work on the two publications.
Guardsman photographer Khaled Sayed took home a JACC scholarship to continue his education at City College.
“This was a tremendous accomplishment by our students,” Gonzales said. “Our students truly did the
college proud. We should all bask in their success. I am so proud of them.”
The awards presented to City College are as follow:
2014 Publication Contest Winners
Pacesetter
City College of San Francisco
NEWSPAPER GENERAL EXCELLENCE
The Guardsman
MAGAZINE GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Etc. Magazine
ONLINE JOURNALISM GENERAL EXCELLENCE
The Guardsman Online
EDITORIAL CARTOON
First place – Anthony Mata
Fourth place – Anthony Mata
FRONT PAGE LAYOUT – TABLOID
Second place – Sara Bloomberg, David Hackett and Ana Carolina Quintela
NEWS PHOTO
Second place – Christina Gonzalez
INFORMATIONAL GRAPHIC
Second place – David Hackett
ILLUSTRATION
First place – Anthony Mata
STUDENT DESIGNED ADVERTISEMENT
Second place – Christina Gonzalez
MAGAZINE DESIGN/LAYOUT
Fourth place – Cesar Sanchez
MAGAZINE NEWS FEATURE (NON-PROFILE)
Second place – Devin Holt and Melody Parker
MAGAZINE PROFILE ARTICLE
First place – Leith Mahoney-Maver
MAGAZINE PHOTO
Second place – Khaled Sayed
MAGAZINE PHOTO STORY-ESSAY
Third place – Khaled Sayed
MAGAZINE ILLUSTRATION
First place – Brian Lei
Second place – Brian Lei
MAGAZINE OPINION ARTICLE
First place – Greg Zeman
Second place – Jacob Davis
CRITICAL REVIEW
Fourth place – Gina Scialabba
WEBCAST/BROADCAST NEWS
First place – Sherae Honeycutt
Editor Recognition Award
Amy Ashcroft/Co-Editor-in-Chief/Etc. Magazine
Jordyn Occhipinti/Co-Editor-in-Chief/Etc. Magazine
Madeline Collins/Editor-in-Chief/The Guardsman
JACC Scholarship
Khaled Sayed
2014 On-the-Spot Contest Winners
Bring-in Photo
First place – Santiago Mejia
Honorable Mention – Nathaniel Downes
Copyediting
Honorable Mention – Patrick Tamayo
Editorial Cartoon
First place – Anthony Mata
Team Feature
Second place – James Fanucchi, Patrick Tamayo and Santiago Mejia
Video Journalism
Meritorious – Nathaniel Y. Downes and Khaled Sayed
Meritorious – Ekevara Kitpowsong
Meritorious – Elisa Parrino
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