The Clarion Receives Five Awards at National Conference
Mon, 10/31/2011 - 11:06 — tvdao
The Clarion, Madison College's student newspaper, received five national awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the National College Media Convention held in Orlando, Florida, on October 26 - 30. The newspaper was recognized as a Pacemaker Award Finalist.
Newspaper Pacemaker finalists are selected by the staff of a professional newspaper or news organizations. Judges select Pacemakers based on coverage and content, quality of writing, leadership on the opinion page and evidence of in-depth reporting. The Pacemaker has been awarded since 1927 and is considered the Pulitzer for college newspapers.
Two Clarion staff members were recognized for their work during the 2010-11 school year. Sarah Blaskey received an honorable mention for news story of the year. She was the only two-year college student recognized in this category. She was recognized for her article, "Prescription for Addiction" published on October 13.
Domenique Fuccillo received an honorable mention in the comic panel/comic strip category for her comic, "LaLaLand." The entry included three of her cartoons published during the 2010-11 school year.
The Clarion received a third place award for its website at the convention's Best of Show competition, competing against all schools with an enrollment of 10,001 students or more. The Clarion also received a seventh-place award for Best of Show for general excellence among two-year college tabloid-sized newspapers.
Congratulations for continuing the tradition of The Clarion being an award-winning student newspaper!