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MATC Students Win Two National
Newspaper Awards
Students from Madison Area Technical College (MATC) received two awards
at the Associated Collegiate Press National College Media Convention held
recently in Dallas, Texas.
Nathan J. Comp, a liberal studies
student and current news editor of the Clarion, MATC’s student newspaper,
received a third-place award for “Reporter of the Year” for
two-year colleges. As part of the award, Comp was presented a scholarship
of $250 from Knight Ridder Tribune, a cosponsor of the competition.
The competition was judged
by staff members from the Wichita Eagle in Wichita, Kan. Judges paid particular
attention to reporters who wrote in-depth articles that required extensive
research. Weight was also given to the newsworthiness of the story, the
quality and depth of reporting, and the quality of writing and editing.
Cindi Grantin, a former Clarion
staff member who graduated from MATC’s Visual Communications Program
last spring, received a third-place award in the “House Ad”
category. Her entry, “Mellow,” was an advertisement promoting
the newspaper’s classified pages.
Winners in the advertising
competition were chosen based on “contemporary appeal, trends, effective
use of photos, color, art, graphics and topography, and suitability for
the respective audiences.” The competition was co-sponsored and judged
by Larson Newspapers in Arizona.
Earlier this semester, The
Clarion received a second-place award for best of show at the 2003 National
College Publications Workshop in Washington, D.C. The Clarion is the student-produced
newspaper at Madison Area Technical College. It is published twice a month
during the fall and spring semester and has a circulation of 3,000.
MATC is one of the largest
of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s 16 colleges. It provides
a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts and science, adult
basic education and life enrichment studies and activities, as well as
customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than 100
career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and
certificates, and offers non-degree courses. The college offers instruction
through five campuses and various other locations throughout the district.
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Modified:December 19, 2003
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