Argonaut named Idaho's best college paper
The Argonaut, the University of Idaho’s twice-weekly student newspaper took first place in the General Excellence category for college newspapers in a competition sponsored by the Idaho Press Club.
Staff members from the Argonaut and BLOT, the student magazine, picked up seven other first-place certificates on their way to collecting more awards than any other college or university in the state for work produced in 2008. The Press Club presented awards in collegiate and professional categories last month at its annual banquet in Boise.
The Argonaut celebrated its 110th anniversary as an independent student newspaper last October. Ryli Hennessy was the 2007-2008 editor-in-chief, and Christina Lords was the 2008-2009 editor. (I was editor in 1974-1975, so I take special pride in this award for Ryli and Christina.)
“The awards are a great way to end the year for our students and especially for our seniors, who have given so much of their college years to Student Media,” said Shawn O’Neal, Student Media advisor. “They’ve set an example that work ethic and leadership really do pay off when the awards are handed out.”
In professional level competition, Julie Scott and Glenn Mosley, faculty members in the School of Journalism and Mass Media, won second place in the Sports News Report category. Their September 2008 story for Northwest Public Radio focused on efforts by UI alumnus and NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer to improve retirement benefits for former NFL players.
John Mallory, a December 2008 graduate in Radio-TV-Digital Media production, won first place for the best sports talk show in Idaho for his show on KUOI-FM, the student-run radio station. The category included both students and professional broadcasters.
Here's a list of all of the Press Club awards. To access Argonaut stories and photographs, including issues from 2008, see: www.uiargonaut.com.
Staff members from the Argonaut and BLOT, the student magazine, picked up seven other first-place certificates on their way to collecting more awards than any other college or university in the state for work produced in 2008. The Press Club presented awards in collegiate and professional categories last month at its annual banquet in Boise.
The Argonaut celebrated its 110th anniversary as an independent student newspaper last October. Ryli Hennessy was the 2007-2008 editor-in-chief, and Christina Lords was the 2008-2009 editor. (I was editor in 1974-1975, so I take special pride in this award for Ryli and Christina.)
“The awards are a great way to end the year for our students and especially for our seniors, who have given so much of their college years to Student Media,” said Shawn O’Neal, Student Media advisor. “They’ve set an example that work ethic and leadership really do pay off when the awards are handed out.”
In professional level competition, Julie Scott and Glenn Mosley, faculty members in the School of Journalism and Mass Media, won second place in the Sports News Report category. Their September 2008 story for Northwest Public Radio focused on efforts by UI alumnus and NFL Hall of Famer Jerry Kramer to improve retirement benefits for former NFL players.
John Mallory, a December 2008 graduate in Radio-TV-Digital Media production, won first place for the best sports talk show in Idaho for his show on KUOI-FM, the student-run radio station. The category included both students and professional broadcasters.
Here's a list of all of the Press Club awards. To access Argonaut stories and photographs, including issues from 2008, see: www.uiargonaut.com.
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