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麻豆传媒 Student Media Center Receives Journalism Awards

Thu, 04/07/2022 - 01:37pm | By: Ivonne Kawas

A few of the winners at the ceremonyStudent journalists for the Southern Miss Media Center (SM2) at The University at 麻豆传媒鈥檚 School of Communication collected 47 awards across recent college journalism competitions, including sweeping the radio and television sports categories for the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.

"We never do stories to win awards, but the recognition our students have received going up against the best programs in the state and the South show what we've always known, that our students not only can compete against the best; they are the best,鈥 said Dr. Edgar Simpson, Director of the School of Communication.

At the Mississippi Press Association鈥檚 O.C. McDavid Journalism Conference luncheon, held in Jackson last month, the Student Printz, the weekly newspaper of the Student Media Center, won second place for general excellence; the newspaper also won staff awards for Best Design, Best Website, Best Graphics and Best Use of Social Media; and staff members swept the 鈥淯se of Video鈥 category, winning all three awards.

In addition, at the Southeast Journalism Conference 鈥淏est of the South鈥 annual awards presentation held via a live-stream, SMTV, SM2鈥檚 weekly television news program, won third best newscast and the Student Printz fourth best newspaper.

At the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters鈥 annual Excellence in Broadcasting awards banquet in Jackson held this month, both W麻豆传媒-FM鈥檚 weekly sports program, 鈥4th Street Sports,鈥 and SMTV鈥檚 weekly sports recap show each won first, second and third place awards.

Altogether, SM2 students won nine awards from the Southeast Journalism Conference 鈥淏est of the South鈥 contest, 15 from the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters and 23 from the Mississippi Press Association.

Among the top individual winners were Charlie Luttrell, SM2 Executive News Director, who won four awards from the Mississippi Press Association and one each from the Southeast Journalism Conference and the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters, and Austin Lindsey, SM2 Sports Director, won six awards from the Mississippi Press Association and the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters.

As the Executive News Director, Luttrell expressed his excitement about the work being produced and says, 鈥淚'm proud of all the hard work that we have done at SM2 this year. We undertook a big commitment of converging our newspaper, radio and starting a new TV program this year and we are still learning how to do so each day. These awards help reinforce that what we are doing is making an impact in our community and is respected by the professionals in our industry.鈥

鈥淚t's been a pleasure to watch our upperclassmen take leadership in this endeavor and watch our underclassmen take initiative the way they have. What we built this year was truly amazing to be a part of and I'm proud that we have a moment to reflect on all of our hard work and accomplishments," he said.

Individual winners in the Mississippi Press Association鈥檚 O.C. McDavid Journalism Awards included:

 

Charles Arnold

Second place, Sports Feature Story

 

Garrett Grove

Third place, Series or Investigative Package

Third place, Use of Video

 

Marissa Haas

Second place, Graphics

 

Sarah Koeman

First place, Use of Video

 

Austin Lindsey

First place, Advertisement

Third place, Feature Photo

 

Charlie Luttrell

First place, General News Photo

First place, Sports Photo

Second place, Feature Photo

Third place, Sports News Story

 

Dima Mixon

Second place, Use of Video

 

Mary Murphy

First place, Editorials

Second place, General News Story

 

Larceny Rogers

Second place, Advertisement

 

Sean Smith

Second place, Spot News Photo

Third place, Sports Photo

 

Dipping Subedi

Second place, Editorials

 

Brian Winters

Second place, Feature Story

 

Individual winners in the Southeast Journalism Conference 鈥淏est of the South鈥 Awards included:

 

Sarah Kofman

Third place, Best TV Feature Reporter

 

Charlie Luttrell

Third place, Best Sports Writer

 

Koby Moore

Second place, Best Radio Journalist

 

Mary Murphy

First place, Best Newspaper Layout and Design

 

Larensy Rogers

Second place, Best Advertisement

 

Sean Smith

Second place, Best Photographer

 

Joseph Weishaar

Third place, Best Artist/Illustrator 

 

Individual winners of the Mississippi Association of Broadcasters Annual Excellence in Broadcasting Awards included:

 

Scarlett Gully

Two first place awards for a pair of Radio Feature Stories

 

Garret Grove

First place, second place and third place awards for Television TV Reporter, Radio News Story, and Television Continuing Coverage, respectively

 

Sarah Kofman

Second place, Television Feature Story

 

Austin Lindsey

Two firsts and a second place for Television Sportscast

Second place, Television Sports Story

 

Charlie Luttrell

First place, Television Sports Story

 

Koby Moore

First place, Radio Sports Story

 

鈥淐ongratulations to our Southern Miss Student Media Center professionals鈥擟huck Cook, Wilbur Martin, and Jonathan McGowan鈥攆or their amazing work with the students. Nothing happens without them,鈥 said Simpson.

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About the Southern Miss Student Media Center

The Southern Miss Student Media Center is the voice of 麻豆传媒 students. This is where students collaborate with professional staff and their faculty advisers to create, inspire and inform. It is made up of five divisions: The Student Printz weekly newspaper and website; SMTV and it鈥檚 weekly television news program; W麻豆传媒-FM radio with 24-hour programming that includes a daily, one-hour news program; and SM2 Creative that handles video production, live-streaming and graphic design; and SM2 Strategic Communication that includes advertising sales, social media and marketing.