Niner Times won first place for best coverage of diversity, Nova got second place for best literary magazine spread and Student Niner Media won a slew of awards at MediaFest25 in Washington, D.C.
MediaFest25, hosted by the College Media Association, the Associated Collegiate Press and the Society of Professional Journalists, is the largest annual gathering of student journalists and their advisers in the country.
In all, Student Niner Media took home 11 awards.
CMA Pinnacle Awards (Four-year schools with enrollment greater than 30,000)
Honorable Mention:
- Best Comic, Niner Times
- Best Newspaper Spread, Niner Times
- Best Portrait Photo, Niner Times
- Best Campus Media Engagement, Media Marketing
- Best Literary Arts Magazine, Nova
ACP’s Best of Show Awards (Four-year schools)
Feature Magazine
Fifth Place
Midas
Literary Arts Magazine
Sixth Place
Nova
Broadcast News Story
Ninth Place
Kyle Boucher, Sofia DiStefano, Ivory Galloway, Emmanuel Perkins
Ukrainian Refugee Killed on Lightrail
Design Newspaper/Newsmagazine
Tenth Place
Sunnya Hadavi
Hispanic and Latin American History at UNC Charlotte
CMA is the nation’s largest organization representing student media outlets from across the country. CMA’s Pinnacle Awards, along with ACP’s Best in Show Awards (honoring entries from conference attendees), recognize media organizations and individual work, all done by students.