By Justin Paprocki, Assistant Director of Student Niner Media Advising and Support
Student Niner Media won 12 awards, including two first place prizes, at the annual Associated Collegiate Press-College Media Association Fall National College Media Convention from Oct. 29 to Nov. 2 in Atlanta.
Bryson Foster won first place for best sports feature in CMA’s Pinnacle Awards for The Man Who Motivated Michael Jordan. Tiana Cohen (pictured above) of Midas magazine won a first place Pinnacle Award for best entertainment spread for The Charlotte Mural Walk.
Other Pinnacle Winners:
- Third Place: Literary Magazine of the Year, Nova Literary Arts Magazine
- Third Place: Best Literary Magazine Use of Theme, Nova Literary Arts Magazine
- Third Place: Best of Collegiate Design - Literary Magazine, Nova Literary Arts Magazine
- Honorable Mention: Best Special Section, Niner Times (Day of Remembrance 2023)
- Honorable Mention: Best Web Sports Section, Niner Times
- Honorable Mention: Best Newspaper Website, Niner Times
CMA is the nation’s largest organization representing student media outlets from across the country. CMA’s Pinnacle Awards, along with ACP’s Pacemaker and Best in Show Awards (honoring entries from conference attendees), recognize media organizations and individual work, all done by students.
ACP Design of the Year winners:
- Fourth Place: Tiana Cohen, Micah Jordan, April Montgomery, Best Magazine Spread (Cyclical)
- Honorable Mention: Christa Wickman, Best Magazine Cover
- Honorable Mention: Micah Jordan, April Montgomery, Abbas Omotosho, Troy Vong Nguyen, Best Magazine Spread (Celestial)
ACP Best of Show Winners:
- Second Place: Literary Arts Magazine, Nova Literary Arts Magazine
- Ninth Place: Feature Magazine, Midas
Four students and two advisers attended the annual five-day fall conference, attending sessions by student journalists, advisers and media professionals. Highlighting this year’s conference were guest speakers Charles Blow (New York Times columnist), Leroy Chapman (The Atlanta Journal-Constitution Editor-in-Chief), George Chidi (Atlanta politics and crime reporter) and Monica Pearson (longtime Atlanta TV anchor).