Student awards

Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award

First Place: Samantha Chow
Second Place: Susan Wong
Third Place: John Leos

dotCOMM Awards

Digital Marketing & Communication Campaigns
“Arizona Foundation for Women – Moonlight Masquerade Soirée Social Media Campaign” —Cronkite Agency

Video Student Production
“Robert Wood Johnson Foundation – Every Little Step Counts” – Cronkite Agency

Editor & Publisher EPPY Awards

Best college/university-produced community or Niche Website
“America After Roe” – Carnegie-Knight News21

Best college/university investigative/documentary
“America After Roe” – Carnegie-Knight News21

Best news story on a college/university website
“America After Roe” – Carnegie-Knight News21

Best community service project/reporting (Fewer than 1 million unique visitors) 
“In the Sheriff We Trust” – Howard Center for Investigative Journalism

Best investigative/ enterprise video  (Fewer than 1 million unique visitors) 
“In the Sheriff We Trust” – Howard Center for Investigative Journalism

Best college/university sports section/website 
Cronkite News/Sports

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Student Production Awards

College Video Essay
“Hunter Pinke” – Nikki Pica, videographer

College Non-fiction — Short Form
“A Wall Runs Through It”

Trice Estrada Olvera, director / photographer / editor
Makepeace Sitlhou, director / producer / writer
Hakob Karapetyan, director / photographer / editor

College Public Affairs/Community Service
“Infant Mortality” – Alyssa Muñoz, multimedia journalist

College Arts/Entertainment/Cultural Affairs
“Diamondbacks Musical Maestro” – Michael Donohue, multimedia journalist

College Sports Story or Segment
“The Anthony Robles Story” – Noelle Blumel, photographer / editor / writer

College Sports Program
“Cronkite Sports Live”

Nicholas Borgia, executive producer
Jimmye Jordan, technical director / graphics
Peyton Gallaher, senior producer
Sammy Miller, anchor
Jake Seymour, associate producer

College Talent — News or Sports
Best of Noelle Blumel – Noelle Blumel, talent

College Writer
“King of the Ring” – Jacob Flores, writer

Radio Television Digital News Association Murrow Awards

Audio Feature Reporting
“Black Farmers Concerned About New Loan Program” – Athena Ankrah

2024 BIG Innovation Award

The Cronkite Agency

Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts

Student News Competition

Best of Festival
Protesters march at Arizona Capitol against anti-queer bills; Amber Victoria Singer (Radio Hard News Reporting Category)

Radio Feature Category
Award of Excellence: Ken Koshio marks three years of hiking Piestewa Peak every day; Amber Victoria Singer

Radio Hard News Reporting Category
First Place: Protesters march at Arizona Capitol against anti-queer bills; Amber Victoria Singer

Television Hard News Category
Second place: Relocating Rattlesnakes; Tabitha Bland

Television Short Feature Category
Award of Excellence: Outrigger Connections; Tabitha Bland

Television Newscast (4/5 days per week)
First Place: Cronkite News – October 23, 2023; Pratham Dalal, Sivan Plotkin & Janaé Bradford

Television News Magazine Category
Second Place: Super Bowl Countdown; Trey Jordan, Ashley Engle & Jonah Krell
Award of Excellence: Cronkite News: Arizona’s Oasis; Zachary Davis & Sivan Plotkin

Student Sports Competition

Video Story/Feature (short) Category
First Place: Playing Polo; Daniel Stipanovich

Video Sports Story/Feature (long) Category
Third Place: The Anthony Robles Story; Noelle Blumel

Video Sports Talent (Anchor/Host)
Award of Excellence: Best of Noelle Blumel; Noelle Blumel

Video Sports News Program Category
Award of Excellence: Cronkite Sports Friday Edition; Nick Borgia, Jimmye Jordan, Matt Venzia & Noelle Blumel
Award of Excellence: Super Bowl Special; Nick Borgia, Jimmye Jordan & Anthony Remedios

Student Audio Competition

Educational Program Category
First Place: Volunteers throw mud to preserve an ancient artifact at Pueblo Grande Museum Archaeological Park; Amber Victoria Singer

Specialty Program & Podcasts Category
Awards of Excellence: Inside Objectivity; Autriya Maneshni

Student Interactive Media & Emerging Technologies Competition

Multimedia Storytelling Category
Second Place: No More Silence; Sierra Alvarez & Logan Camden

Graduate Audio Competition
Second Place: Arizona proposes paying parent caregivers of children with disabilities; Deanna Pistono

Graduate Documentary Competition
Award of Excellence: Finding Grandma Joyce; Samantha Chow

Graduate News Competition
Second Place: How the U.S. Forest Service is using prescribed burns to protect the Kaibab National Forest; Kiersten Edgett (Radio Hard News Reporting Category) 
Award of Excellence: “We all just evaporate”: Extreme heat overwhelms Phoenix’s unhoused community; Deanna Pistono (Radio Hard News Reporting Category) 

Graduate Sports Competition
First Place: Best of Chrystal Stone; Chrystal Stone (Video Sports Talent Anchor/Host) 

Faculty Audio Competition

Best of Festival
1997: PaRappa the Rapper; Rodmanned Nikpour (Long-Form Production Category)

Long-Form Production Category

Best of Competition
1997: PaRappa the Rapper; Rodmanned Nikpour

Webby Award

“America After Roe” — Carnegie-Knight News21 Buffett Foundation Fellows Mingson Lau and Trilce Estrada Olvera, Arizona State University

Communitas Award

Leadership in Community Service
The Cronkite Agency

Hearst Awards

National Writing Championship
Third Place: Keetra Bippus, Arizona State University

National Television Championship
Second Place: Denzen Cortez, Arizona State University

Television Championship runners-up 
Finalist: Tabitha Bland, Arizona State University

Special Awards
Best Reporting Technique: “Haitian workers endure harsh living, working conditions in company settlement” — by Keetra Bippus, Arizona State University
Best Use of Television: “Migrant Families” — by Denzen Cortez, Arizona State University

Society of Professional Journalists – Mark of Excellence (National)

Television Sports Reporting
“The Anthony Robles story” — by Noelle Blumel, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Collaborative Journalism
“America after Roe” — by Staff, Carnegie-Knight News21, Arizona State University,  Florida International University, Ohio Wesleyan University, St. Bonaventure University, University of Colorado Boulder, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, University of North Texas, University of Oklahoma and University of Oregon

SPJ Mark of Excellence Awards National Finalist

Radio Feature
“Outrigger community” — by Kiersten Edgett, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards Winners

Print/Online

General News Reporting (Large)
Finalist: MMIP task forces are given years to solve a problem centuries in the making — by Alexis Waiss, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

In-Depth Reporting (Large)
Winner: Paying to be unpaid: The cost of unpaid internships — by Madeline Nguyen, State Press Magazine, Arizona State University

Sports Writing (Large)
Winner: 25 years later: Behind Bryce Drew’s 1998 buzzer beater were the unknowns of March Madness — by Noah Furtado, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: Pancake blocks to pancake stacks: Eating ‘a chore’ for offensive linemen — by Logan Stanley, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Finalist: A gambler’s paradise? For some, the industry’s extreme growth leads to addiction and worse — by Sam Stern, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Editorial/Opinion Writing
Winner: Opinion writing — by Aaron Stigile, The State Press, Arizona State University
Finalist: Opinion writing — by Mia Osmonbekov, The State Press, Arizona State University

Breaking News Photography
Finalist: SAG-AFTRA Arizona members rally as part of national strike for TV, film worker protections, wages — by Kiersten Edgett, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Sports Photography
Finalist: The Sun Devils hit the road to face No. 5 ranked Huskies — by Calvin Stewart, The State Press, Arizona State University

Best Use of Multimedia
Finalist: Ken Koshio marks three years of hiking Piestewa Peak every day — by Amber Victoria Singer, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Finalist: Finding Grandma Joyce — by Samantha Chow, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

News Videography
Finalist: America after Roe: Helping mothers — by Trilce Estrada Olvera, Carnegie-Knight News21, Arizona State University

Feature Videography
Winner: Pulse: The Culture Fest Documentary — by Drake Presto, The State Press, Arizona State University

Audio

Radio News Reporting
Winner: Burning the forests — by Kiersten Edgett, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: Heat deaths — by Deanna Pistono, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Radio Feature
Winner: Outrigger community — by Kiersten Edgett, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: Paying caregivers — by Deanna Pistono, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Radio Sports Reporting
Winner: AZ horse racing in flux — by Austin Hepola, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Podcast (Narrative)
Winner: Inside Objectivity — by Autriya Maneshni, Cronkite ASU, Arizona State University

Broadcast
Finalist: Relocating rattlesnakes — by Tabitha Bland, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Television Feature Reporting
Winner: Outrigger connections — by Tabitha Bland, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Television In-Depth Reporting
Winner: Sweltering Saguaros — by Danny Stipanovich, Jason Marmon, Seungshin Seo, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: El Paso migrants — by Miriam Ordonez, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Television Sports Reporting
Winner: The Anthony Robles story — by Noelle Blumel, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: Worries about wagers — by Jack Pierson, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: Robinson going for gold — by Beatriz Martinez, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Best All-Around Television News Magazine
Winner: Arizona Oasis — by Staff, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

All Platform

Arts/Entertainment/Fashion Journalism
Finalist: Frame by frame: ASU animators draw their imaginations into reality — by Fatima Gabir, State Press Magazine, Arizona State University

Campus Reporting
Finalist: USG adjourns meeting early over physical and verbal disruptions from outside protest — by Phineas Hogan, Alysa Horton, The State Press, Arizona State University

Science/Environment/Climate Reporting
Finalist: Prayer run — by John Leos, Nellija Locmele, Tyler Bender, Megan Swing, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: A wall runs through it — by Trilce Estrada Olvera, Makepeace Sitlhou, Hakob Karapetyan, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

fall 2022

Edward R. Murrow Award

Cronkite News 2 Go
Emma VandenEinde, Michael Baribault and Kamilah William

EPPY Awards

Best feature story on a college/university website
Gaslit (runner up)

Best video on a college/ university website
Gaslit

Best college/ university investigative/ documentary
Gaslit

Greg Crowder Memorial Photojournalism Award

Image Gallery

First Place – Alex Gould

National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences – Student Production Awards

College News Report – Serious or Light
“Eating Disorders Increase” – Faith Abercrombie

College Multimedia Journalist
“Bee Theft” – Karen Marroquin

College Video Essay
“Documentary: Hope Coach Drivers” – Miles Green

College Public Affairs / Community Service
“Case By Case” – Kamilah Williams

College Sports Story or Segment 
“Xavier Prep Softball Dedication” – Benjamin Garcia
“Athletes in Conflict”  – Zach Larson, Ryan Blank, Conor McGill, Ike Everard, Austin Ford

College Sports Program
“Cronkite Sports Report”  – Ike Everard

College Talent – News or Sports
Weather and Sustainability Reporter
Evan Lis

Princeton Review

Best College Radio Station
Blaze Radio

spring 2023

Broadcast Education Association (BEA)

Top overall school

Top news programs

Top sports programs

Broadcast Education Association’s (BEA) Festival of Media Arts

Best of Festival – Radio Hard News Reporting
Switch Lab – Autriya Maneshni

Best of Festival Television – Newscast (4/5 days per week)
Cronkite News November 28, 2022 – Haley Ziomek, Andrew Onodera, Holly Santman & Conor Bonfiglio

Short-Form Documentary
Third place (Tie): Forgotten Children of Mother Magma; Katerina Barushka, Pacey Smith-Garcia, Blessing Jona & Chase Drumgoole

Radio Feature Reporting
Second place: Election Translation – Autriya Maneshni
Third place: Black Farmers – Athena Ankrah

Radio Hard News Reporting
First place: Switch Lab – Autriya Maneshni

Radio Newscast
First place: Why they’re thankful: Thanksgiving voices from the Valley – Autriya Maneshni & Emily Mai

Television Hard News
Award of Excellence: Randolph Wins – Faith Abercrombie

Television News Anchor
Award of Excellence: Ethan Ryter Anchor Cronkite News and Sports – Ethan Ryter

Television Weathercaster
Third place (Tie): Payton Major Fall 2022 Weather Reel – Payton Major
Award of Excellence: Sara Blue Weather Reel 2022 – Sara Blue

Television Newscast (4/5 days per week)
First place: Cronkite News November 28, 2022 – Haley Ziomek, Andrew Onodera, Holly Santman & Conor Bonfiglio

TV News Magazine
Award of Excellence: Cronkite Sports Report Season 14, Episode 4 – Ike Everard

Video Sports Story/Feature (short)
Awards of Excellence: Cardinals in Mexico City – Liam Barrett
Awards of Excellence: Stephens Journey to Football – Ryan Blank

Video Sports Story/Feature (long)
Award of Excellence: A Second Chance at Life – Zachary Larsen

Video Sports News Program
First place: Cronkite Sports Live – Nick Borgia, Trey Jordan, Peyton Gallaher & Jake Seymour
Second place (tie): Cronkite Sports Report Season 15, Episode 1 – Holly Santman

Esports Coverage
Second place: Brophy Esports Team – Tyler Bender

Graduate Student Audio Competition
First place: Boys and Girls Club Mental Health Help – Natalie Skowlund
Second place: Healing Through Culture – Natalie Skowlund

Graduate Student Film & Video Competition
First place (Tie): Hushabye Nursery; Laura Bargfeld
Second place: Hunter Pinke Returns to the Court – Nikki Pica
Third place: Indigenous Rodeo – Mikenzie Hammel
Award of Excellence: 3rd Largest Country – Tasneem Amro, Rachel Antidormi, Melanie Chen, James Cobb & Kelsey Ouellette
Award of Excellence: Indigenous Language – Alexia Stanbridge
Award of Excellence: Soldier DNA – Mikenzie Hammel

Graduate Student Interactive Multimedia and Emerging Technologies Competition
Third Place: Gaslit – Interactive Map – Howard Center for Investigative Journalism

Graduate Student On-Air Talent Competition
First Place: Lauren Green Anchor/Reporter – Lauren Green
Second Place: Geraldine Torrellas Cronkite News Anchor 2022 – Geraldine Torrellas
Third Place: Edison LaCour Cronkite News – Edison LaCour

Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing (SABEW) Awards

Projects and collaborations
Gaslit

Stories for student media outlets

Washington, D.C. coverage, including: Gun reform, Migrant labor, Street vendors. – Neetish Basnet

South by Southwest (SXSW)

Special Jury Award
Virtual reality experience documenting the lives of transgender people – Cameron Kostopoulos

Hearst Awards

Multimedia Narrative Storytelling
“Crisis in Tapachula” – Drake Presto

Sports Writing
“Fields of dreams: How farming and football helped Eloy harvest NFL talent” – Andrew Lwowski

LA Press Club

Best Sports Writing — Print or Online
“Rollettes wheelchair dance team empowers women with disabilities.” – Aayush Gupta
“The Valley’s Last Camaro” – Andrew Warren and Tim Moore

Best Sports Writing
Second place: “Olympic gold medalist Sydney Leroux redefines soccer moms across pro sports.” – Vic Samuels

Best Featured Writing – Off Campus
“Wildfire restoration efforts bring back native plants and wildlife” – Lauren Lively

Best News Writing – Off Campus
“Trash talk: Los Angeles is losing its battle with litter, and neighborhoods are stepping up” – Fernanda Galan Martinez

Society of Professional Journalists – Mark of Excellence (National)

Breaking News Reporting (Large)
“Arizona officials decry, delight in Supreme Court ending abortion rights” by Neetish Basnet, Cronkite News

In-Depth Reporting (Large)
“‘I’m tired’: Teachers face mental health crisis due to low pay, pandemic stress, scant support” – Cami Parrish, Cronkite News

Photo Essay/Slideshow
“Migrants languish in Mexico’s chaotic immigration system,” by Taylor Bayly, Cronkite Borderlands Project

Radio Feature
“Election translation,” by Autriya Maneshni, Cronkite News

Sports Photography
“ASU gymnastics home win” by Jason White, The State Press

Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards Winners

Breaking News Reporting (Large)
Winner: “Arizona officials decry, delight in Supreme Court ending abortion rights,” by Neetish Basnet, Cronkite News
Finalist: “Judge rejects GOP request to extend voting hours after tabulation issues in Maricopa County,” by Cronkite News staff
Finalist: “See updates from Arizona voters and polling locations on Election Day,” by Cronkite News staff

Editorial/Opinion Writing
Finalist: Columns, by Aaron Stigile, The State Press

General News Reporting (Large)
Finalist: “Herm Edwards buyout,” by Piper Hansen, The State Press

Feature Writing (Large)
Finalist: “Life masks’ created to keep stories of the Holocaust alive,” by Samantha Chow, Cronkite News

In-Depth Reporting (Large)
Winner: “‘I’m tired’: Teachers face mental health crisis due to low pay, pandemic stress, scant support,” by Cami Parrish, Cronkite News
Finalist: “‘Wounded healers’: Advocates spotlight hidden struggles of young caregivers,” by Adriana Gonzalez-Chavez, Cronkite News
Finalist: “Crow-Downtown gentrification,” by Alexis Moulton and Jamie Montoya, The State Press

Sports Writing (Large)
Winner: “‘It’s gotta be the shoes’: Why are Scottsdale nightclubs prohibiting retro sneakers?” by Kevin Redfern, Cronkite News

Best Independent Online Student Publication
Finalist: The State Press by The State Press staff, The State Press

Breaking News Photography
Finalist: “Arizona officials decry, delight in Supreme Court ending abortion rights,” by Neetish Basnet, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

General News Photography
“Renaissance festival returns,” by Troy Hill, Cronkite News, Arizona State University

Photo Essay/Slideshow
Winner: “Migrants languish in Mexico’s chaotic immigration system,” by Taylor Bayly, Cronkite Borderlands Project
Finalist: “‘Would he be forgotten?’ How a niece’s crusade and military scientists led to ID of Korean War vet,” by Samantha Chow, Cronkite News

Photo Illustration
Finalist: “Gender-inclusive housing,” by Alex Gould, The State Press

Sports Photography
“ASU gymnastics home win” by Jason White, The State Press, Arizona State University

Best Use of Multimedia
“Gaslit,” by Staff of the Howard Center for Investigative Reporting Howard Center for Investigative Journalism

News Videography
Winner: “St. Louis police association expands, holds collective bargaining union to task,” by Tirzah Christopher, Gabriela Tumani, News21
Finalist: “Healing through culture: Increasing access to Native American practices to treat mental health,” by Laura Bargfeld, Cronkite News

Feature Videography
“Lives in limbo: How the Mexican government has failed to solve the migrant crisis in Tapachula,” by Drake Presto, Cronkite borderlands project, Arizona State University

Sports Videography
Winner: “Diamondbacks musical maestro,” by Michael Donohue, Cronkite News, Arizona State University
Finalist: “King of the ring,” by Jacob Flores, Bally’s Sports Arizona, Arizona State University

Data Visualization
Winner: “Gaslit,” by Howard Center for Investigative Journalism staff, Howard Center for Investigative Journalism
Finalist: “A city of migrants under a state of siege,” by Alyssa Marksz, Cronkite Borderlands Project

Radio Feature
Finalist: “Healing through culture,” by Natalie Skowlund, Cronkite News

Radio News Reporting
“Black farmers,” by Athena Ankrah, Cronkite News

Radio Feature
“Election translation,” by Autriya Maneshni, Cronkite News

Podcast (Narrative)
Winner: “All I Can Do Is Wait,” by Athena Ankrah, Cronkite Borderlands Project
Finalist: “State Press Play,” by Kirsten Dorman, The State Press

Television General News Reporting
Winner: “Indigenous rodeo,” by Mikenzie Hammel, Cronkite News
Finalist: “Eating disorders increase,” by Faith Abercrombie, Cronkite News
Finalist: “Help for firefighters,” by Sydney Witte, Cronkite News

Television Feature Reporting
Finalist: “Ride to the polls,” by Caroleina Hassett, Cronkite News

Television Sports Reporting
Winner: “A second chance at life,” by Zachary Larsen, Bally’s Sports Arizona
Finalist: “Persevering through pain,” by Marlee Zanna Thompson, Bally’s Sports Arizona

Best All-Around Television News Magazine
“Cronkite Sports Report,” by Staff, Bally’s Sports Arizona, Arizona State University

Best All-Around Television Newscast
Finalist: Cronkite News by Cronkite News staff, AZPBS

Arts/Entertainment/Fashion Journalism
“Artists hope Black History Month mural project ‘educates, inspires, uplifts,’” by Hope O’Brien, Cronkite News

Society of Environmental Journalists

Outstanding Student Reporting
First place: “Gaslit” – The Howard Center for Investigative Reporting Howard Center for Investigative Journalism, Arizona State University

Society of Professional Journalists – Washington D.C. Chapter

Correspondent Award
Reagan Priest

Maggie Awards

The State Press, ASU’s student media outlet, won three awards in the Maggie competition, which honors excellence in publishing and media each year.

Best Print Cover, Student
The State Press Magazine Money Issue, March 2020
The State Press Magazine Principles Issue, Nov. 2020

Best Print Article, Student
Joseph Perez and Kiera Riley , The State Press, “Tripped up: Psychedelics” Emergence in American Health Care

National Association of Black Journalists – Salute to Excellence

Cronkite students won four first-place awards in the National Association of Black Journalists’ 2020 Salute to Excellence competition.

Digital Media – Graduate – Online Sports Reporting
Alex Simon, Cronkite News, “Becoming Kyler Murray: Cardinals quarterback refined skills in heart of football country”

Digital Media – Undergraduate – Online News Reporting
Farah Eltohamy, Cronkite News, “2020 Census: Middle Easterners and North Africans don’t fit the box” 

Digital Media – Undergraduate – Online Sports Reporting
Stephen Perez, Cronkite News, “More Than a Name: Son of a Hall of Famer, Hamilton’s Brenden Rice Hopes to Forge Own Path”

Newspaper – Undergraduate – Feature Reporting
Chase Hunter B., The State Press Magazine, “Rashad Shabazz’s Chicago”

National Native Media Awards

The Native American Journalists Association honored these students for their work covering Indian Country. Two students competed against professional journalists in the professional and associate divisions to win awards.

Professional Division 

Print/Online Print/Online – Best Health Coverage
First: McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Cronkite News, “Many Navajos face pandemic without running water, tribal members urged to lift each other up” 

Associate Division

Print/Online – Best Coverage of Native America
First: Madeline Ackley, Cronkite News, “Native American veterans still struggling to get the health care they were promised”
Third: Anthony J. Wallace, Cronkite News, “Pandemic shines light on complex coexistence of modern times, traditional ways on Navajo Nation”

Student Division

TV – Best Feature Story
First: McKenzie Allen-Charmley, Cronkite News, “Navajo Firewood”

Print/ Online – Best Feature Story
First: Joseph Perez, The State Press, “Live más: Overnight at the Taco Bell on Apache”
Second: Joseph Perez, The State Press, “My mom is a nurse in the face of a pandemic”
Third: Noah Huerta, Turning Points Magazine, “The tight-knit town of Guadalupe”

Print/Online – Best News Photo
First: Raphael Romero Ruiz, azcentral.com, “Protesters at border wall site on Hia-Ced O’odham territory ends in standoff”

Print/Online – Best Editorial
First: Raphael Romero Ruiz, The State Press, “Forgotten Footsteps”

Broadcast Education Association (BEA)

Top overall school

Top news programs

Top sports programs

summer 2022

Hearst Journalism Awards

Audio News/Features
Twentieth place: “Pregnant people aren’t getting COVID vaccine, health providers worry” – Karen Marroquin

Exploratory Writing
Fourth place: “Diversifying the pack: Cross fostering helps Mexican wolf population boost genetic mix” – Christopher Howley
Tenth place: “Advocates spotlight an overlooked cause of maternal mortality: mental health” – Mikenzie Hammel

Feature Writing Competition – Second Place
“Dubbing ‘Star Wars: A New Hope’ into Navajo Language” – Kiera Riley

Multimedia Digital News/Enterprise Story
Twelfth place: “One of the last true great American twirlers” – Ike Everard

Multimedia Innovative Storytelling and Audience Engagement
Thirteenth place: “Breaking the stigma of arts through pursuing music as an Asian American student” – Judah Brody

Multimedia Narrative Video Storytelling
Eight place: “What the New Stimulus Plan Means for College Students” – Travis Robertson
Fourteen place: “Herberger student who lost his job due to Covid-19 starts his own business selling vintage clothes” – Drake Presto

Personality/Profile Writing
Eighteen place: “‘It was an open country’: Gadsden resident reflects on life along the border” – Samantha Byrd

Photojournalism I – News and Features
First place: Photo Collection – Alberto Mariani
Thirteen place: Photo Collection – Samantha Chow

Photojournalism II – Picture Story/Series
Fourth place: “The Western Way of Life” – Marlee Smith

Sports
Seventh place: “Last Chance Yuma: Thriving Arizona Western soccer program bonds a community” – Amiliano Fragoso
Ninth place: “Rez ball rebirth in Chinle: Navajo Nation rebounds as pandemic takes its toll” – Gabrielle Ducharme

Television Features
Twentieth place: “Rodeo Team” and “Trailblazing football coach makes a comeback” – Zachary Larsen

Television II – News
Second place: “Eating Disorders Increase,” “Graffiti Busters” and “Therapeutic Foster Care” – Faith Abercrombie
Fourth place:  “Downwinders,” “Point in Time” and “School Bus Driver Shortage” – Raven Payne

Writing Championship
“Fields of dreams: How farming and football helped Eloy harvest NFL talent” –  Andrew Lwowski

Los Angeles Press Club

Best News Writing, Off Campus Issues – Print or Online
“‘Be bold. Be courageous’: Gabby Giffords opens Gun Violence Memorial in LA” – David Rodish

Best Sports Writing – Print or Online
“’They ‘just want to play:’ The history of girls in the Little League World Series” – David Rodish

Best Personality Profile, Off Campus Personalities – Any Platform – Third Place
“First LGBTQ+ mariachi group is paving the way for the next generation” – Amanda Day

Best Feature Writing, Off Campus – Finalist
“Joshua trees are first plant to get California protections because of climate change” – Jude Binkley

Society of Professional Journalists – Mark of Excellence (National)

Best Independent Online Student Publication
The State Press

Broadcast/Online Sports Videography
“Rush: Jackson He” – Drake Presto

Editorial Cartooning
Reed Steiner, The State Press

Feature Photography (Large) 10,000+ Students – Finalist
“The Drag Show Must Go On: 4Some Revue Adjusts to Performing During Pandemic” – Alina Nelson

In-Depth Reporting (Large) 10,000+ Students
“Little Victims Everywhere” – The Howard Center for Investigative Journalism 

Radio Feature
“Arizona’s RUF Nation Puts Indigenous Roots on Display Through Combat Athletics” – David Montoya

Radio In-Depth Reporting – Finalist
“Pinal County Farmer Struggles to Grow Crops With Less Water,” – Emma VandenEinde

Radio Sports Reporting – Finalist
“You’re it!’ Local Parkour Athlete Plays, Commentates Competitive Tag” – Henry Greenstein and David Payne

Sports Writing (Large) 10,000+ Students
“Last chance Yuma: Thriving Arizona Western Soccer Program Bonds a Community” – Amiliano Fragoso

Television General News Reporting
“Water Pipeline” – Katelyn Keenehan

Society of Professional Journalists – Mark of Excellence (Regional)

Best Use of Multimedia – Finalist
Gaslit

Breaking News Reporting (Print/Online, Large, 10k+ students)
“Arizona officials decry, delight in Supreme Court ending abortion rights” – Neetish Basnet

In-Depth Reporting (Print/Online, Large, 10k+ students)
“‘I’m tired’: Teachers face mental health crisis due to low pay, pandemic stress, scant support” – Cami Parrish

Data Visualization
Gaslit

Photo Essay/Slideshow
“In focus: Migrants languish in Mexico’s chaotic immigration system” – Taylor Bayly

Radio Feature
“Hopi Tribe translates election material into Hopi language” – Autriya Maneshni