2019 Awards

Certificates will be mailed to advisers. Any corrections, please reach out to Liz at pnajecontest@gmail.com.

Trophies will also be mailed to publications for first place winners in general excellence, best website and publication sweeps.

General news

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First: Patti Washburn, Clark College's The Indy, How Can I Do It All?

Second: Sarah Kasten, Clark College's The Indy, Denial of Tenure Leads to Workplace Discrimination Lawsuit

Third: Elliot Raven, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, International Education in the Shadow of 2016 Election/ Focusing on the international student POV

Honorable mentions: Caleb Hensin, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Pierce College, local police investigate adjunct instructor; Dylan Turk, Clark College's The Indy, Administration and ASCC Address Looming Bus Pass Price Increase; Matthew Phillips, Clark College's The Indy, Amid Significant Changes at Clark, President Knight Announces Retirement

Comprehensive coverage

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First: Sarah R. Baker, Liz Wasson, Peninsula College's The Buccaneer, Finding freedom behind bars; Cassie Wilson, Megan Phelps, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, Continuing coverage of radio station KMHD, and the relationship between MHCC and OPB

Second: Nataya Foss, Nathan Blackwell and staff, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Comprehensive Coverage of Learning Resource Center

Third: Staff, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, Snowpocalypse

Feature reporting

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First: Jeni (Liascos) Banceu, Clark College's The Indy, Not a Life of Choice: Attending College From an R.V

Second: Seanchristopher McNeil, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Debunking Myths, Stereotypes of Sexual Violence

Third: Dylan Turk, Clark College's The Indy, The New Black Klansman: Theo E. J. Wilson Brings Progressive Conversation About Racism to Campus

Honorable mention: Marji Harris, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, PIERCE COLLEGE TRANSFORMS INTO A MOVIE SET: Technical film students shadow real-life director; Ainslee Cromar, Clark College's The Indy, A Deeper Look into Clark's Cadaver Labs ; Matthew Phillips, Clark College's The Indy, Half-Orcs, Elves, Gnomes, Oh My!Realm Runners Club Encourages Cooperation and Comradery; Ed Strong, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, You Can Take it to the Bank; Forrest Baum, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, Electrical Education/A focus on SCC's new Tesla program; Areeya Tipyasothi, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, Major Competition/Making the cut for the UW Science Program; Theresa Matthiesen, Clark College's The Indy, Students Share Experiences Through #MeToo Display

Personality profile

DebbieDenbrook_PierceCollegeFS_PersonalityProfile - Pioneer Newsroom.pdf

First: Debbie Denbrook, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Digital Design Classes Won't be the Same Next Year

Second: Staff, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, Au Revoir, Advisor

Third: Katina Brown, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Gym Owner, Firefighter and Father of Three: How One EvCC Alumnus Balances the Lifestyle

Honorable mention: Caleb Hensin, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, New Director of Campus Safety Brings Positive Outlook; Caleb Hensin, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, A Bittersweet Farewell to One of Pierce's Most Beloved Professors; Nathan Blackwell, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Rise Above: A Life's Mission; Cassie Wilson, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, DENTAL HYGIENE DIRECTOR ROOTED AT MT. HOOD; Margo Mead, Green River's The Current, Anh "Alice" Quach Indulges in Graphic Design and Animation ; Nick Nelson, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Pierce College Commissions Artist to Honor Former Library Employee



Sports news reporting

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First: Ed Strong, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, Back on the Court

Second: Nathan Oberg, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, OT Thriller Ends in Heartbreaking Loss for Trojans

Third: Tristan Newsome, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Trojans Waiting on the Call

Sports feature reporting

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First: Theresa Matthiesen, Clark College's The Indy, Baseball a Metaphor for Life: Students Hitting Home-runs On and Off the Field; Jonathan Zacarias, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, ELITE ATHLETE GETS LIFT AT MT. HOOD

Second: Jacob Thompson, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, 19-year-old CEO honors his mother

Third: Nathan Blackwell, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Fast Break Scholarship

Honorable mention: Ed Strong, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, From SCC to the Big League; Jared Preble, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, Took down at take down

Staff editorials

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First: Staff, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, DEAR LISA SKARI

Second: Staff, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, OREGON COMMUNITY COLLEGES GETTING TOO EXPENSIVE?

Third: Staff, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Remember All Mothers

Individual column/

commentary

First: Astro Pittman, Seattle Central College's The Seattle Collegian, Behind the Curtain

Second: Tess Velo, Seattle Central College's The Seattle Collegian, Central’s GPA Conversion Chart Doesn’t Add Up

Third: Karley Wise, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Love made me a good liar

Honorable mention: Candee Bell, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Homeless for the Holidays; Miguel Viveros, Clark College's The Indy, Things You Always Wanted to Know About Living with Blindness; Astro Pittman, Seattle Central College's The Seattle Collegian, The Trials and Tribulations of a Tenacious Trans Activist; Teshan Laucirica, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, Home Safe Home?: How women as a minority, are not protected

Review

First: Don Anderson II, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Marvel's "Infinity War" leaves audience dying for more; Ashley Weaver, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, "Overboard" returns with a new modern flavor

Second: Joshua Goodman-Peavy, Bellevue College's The Watchdog, “Heavier Than” debuts at BC’s Stop Gap Theater"; Joshua Goodman-Peavy, Bellevue College's The Watchdog, Knights of the Round Table gather in Carlson Theatre

Third: Kurt Larson, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, THE MAGIC OF MUSIC COMES TO MHCC; Kurt Larson, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, TIME TO SEND MICHAEL MYERS INTO SPACE

Honorable mention: Matthew Phillips, Clark College's The Indy, Summer movie roundup

Editorial cartoon or illustration

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First: Eric Carlson, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, Have you tried turning it off and back on again?

Second: Eric Carlson, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, The race is on in Oregon

Third: Eli Rankin, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, ASYLUM SEEKERS AWAIT APPLICATION APPROVAL

News photo

TylerReyes_ClarkCollege_NewsPhoto - Beth Slovic.pdf

First: Tyler Reyes, Clark College's The Indy, Waterfront

Second: Simon Krane, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Pride Center Coordinator, looks on as the rainbow flag is raised as part of Pride Week events.

Third: Tyler Reyes, Clark College's The Indy, Teacher back of shirt

Honorable mention: Jonathan Villagomez, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, Oregonians march for students

Feature photo

First: Derek Williams, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, EvCC’s Advanced Manufacturing Training & Education Center, better known as AMTEC, is a state of the art facility that readies students for work in their chosen industry. It works alongside Washington universities with the latest manufacturing technology.

Second: Elijua Schultz, Clark College's The Indy, Women in jazz photos

Third: Annika Larman, Clark College's The Indy, Daycare story photos

Honorable mention: Simon Krane, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Clarie Calicdan, at home in EvCC’s Chemistry Lab.; Stacie S. McCartan, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, EvCC student Alexandra Davis models for the winter fashion lookbook.; Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, KMHD IN THE HOT SEAT; Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, WELDING PROGRAM

Sports photo

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First: Andy Bao, Clark College's The Indy, Baseball Indy Lens

Second: Simon Krane, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, A heartbreaking moment after the Trojans lose 96 to 94 against the Devils with only 5 seconds left on the clock.

Third: Andy Bao, Clark College's The Indy, Track Indy Lens

Honorable mention: Annika Larman, Clark College's The Indy, Baseball Indy Lens; Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, CHANTING 'TIMBERS' IN SOCCER CITY; Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, Mount Hood’s Taylor Presley focuses

Portrait photography

First: Simon Krane, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, David Beyer, president for 13 years, is the longest serving president at EvCC. He will be leaving this June.

Second: Simon Krane, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Jiyoon "Jenny" Hwang, second year mechanical engineering student, between classes at EvCC.

Third: Carl Vincent Carallas, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Love made me a good liar

Honorable mention: Theresa Matthiesen, Clark College's The Indy, Student spotlight portraits; Stacie S. McCartan, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Lexus Moy, 19-years-old, is getting a transfer degree to go on to study Funeral Science Education. She plans to go to Lake Washington Institute of Technology; Emely Salvador, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Artist, fashionista and EvCC Running Start student, Pauline Bordon, likes to add a pop of color to a monochromatic look to make her outfit stand out. She is pictured wearing an all-black outfit with a pop of yellow chunky Fila Disruptor II shoes.; Jonathan Villagomez, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, Make them respect you; Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, UNMASKING YOUR STORY

Photo essay

FletcherWold_MHCC_PhotoEssay2 - Dan Ernst.pdf

First: Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, ADDRESSING ACCESSIBILITY CONCERNS AT MHCC

Second: Halle Nottage and Saki Kambe, Peninsula College's The Buccaneer, Balls of Fury, Outside the PUB

Third: Jorge Higuera, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Cupid's Casino

Honorable mention: Lorelei Watson, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Students of Color Conference 2018; Marina Chetverikov, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Art & Flower Day Students Event

Photo illustration/graphics

CodieGoldsby_ClarkCollege_PhotoIllustrationGraphic - Beth Slovic.pdf

First: Codie Goldsby, Clark College's The Indy, Cadaver cover

Second: Karley Wise, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Stepping into the Chinese New Year

Third: Nick Nelson, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, January is not the only time to focus on human trafficking

Honorable mention: Samuel Hernandez, Highline College's The Thunderword, A graphic demonstrating shootings on school campuses by making a gun out of everyday class supplies.; Eli Rankin, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, ASYLUM SEEKERS AWAIT APPLICATION APPROVAL

Headlines

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First: Nataya Foss and Connor Roestel, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, An Army of Six: Women’s Basketball Begins Season with Notably Small Team

Second: Chris Chavez, Clark College's The Indy, Error 404 Laptops Not Found

Third: Nova Clark, Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide, A Play on Words: SCC's Modern Take on "Macbeth"

Honorable mention: Nick Nelson, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Pierce Golf Club wants to start a college rivalry ; Marji Harris, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Raider volleyball rules court: Offense delivers quick attacks while defense holds strong

Page design

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First: Carl Vincent Carallas, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, No longer on a road to Nowhere

Second: Sophia Heit, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, A Legacy Fulfilled

Third: Stacie S. McCartan, Everett Community College’s The Clipper, Letter From The Editor

Honorable mention: Lorelei Watson, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Living with autism; Debbie Denbrook, Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, Derek Cullen's incredible journey across Africa

Best website

First: Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print, www.theclackamasprint.com

Second: Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer, https://piercepioneernews.com

Third: Clark College's The Indy, http://clarkindy.com/

Honorable mention: Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate, http://www.advocate-online.net/

General Excellence (print)

First: Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate

Second: Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide

Third: Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer

Honorable mention: Clark College's The Indy

Individual sweeps

First: Simon Krane, Everett Community College's The Clipper .

Second: Eric Carlson, Clackamas Community College's The Clackamas Print

Third: Tyler Reyes, Clark College's The Indy; Fletcher Wold, Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate; Joshua Goodman-Peavy, Bellevue College's The Watchdog

Publication sweeps

First: Clark College's The Indy

Second: Everett Community College's The Clipper

Third: Mt. Hood Community College's The Advocate

Thank you to our judges!

Note: Many of our professionals started their journalism/communications careers working for their college and university newspapers.

Khristopher Brooks, reporter at Newsday in New York/adjunct professor at SUNY Old Westbury

Alex Veeneman, journalist

Renae Gould, marketing specialist, Foster Web Marketing

Tony Greiner, former adviser, Portland Community College "The Bridge"

Nick Assendelft, Michigan Agency for Energy and Michigan Public Service Commission

Jonathan Nesvig, retired journalist

Steve Bloom, photojournalist, The Olympian

John Harris, Associate Professor, Department of Journalism, Western Washington University

Michelle Mitchell, photojournalist at The News Virginian

Dianne Averill, managing partner, and Michael Rizzo, creative director of Averill & Associates LLC

Jo Herrera, audience engagement specialist at PRI/PRX

Victoria Lim, multimedia pioneer, journalist and educator

Roxanne Cooke, photographer

Kirk Ericson, writer/editor

Whitney Juckno, The Washington Post

Kerry Swenson, former copy editing and design professional

T. Andrew Wahl, journalism & media communication instructor*


*Note: Wahl judged a category that did not have any Everett Community College entries.


PNAJE announces its 2019 winners in college journalism contest

380 entries received in 22 categories for reporting, visuals and web content

TACOMA, WA, May 20 — Results are in for the best in college journalism as the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators announced its 2019 contest winners.

The contest continued its format to an all-digital entry platform, garnering 380 entries. While entries this year came from Oregon and Washington schools, Idaho, Alaska and Montana schools are also eligible to enter.

"College journalists are covering stories that many of our local professional news outlets don't have time or resources to cover," said Melissa Jones, journalism adviser at Clackamas Community College in Oregon City, Ore., and president of the Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators. "In some cases, college students at two- and four-year schools are the only reporters covering skyrocketing tuition increases and white-collar crimes on campus. These awards show some of the great work happening at colleges and universities around the Pacific Northwest. Our communities should be proud of this work."

19 judges offered constructive feedback on each entry. The judging staff included communications professionals who currently or previously worked for publications across the United States such as The Washington Post, Newsday, The Detroit News, McClatchy Newspapers, The Olympian, The News Virginian and The (Tacoma) News Tribune. Other judges included communication professors from Western Washington and Everett Community College, Foster Web Marketing, Averill & Associates LLC and PRI/PRX.

The student staff of The Advocate at Mount Hood Community College in Oregon took top honors for print general excellence and third in the publication sweeps categories.

In the publications sweeps category, which counted the most first-, second- and third-place finishes for a school, student journalists at The Indy at Clark College in Vancouver, Wash., earned first and Everett (Wash.) Community College’s The Clipper placed second.

Everett student journalist Simon Krane also took first in the individual sweeps honors. The Clackamas Print of Clackamas Community College in Oregon took top honors for best website.

Shoreline Community College's The Ebbtide received second place in the print general excellence category, with third going to Pierce College Fort Steilacoom's The Pioneer.

Student journalist Eric Carlson of The Clackamas Print earned second in the individual sweeps category, with Tyler Reyes of The Indy, Fletcher Wold of The Advocate and Joshua Goodman-Peavy of Bellevue College's The Watchdog tying for third.

Other college news staffs that competed are from Saint Martin's University and Highline, Green River and Peninsula colleges in Washington.

Entries consisted of work that students completed from spring quarter 2018 through winter quarter 2019.

Results are available at sites.google.com/view/pnajecontest


Contact: Liz Wishaw, contest coordinator Email: pnajecontest@gmail.com