Congratulations to our students who won the following awards in the annual college contest sponsored the Associated Press, for students attending universities in Mississippi and Louisiana, for content published/posted/aired in 2019. See the list below.
Best of Show Awards, which include a $250 prize:
DIGITAL: Daily Mississippian staff
TELEVISION: Matthew Hendley (shared with a student from Southeastern Louisiana University)
RADIO: DeAndria Turner (shared with a student at Southeastern Louisiana University)
First-Place Awards:
Newspaper General Excellence: The Daily Mississippian
Radio General Excellence: Rebel Radio WUMS-FM
Best Website: The Daily Mississippian
Newspaper Breaking News: The Daily Mississippian (chancellor coverage)
Spot News Photos: Billy Schuerman, TheDaily Mississippian
TV Reporter: Matthew Hendley
Radio News Story: DeAndria Turner
Radio Use of Sound: DeAndria Turner
Radio Feature Story: Hayden Wigg
Second-Place Awards:
Newspaper Breaking News: The Daily Mississippian (coverage of protests/rallies/basketball team kneeling)
Radio Newscast: Rebel Radio
Sports Enterprise: Joshua Clayton, The Daily Mississippian
Sports Photo: Billy Schuerman, The Daily Mississippian
TV News Story: Skye Spiehler, NewsWatch Ole Miss
Multimedia Journalist: Devna Bose
Multimedia Package: Daily Mississippian staff
Radio News Story: Will Stribling
Radio Best Use of Sound: Will Stribling
Third-Place Awards:
TV Newscast: NewsWatch Ole Miss
TV News Story: Brittany Brown
Radio News Story: Will Stribling