The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association awarded TCU Student Media with 10 awards in eight categories, a mix of first, second and third places, as well as several honorable mentions. We congratulate our student journalists!
Overall Design – Web (Division 1)
Place Name: First Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: TCU360.com
Entry Credit: TCU360 Staff
Judge Comment: Good web design is about designing fewer elements better, not offering a head-spinning array of content all at once. TCU360 seems to understand that, and offers a clean and intentional design.
Reporter of the Year: Four-Year Schools
Place Name: Third Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: Haeven Gibbons
Judge Comment: Haeven Gibbons has done work that demonstrates a willingness to step out of her comfort zone and tell stories that go beyond most of our experiences. From her examination of the Navajo Nation’s struggles with COVID-19 to her look at the struggle surrounding today’s homeless, she has provided readers with rich, vivid and compelling word pictures that will remain in their minds for a good long time.
Multimedia Feature (Division 1)
Place Name: First Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: Breaking barriers: Trailblazing women in sports media
Entry Credit: Alexa Hines
Judge Comment: Strong presentation, I loved the photo transition and and videos that was presented. I felt like they all worked well together to create a strong story.
Place Name: Honorable Mention
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: A Year Without Graduation
Entry Credit: Arianna Williams, Cristian Argueta Soto
Judge Comment: An incredibly well put together video. I enjoyed the pacing, the lighting, audio, and b-roll.
Interactive Graphic (Division 1)
Place Name: First Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: Confirmed COVID-19 cases in Texas
Entry Credit: Benton McDonald
Judge Comment: This is well organized, easy to read and the interactivity worked well.
Place Name: Third Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: Tracking the spread of COVID-19 cases at TCU
Entry Credit: Benton McDonald
Judge Comment: None
General News (Division 1)
Place Name: Third Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: ’We literally cannot keep up’: Spike in COVID-19 cases prompts warning
Entry Credit: Benton McDonald
Judge Comment: Well done piece bringing attention to a problem on campus.
Sports Game Story (Division 1)
Place Name: Honorable Mention
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: Back to reality: Frogs embarrassed in Morgantown for second-straight time
Entry Credit: Colin Post
Judge Comment: The historical-lede approach worked for this game story and made the first few graphs very effective. The rest of the story could’ve been stronger but overall this was a good effort.
Multimedia Sports Story (Division 1)
Place Name: Second Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: 20 years later, Gary Patterson has made TCU football a winner
Entry Credit: Colin Post
Judge Comment: None
Spanish Feature Story
Place Name: Second Place
Contestant Name: TCU
Entry Title: A year without graduation
Entry Credit: Cristian Argueta Soto
Judge Comment: None