Newhouse students had a great showing at the Society of Professional Journalists’ (SPJ) Mark of Excellence Awards with 10 winners and 17 finalists in the regional contest honoring work from the past year.
The winners will advance to compete against other SPJ regional winners for the national Mark of Excellence Awards announced this summer.
Best Independent Online Student Publication, Winner: “Infodemic,” Infodemic Staff
Best Ongoing Student Magazine, Winner: Moody Magazine, Moody Staff
Finalist: Jerk, Jerk Staff
Feature Writing (Large Schools), Finalist: “How Gen Z became the face of skincare marketing,” Jenny DeStefano, The NewsHouse
Sports Writing (Large Schools), Finalist: “Colleges lacks resources for addiction to online sports gambling,” Lizzy Reardon, The NewsHouse
Best Affiliated Web Site, Finalist: Zipped, Zipped Staff
Finalist: Moody Magazine, Moody Magazine Staff
Photo Essay/Slideshow, Winner: “Southside footsteps”, Xinning Li, The NewsHouse,
Photo Illustration, Winner: “Fresh Squeezed Sports Podcast” covers, Cole Ross, The NewsHouse
Finalist: Doechii live in concert, Maxine Wallace, The NewsHouse
Feature Videography, Winner: “Kay & Mal,” Collin Bell, The NewsHouse
Finalist: “Dandelion,” Wendy Wang, The NewsHouse
Breaking News Photography, Finalist: “Take Back the Night,” Bennett Hense, The NewsHouse
Sports Photography, Finalist: “Flippin’ football,” Kayla Breen, The NewsHouse
Radio In-Depth Reporting, Winner: “How museums can misrepresent people and cultures,” Charles Sirey, WAER/Infodemic
Finalist: “Phone scammers wreak havoc on Americans and their wallets,” Alejandro Rosales, WAER/Infodemic
Radio Sports Reporting, Winner: “Playing for something bigger,” Jordan Leonard, WAER
Radio News Reporting, Finalist: “Hidden identity,” Ronnie Parrillo, NCC News
Podcast (Conversational), Finalist: “To tell the truth: An NCC News Spotlight podcast,” Jared Johnston; Zach Goldman; Jack Oberlander; Kamryn Page, NCC News Spotlight Team
Television Breaking News Reporting, Winner: “Pro-Palestinian protestors gather at Syracuse University,” Peyton Spellacy, CitrusTV
Television General News Reporting, Winner: “Syracuse reacts to controversial speaker,” Nicole Aponte, CitrusTV
Finalist: “Zipcar zooms out of Syracuse,” John Perik, NCC News
Television Feature Reporting, Winner: “Miraculous Marathon Meg,” John Perik, CitrusTV
Finalist: “Preaching pride to the choir,” Nicole Aponte, NCC News
Television Sports Reporting, Finalist: “Is Syracuse/Clemson really a rivalry?” Chilekasi Adele, CitrusTV
Best All-Around Television Newscast, Finalist: “CitrusTV News Live at 6,” CitrusTV Staff
Food/Restaurant Journalism, Finalist: “Full Circle,” Murphy McFarlane, The NewsHouse
Learn more about the many other Newhouse students who have been recognized so far this spring semester for their outstanding work.