Learn more about accolades received this summer by students from across Newhouse.
Nicole Aponte ’24 was honored with a prestigious 2024 Edward R. Murrow Award for her story “Beating the Odds, Taking the Reigns.” Aponte won Best Video Feature Reporting in the Student category for the story, which highlights a rider on the Special Olympics equestrian team. All winners will be honored at the Edward R. Murrow Awards Gala on Oct. 14 in New York City.
Newhouse Alumna Nicole Aponte ’24 Wins Prestigious Edward R. Murrow Award
Newhouse creative advertising students made a splash in the Graphis New Talent Awards, winning a total of seven Gold, 24 Silver and 22 Honorable Mentions. Students were awarded for campaigns created in Professor Mel White and Kevin O’Neill’s portfolio courses. The printed book will be released on Aug. 27. Below are the seven Gold winning campaigns:
April Santana ’24 and Wendy Wang ’23 were honored for their work by the National Association of Black Journalists’ 2024 Salute to Excellence Awards.
Digital Media (Undergraduate): Online News Reporting: “Poisoned in Syracuse” by April Santana (Infodemic project)
Television (Undergraduate): Feature: Short Form: “Dandelion” by Wendy Wang (The NewsHouse)
Newhouse School students took home seven honors—including a pair of First Place awards by Max Williams—in the spring 2024 Associated Collegiate Press’ Clips & Clicks contest.
Newhouse Students Honored at ACP Clips & Clicks Contest
Magazine, news and digital journalism senior Alejandro Rosales was honored with a 2024 Excellence in Financial Journalism Award by the New York State Society of CPAs for his NewsHouse story “Phone Scammers Wreak Havoc on Americans and their Wallets.”
NYSSCPA Announces the 2024 Excellence in Financial Journalism Award Winners
Newhouse creative advertising alumni Matt Powers ’23, Dara Dilmaghani ‘23 G’24 and Isabella Uribe ’23—who attended the Berghs School of Communication ’24 after her Newhouse graduation—won a notable Wood Pencil for their integrated campaign “Krochet in Komfort” for Kraft Mac & Cheese in the D&AD New Blood student awards. This self-initiated project showcases their application of skills learned in Newhouse portfolio courses. Winners were announced at the D&AD New Blood student award ceremony on July 4.
Student fashion magazine Zipped won the Design category at the AEJMC 2024 Student Magazine Contest.
Newhouse School creative advertising students Marlana Bianchi ’24 and Molly Egan ’25 won the prestigious Future Lions Grand Prix Award at the Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity in France.
They earned the honor for their “Break the Sound Barrier” entry that addressed a brief, or assignment, from Spotify that asked how the music-streaming service could “spread positivity by using technology to bring listeners closer to the creators and communities they love.” The work was done in an upper-level portfolio course taught by professor of practice Mel White.
Newhouse Creative Advertising Students Win Cannes Future Lions Grand Prix Award
Newhouse students claimed two national wins and four finalist spots in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Mark of Excellence, one of the top college media contests every year.
Newhouse Students Claim 2 National Wins at SPJ Mark of Excellence Contest
Newhouse School students won big at this year’s New York State Broadcaster Association’s Excellence in Broadcasting Awards, bringing home nine out of the 16 honors in the College Television division. They will be honored at an awards luncheon on Sept. 25 in Syracuse.
Newhouse Students Dominate 2024 NYSBA Excellence in Broadcasting Awards
Newhouse students and projects picked up 10 honors for this year’s Telly Awards, which recognize the best in television and video awards among professionals and students. Their award-wining work was produced through a variety of Newhouse School outlets, courses and extracurricular opportunities.
Newhouse Students Victorious at 2024 Telly Awards
Newhouse creative advertising students brought home eight awards for the New York Festivals Advertising Awards, including two Bronze, five Finalist awards, and one Shortlist. The campaigns span many categories, from Digital/Mobile to Positive World Impact. Highlights include Marlana Bianchi ‘24 and Molly Egan’s ‘25 AI digital campaign “Break the Sound Barrier” for Spotify, and Brooke Hirsch’s ‘24 AI digital campaign “AI vs. AI” for The New York Times, which won both Bronze and multiple Finalist recognitions. All the winning campaigns were created in Portfolio III, a course taught by Professor White. These student awards were announced on June 6.
Newhouse School creative advertising students won 18 One Show Young Ones awards this year. One Show Young Ones awards are among the most acclaimed advertising awards in the world. This year, the One Show Young Ones College Rankings ranked the Newhouse School sixth for U.S. undergraduate programs. There are four One Show Young Ones competitions, and we entered three of them, including the ADC, Brief and Portfolio competitions. Winners were announced at the One Show Young Ones award ceremony on May 13.
One Show Young Ones ADC Competition
Newhouse School creative advertising students won 12 awards for the One Show Young Ones ADC Competition. Brooke Hirsch ’24 won a Silver Cube and a Merit Award for her AI digital campaign “AI vs. AI” for The New York Times. Our creative advertising students also won 10 Shortlist Awards for their campaigns. All ADC winning work was created in portfolio courses taught by Professor Mel White and Kevin O’Neill.
One Show Young Ones Brief Competition
Newhouse School creative advertising students won four awards for the One Show Young Ones Brief Competition. The competition provided client briefs, which students created campaigns for. Ella Fiegener ’24 and Quincy Whipple ’24 won a Merit Award for their integrated campaign “Skin Stories” for Dove. Additionally, Remi Tsunoda ’24 and Avery Schildhaus ’24 won two Shortlist Awards for their integrated “Saucy Sounds” for Velveeta, and Meiling Xiong ’24 and Maggie Mallon ’24 won a Shortlist Award for “Real Housewives of Duolingo” for Duolingo. All the winning campaigns were created in Portfolio III, a course taught by Professor White.
One Show Young Ones Portfolio Competition
Newhouse School creative advertising students earned two awards for the One Show Young Ones Portfolio Competition. Ryan Garret Conner ’24 won a Portfolio Award in Advertising for his exceptional portfolio, showcasing his campaigns. Brooke Hirsch ’24 received a Shortlist Award for her portfolio. All the winning work was created in portfolio courses taught by Professor Mel White and Kevin O’Neill.
Newhouse creative advertising student Brooke Hirsch ’24 won a Shortlist award on May 1 at the Clio Awards for her groundbreaking digital campaign “AI vs. AI” for The New York Times. Competing in the competitive Clio Student Innovation category, Brooke stood out as one of 10 student winners worldwide. Clio Awards are one of the hardest awards to win in the industry, and her campaign is now on the Clio website. Hirsch’s campaign was created in Portfolio III, a course taught by Professor Mel White.
See the Newhouse Student’s Shortlisted Campaign on the Clio Awards Website
Newhouse School creative advertising students won four of the 25 awards worldwide for the Golden Award of Montreux on April 29. All work was created in portfolio courses taught by Professor Mel White.