
2020 Pinnacle Award Winners
Congratulations to all the winners of the 2019-2020 Pinnacle Awards. See the results below!
Organizational Pinnacle Winners
Best College Media Outlet of the Year
Four-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year
- First Place: 14 East, DePaul University
- Second Place: The OU Daily, University of Oklahoma
- Third Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Honorable Mention: The State News, Michigan State University
Two-Year Best College Media Outlet of the Year
- First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
- Second Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
- Third Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
- Honorable Mention: The Union, El Camino College
- Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
New! Best Diversity Coverage of the Year
- First Place: Pepperdine Graphic Media, Pepperdine University
- Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Third Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Honorable Mention: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
- Honorable Mention: The Blackprint, American University
Broadcast Pinnacles
Four-Year Radio Station of the Year
- First Place: WICB, Ithaca College
- Second Place: WKNC 88.1 FM HD-1/HD-2, North Carolina State University
- Third Place: 91.1 The Globe, Goshen College
- Honorable Mention: WMUL-FM, Marshall University
- Honorable Mention: KTUH, University of Hawaii
Four-Year TV Station of the Year
- First Place: SGTV, University of South Carolina
- Second Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Third Place: The Maroon Minute, Loyola University New Orleans
- Honorable Mention: Q30 Television, Quinnipiac University
- Honorable Mention: TV2, Kent State University
Two-Year TV Station of the Year
- First Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
- Second Place: ChronicleTV, Richland College
- Third Place: The Campus Ledger, Johnson County Community College
Feature Magazine Pinnacles
Four-Year Feature Magazine of the Year
- First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
- Second Place: DAMchic, “Alone Together”, Oregon State University
- Third Place: FORM Magazine, Duke University
- Honorable Mention: EST Magazine, The King’s College
Two-Year Feature Magazine of the Year
- First Place: The Bull Magazine, Los Angeles Pierce College
- Second Place: PRM, Langara College
- Third Place: The Current, Amarillo College
- Honorable Mention: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
- Honorable Mention: Collegian Times, Los Angeles City College
Literary Magazine Pinnacles
Four-Year Literary Magazine of the Year
- First Place: Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University
- Second Place: Prism, Oregon State University
- Third Place: The Central Review, Central Michigan University
Two-Year Literary Magazine of the Year
- First Place: Miambiance Volume 30, Miami Dade College Kendall Campus
- Second Place: Axis Creative Arts Magazine, Miami Dade College
- Third Place: The Wright Side, Wright College
Newspaper Pinnacles
Four-Year Daily Newspaper of the Year
- First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Second Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- Third Place: The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
- Honorable Mention: The Daily Mississippian, University of Mississippi
- Honorable Mention: Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
Four-Year Weekly Newspaper of the Year
- First Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
- Second Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
- Third Place: Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
- Honorable Mention: The State News, Michigan State University
- Honorable Mention: The Graphic, Pepperdine University
Four-Year Less-Than-Weekly Newspaper of the Year
- First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Second Place: The Mercury, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Third Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
Two-Year Newspaper of the Year
- First Place: The Southwestern College Sun, Southwestern College
- Second Place: The Union, El Camino College
- Third Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
- Honorable Mention: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
- Honorable Mention: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
Online Pinnacles
Four-Year Website of the Year
- First Place: Ink Magazine, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Second Place: AWOL, American University
- Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
Two-Year Website of the Year
- First Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
- Second Place: The Advocate, Contra Costa College
- Third Place: Richland Student Media, Richland College
- Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Honorable Mention: Collegian Online City News, Los Angeles City College
Yearbook Pinnacles
Yearbook of the Year
- First Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
- Second Place: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
- Third Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
- Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University
- Honorable Mention: The Glomerata, Auburn University
Individual Pinnacle Award Winners
Advertising Pinnacles
Best Ad Campaign
- First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Second Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
- Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
Best Ad Supplement/Special Section
- First Place: The Graphic Special Edition, Pepperdine University
- Second Place: Garnet Media Group, University of South Carolina
- Third Place: Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
- Honorable Mention: Student Niner Media: Health & Well-Being Guide, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
- Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
Best Display Ad
- First Place: Ball Bearings Magazine, Ball State University
- Second Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Third Place: Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University
Best House Ad
- First Place: PULSE magazine, Central Washington University
- Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
- Third Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
Best Online Ad
- First Place: Garnet Media Group, University of South Carolina
- Second Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University
- Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
Best Rate Card/Media Kit
- First Place: Boise State Student Media, Boise State University
- Second Place: Manoa Now, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Third Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University
- Honorable Mention: Lancer Media Group, California Baptist University
- Honorable Mention: Stephens Life, Stephens College
Best Social Media Strategy
- First Place: EMERGE Events Marketing Makeover Challenge, University of Guelph-Humber
- Second Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
- Third Place: Manoa Now, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Honorable Mention: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
Broadcast Pinnacles
Best Audio Newscast
- First Place: The Globe News Report, Goshen College
- Second Place: UTA Radio News, University of Texas at Arlington
- Third Place: City Times, San Diego City College
Best Audio Promo/PSA
- First Place: The Rise of Dr. Automaton, Goshen College
- Second Place: KTSW 89.9, Texas State University
- Third Place: UTA Radio, University of Texas at Arlington
- Honorable Mention: WUSC, University of South Carolina
Best Audio Special Event Coverage
- First Place: KCPR Radio, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Second Place: Campus Connect / One Mic, Kentucky State University
- Third Place: WSOU, Seton Hall University
Best Audio Sportscast
- First Place: Primetime Sports, Florida A&M University
- Second Place: WMUL-FM, Marshall University
- Third Place: KTSW 89.9, Texas State University
- Honorable Mention: The Globe Sports Report, Goshen College
- Honorable Mention: VandyRadio, Vanderbilt University
Best Audio Talk/Entertainment Program
- First Place: KBVR-FM, Oregon State University
- Second Place: The Breakfast Blend, Goshen College
- Third Place: KCSU-FM, Colorado State University
- Honorable Mention: WMUL-FM, Marshall University
- Honorable Mention: WSOU, Seton Hall University
Best Video Entertainment Program
- First Place: Coog Cinema Shorts, University of Houston
- Second Place: Lo Que Esta Trending (What’s Trending), Cal State Fullerton
- Third Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention: Not Too Late, Indiana University
Best Video Newscast
- First Place: Al Dia, Cal State Fullerton
- Second Place: CBU TV, California Baptist University
- Third Place: The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University
- Honorable Mention: @ UH News, University of Houston
- Honorable Mention: Niner Times, University of North Carolina at Charlotte
Best Video Promo/PSA
- First Place: KYOT-TV, University of South Dakota
- Second Place: Lariat TV News, Baylor University
- Third Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention: KTSW 89.9, Texas State University
- Honorable Mention: SGTV, University of South Carolina
Best Video Special Event Coverage
- First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Second Place: Lindenlink, Lindenwood University
- Third Place: The Appalachian Weekly News, Appalachian State University
- Honorable Mention: KBVR-TV, Oregon State University
Best Video Sportscast
- First Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Second Place: Titan Sports Season S16 E9 | Titans V. Coronavirus, California State University, Fullerton
- Third Place: The Andersonian, Anderson University
Design Pinnacles (includes Best of Collegiate Design Pinnacles)
Best Advertisement
- First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
- Second Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Honorable Mention: Distraction, University of Miami
- Honorable Mention: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
Best Comic Strip
- First Place: Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
- Second Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Third Place: MATC Times, Milwaukee Area Technical College
Best Editorial Cartoon
- First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Second Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- Third Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Honorable Mention: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
Best Editorial Illustration
- First Place: The Connector, SCAD Atlanta
- Second Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
- Third Place: Jerk, Syracuse University
- Honorable Mention: AMP, The University of Texas at Dallas
- Honorable Mention: Drake Magazine, Drake University
Best Infographic
- First Place: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
- Second Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
- Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Honorable Mention: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University
Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread
- First Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
- Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
- Third Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
- Honorable Mention: Jerk, Syracuse University
- Honorable Mention: The Sentinel, North Idaho College
Best Magazine Cover
- First Place: Prism, “Displacement”, Oregon State University
- Second Place: Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University
- Third Place: Expressions, East Carolina University
- Honorable Mention: Legend, San Diego City College
- Honorable Mention: Pursuit, California Baptist University
Best Magazine Entertainment Page/Spread
- First Place: KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion, University of Kentucky
- Second Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
- Third Place: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
- Honorable Mention: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Honorable Mention: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
Best Magazine Feature Page/Spread
- First Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
- Second Place: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
- Third Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
Best Magazine News Page/Spread
- First Place: Jerk, Syracuse University
- Second Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
- Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Best Magazine Sports Page/Spread
- First Place: Distraction Magazine, University of Miami
- Second Place: Maroon Life, Texas A&M University
- Third Place: KRNL Fashion + Lifestyle, University of Kentucky
- Honorable Mention: Alice, University of Alabama
- Honorable Mention: The Sentinel, North Idaho College
Best Newspaper Entertainment Page/Spread
- First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
- Second Place: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Third Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
- Honorable Mention: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
Best Newspaper Feature Page/Spread
- First Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
- Second Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
- Honorable Mention: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
- Honorable Mention: The Observer, Central Washington University
Best Newspaper Front Page
- First Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Second Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
- Third Place: Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
- Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Honorable Mention: Spartan Daily, San Jose State University
Best Newspaper Nameplate
- First Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Second Place: Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University
- Third Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
- Honorable Mention: The Banner, California Baptist University
- Honorable Mention: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
Best Newspaper News Page/Spread
- First Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
- Second Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Third Place: The Vermont Cynic, University of Vermont
Best Newspaper Opinion Page/Spread
- First Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Second Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Third Place: The George-Anne, Georgia Southern University
- Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread
- First Place: Daily Forty-Niner, California State University, Long Beach
- Second Place: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
- Third Place: Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
- Honorable Mention: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention: The Reveille, Louisiana State University
Best Newspaper Sports Page/Spread
- First Place: Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University
- Second Place: el Don, Santa Ana College
- Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
- Honorable Mention: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Honorable Mention: The Observer, Central Washington University
Best Online Infographic
- First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Second Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
- Third Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
Best Online Main Page
- First Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Second Place: KRNL Lifestyle + Fashion, University of Kentucky
- Third Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
- Honorable Mention: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
- Honorable Mention: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
Best Social Media Main Page
- First Place: Ball State Daily, Ball State University
- Second Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
- Third Place: The Eagle, American University
- Honorable Mention: RMU Sentry Media, Robert Morris University
- Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
Best Special Section Cover
- First Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Second Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Third Place: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
Best Yearbook Cover
- First Place: Arbutus, Indiana University
- Second Place: The Griffon Yearbook, Missouri Western State University
- Third Place: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
- Honorable Mention: Kentucky Kernel Year In Photos, University of Kentucky
- Honorable Mention: The Campanile, Rice University
Best Yearbook Division Page/Spread
- First Place: Kentucky Kernel Year In Photos, University of Kentucky
- Second Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
- Third Place: Michiganensian Yearbook, University of Michigan
Best Yearbook Entertainment Page/Spread
- First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
- Second Place: Arbutus, Indiana University
- Third Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
Best Yearbook Feature Page/Spread
- First Place: Yonahian, Piedmont College
- Second Place: The Campanile, Rice University
- Third Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
- Honorable Mention: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
- Honorable Mention: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
Best Yearbook News Page/Spread
- First Place: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
- Second Place: The Tower, Loyola Marymount University
- Third Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
Best Yearbook Sports Page/Spread
- First Place: Kentucky Kernel Year In Photos, University of Kentucky
- Second Place: La Ventana, Texas Tech University
- Third Place: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
- Honorable Mention: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
Online Pinnacles
Best Audio Slideshow
- First Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Second Place: The Defender, Saint Michael’s College
- Third Place: The Banner, Marymount University
Best Breaking News Coverage
- First Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
- Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
- Honorable Mention: The Commonwealth Times, Virginia Commonwealth University
Best Multimedia Breaking News Story
- First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Third Place: Golden Gate Xpress, San Francisco State University
Best Multimedia Feature Story
- First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Second Place: RISING STDS AMONG COLLEGE STUDENTS, Texas Wesleyan University
- Third Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Honorable Mention: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Honorable Mention: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
Best Podcast
- First Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Second Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- Third Place: F Newsmagazine, School of the Art Institute of Chicago
- Honorable Mention: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Honorable Mention: Rooted, Syracuse University
Best Social Media Presence
- First Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
- Second Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Third Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Honorable Mention: EMERGE Magazine, University of Guelph-Humber
- Honorable Mention: The WOLF Internet Radio – Social Media, University of West Georgia
Best Viral Video
- First Place: Vanderbilt Video Productions-VVP, Vanderbilt University
- Second Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University
- Third Place: KBVR-TV, Oregon State University
- Honorable Mention: Owl Magazine, Harford Community College
- Honorable Mention: The Union, El Camino College
New! Best Campus Engagement
- First Place: Arrow, Southeast Missouri State University
- Second Place: The University Star, Texas State University
- Third Place: WUSC, University of South Carolina
- Honorable Mention: The Beacon, University of Portland
Photo Pinnacles
Best Breaking News Photo
- First Place: The State News, Michigan State University
- Second Place: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
- Third Place: Richland Chronicle, Richland College
- Honorable Mention: Daily 49er, California State University, Long Beach
- Honorable Mention: The DePaulia, DePaul University
Best Feature Photo
- First Place: Baylor Roundup, Baylor University
- Second Place: Byte, Ball State University
- Third Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Honorable Mention: Ibis Yearbook, University of Miami
Best General News Photo
- First Place: RMU Sentry Media, Robert Morris University
- Second Place: The Equinox, Keene State College
- Third Place: The DePaulia, DePaul University
- Honorable Mention: The Arapahoe Pinnacle, Arapahoe Community College
- Honorable Mention: The Corsair, Santa Monica College
Best Photo Illustration
- First Place: Daily Forty-Niner, California State University, Long Beach
- Second Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Third Place: Garnet & Black, University of South Carolina
Best Photo Package
- First Place: The Alestle, Southern Illinois University Edwardsville
- Second Place: The Reveille, Louisiana State University
- Third Place: Arches, Mount Mary University
- Honorable Mention: Ka Leo o Hawai‘i, University of Hawaii at Manoa
- Honorable Mention: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
Best Portrait
- First Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
- Second Place: Drake Magazine, Drake University
- Third Place: Daily Forty-Niner, California State University, Long Beach
- Honorable Mention: Rotunda, Southern Methodist University
Best Sports Feature Photo
- First Place: Rocky Mountain Collegian, Colorado State University
- Second Place: The University Star, Texas State University
- Third Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Honorable Mention: Foghorn News, Del Mar College
Best Sports News Photo
- First Place: The Banner, California Baptist University
- Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Third Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
- Honorable Mention: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane
- Honorable Mention: The State Hornet, Sacramento State
Sports Pinnacles
Best Sports Columnist
- First Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
- Second Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
- Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Honorable Mention: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
- Honorable Mention: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane
Best Sports Feature
- First Place: Lindenlink, Lindenwood University
- Second Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
- Third Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- Honorable Mention: Loquitur, Cabrini University
- Honorable Mention: The Daily Orange, Syracuse University
Best Sports Game Story
- First Place: UT Daily Beacon, University of Tennessee at Knoxville
- Second Place: The Daily Pennsylvanian, University of Pennsylvania
- Third Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Honorable Mention: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- Honorable Mention: The Reveille, Louisiana State University
Best Sports Investigative Story
- First Place: Central Michigan Life, Central Michigan University
- Second Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Third Place: Northwest Missourian, Northwest Missouri State University
- Honorable Mention: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
- Honorable Mention: The Brown and White, Lehigh University
Best Sports Multimedia Story
- First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Second Place: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University
- Third Place: Mustang News, Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
- Honorable Mention: PULSE magazine, Central Washington University
- Honorable Mention: The Los Angeles Loyolan, Loyola Marymount University
Best Sports Section
- First Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Second Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
- Third Place: The Battalion, Texas A&M University
- Honorable Mention: The Appalachian, Appalachian State University
- Honorable Mention: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
Best Online Sports Section
- First Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Second Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
- Third Place: Daily Bruin, UCLA
- Honorable Mention: The University Star, Texas State University
- Honorable Mention: Mustang News,Cal Poly San Luis Obispo
Writing Pinnacles
Best Arts and Entertainment Story
- First Place: SCAN Magazine, SCAD Atlanta
- Second Place: Jet Fuel Review, Lewis University
- Third Place: Currents Magazine, Pepperdine University
- Honorable Mention: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane
- Honorable Mention: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
Best Breaking News Story
- First Place: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane
- Second Place: The Vanderbilt Hustler, Vanderbilt University
- Third Place: The Daily Athenaeum, West Virginia University
- Honorable Mention: The Northerner, Northern Kentucky University
- Honorable Mention: The Reporter, Miami Dade College
Best Column
- First Place: The Michigan Daily, University of Michigan
- Second Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University
- Third Place: The Defender, Saint Michael’s College
- Honorable Mention: The Maroon, Loyola University New Orleans
Best Editorial
- First Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
- Second Place: The Beacon, University of Portland
- Third Place: The Crimson White, University of Alabama
- Honorable Mention: Daily Titan, California State University, Fullerton
Best Feature Story
- First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Second Place: The Temple News, Temple University
- Third Place: Kentucky Kernel, University of Kentucky
- Honorable Mention: Ball Bearings, Ball State University
- Honorable Mention: Echo Magazine, Columbia College Chicago
Best General News Story
- First Place: The Signal, Georgia State University
- Second Place: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
- Third Place: The Prospector, The University of Texas at El Paso
- Honorable Mention: The State Hornet, Sacramento State
Best Investigative Story
- First Place: BYU Daily Universe, Brigham Young University
- Second Place: Elon News Network, Elon University
- Third Place: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Honorable Mention: The Collegian, Tarrant County College
Best News Package
- First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Second Place: The Graphic, Pepperdine University
- Third Place: The Shorthorn, University of Texas at Arlington
- Honorable Mention: The Auburn Plainsman, Auburn University
- Honorable Mention: The DePaulia, DePaul University
Best Profile
- First Place: Indiana Daily Student, Indiana University
- Second Place: Echo Magazine, Columbia College Chicago
- Third Place: Warrior Life, El Camino College
- Honorable Mention: Crusader News, Seward County Community College
Best Special Section – Four Pages or Less
- First Place: The Daily Gamecock, University of South Carolina
- Second Place: Richland Chronicle, Richland College
- Third Place: The Rice Thresher, Rice University
- Honorable Mention: The Miami Hurricane, The Miami Hurricane
Best Special Section – More than Four Pages
- First Place: The Et Cetera, Eastfield College
- Second Place: The Washtenaw Voice, Washtenaw Community College
- Third Place: The Orion, California State University, Chico
- Honorable Mention: The Columbia Chronicle, Columbia College Chicago
- Honorable Mention: The NewsHouse, Syracuse University