Fifteen students from the College of Journalism and Mass Communications won 2016 Mark of Excellence (MOE) Awards from The Society of Professional Journalists. The students competed in region 7, which includes collegiate competitors from Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Nebraska. The students will compete at the national level among other regional MOE winners.
CoJMC winners include:
Best All-Around Radio Newscast
KRNU News Staff - KRNU Election Night Newscast: Danny Burke, Sarah Firestone, Lee Marion, Zach Penrice, Abbie Petersen and Bree Samani
Radio Sports Reporting
Nebraska Football - Senior Day & the 29th Senior: Zachary Penrice
Feature Writing (Large)
Whiteclay, caring for kids with fetal alcohol disorders: story by Marcella Mercer, photos by Calla Kessler
Online Feature Reporting
A Lakota Warrior Swaps Bullets for Ballots: story by Vanessa Daves, photos by Amber Baesler
Online In-Depth Reporting
A Day in the Life (and Death) of Whiteclay: story by Chris Bowling, photos by Amber Baesler, Calla Kessler and James Wooldridge
MOE entries are judged by professionals with at least three years of journalism experience. Judges were directed to choose entries they felt were among the best in student journalism. If no entry rose to the level of excellence, no award was given.