Left to right (first row): LaTasha Miles; Sports Editor, Tiffany Gibson; Editor in Chief Left to right (second row): Marcus Cunningham; Copy Desk Chief; Brandon Coley; Graphics Artist, James Cherry; Chief Online Producer
to Dr. Lona Cobb, professor of Journalism and News Argus faculty advisor, and the staff of the student on-line publication News Argus, which won “Best of Show” for Online News Site in the North Carolina College Media Association competition. Results of the statewide media contest were announced at third annual NC College Media Conference held Feb. 20 at Elon University. “Best of Show” recognizes top entries in the statewide contest.
Other News Argus awards included:
“News Writing” — Tiffany Gibson, Third Place;
“Sports Writing” — LaTasha Miles, Honorable Mention;
“Design” — Brandon Coley, Honorable Mention; and,
“Photography” — Corderius Cowans, Honorable Mention.
A total of 40 North Carolina student media published during the 2009 academic year, including yearbooks and literary magazines, were eligible for awards in the 2010 NC College Media Association competition.
NCCMA is based in the offices of the Scholastic Media Association at UNC-Chapel Hill. The association offers an annual statewide media contest and an annual conference on a different college campus in the state each year. The 2011 conference will take place at Appalachian State University.
In addition, The News Argus won three awards in the 2009 HBCU Excellence in Journalism Student Newspaper Contest. The awards were presented during of the 12th annual National HBCU Student News Media Conference & Career Fair held Feb. 11-14 at Jackson State University in Jackson, Miss.
The awards include:
Best News Series, Investigative or in-depth Story
Third Place — Housing Takes Gamble (Tiffany Gibson)
Best News Coverage
First Place — Coverage of the ROTC (Marcus Cunningham)
Best Informational Graphic or News/Art Illustration
Third Place — Brandon Coley, Graphics Artist; LaTasha Miles, Content
The Black College Communication Association (BCCA) annually conducts the Excellence in Journalism competition to encourage and recognize excellence among HBCU student journalists and newspapers. The contest is open to BCCA member publications. Each member publication is encouraged to contribute its best journalistic work featured in HBCU student publications.