First-place prizes, honorable mentions and in-depth critiques.
From Oct. 29 through Nov. 1, The Battalion took part in an annual conference packed with award ceremonies and educational sessions. The conference was hosted by the Associated Collegiate Press, or ACP, and the College Media Association, or CMA, in Atlanta.
The Battalion’s editorial staff sat in on sessions taught by industry professionals from publications such as The New York Times and industry advocacy groups like the Student Press Law Center. The conference days ended with the award ceremonies where college publications from around the country gathered for individual and overall honors.
The Battalion submitted entries for the ACP Pacemakers, CMA Pinnacles and Conference Best of Show, given for content submitted at the conference, and these were the results:
ACP Pacemakers — Individual Winners
Honorable Mention — Multimedia Media Story of the Year, Infographics — Caleb Elizondo
Honorable Mention — Photo of the Year, News/Breaking News Photo — Kyle Heise
Honorable Mention — Design of the Year, Yearbook Spread — Megan Williams
Honorable Mention — Photo of the Year, Sports Feature Photo — Robert O’Brien
CMA Pinnacles
3rd Place — Best Photo Illustration — Ishika Samant, Robert O’Brien
Honorable Mention — Best Column — Lilia Elizondo
Honorable Mention — Best Ad Supplement/Special Section — The Battalion
2nd Place — Best Profile — Jack Lee
Best of Show
7th Place — Advertisement — Carmen Horrillo Tamayo
10th Place — Magazine Design — Ruben Hernandez, Adriano Espinosa, Laura McClintock
1st Place — Magazine Design — Pranay Dhoopar, Ishika Samant
1st Place — Newspaper Design — Pranay Dhoopar
4th Place — Yearbook Design — Megan Williams
8th Place — News/Feature Photo — Kyle Heise
3rd Place — News/Feature Photo — Ishika Samant
10th Place — Sports Photo — Kyle Heise
8th Place — Sports Photo — Ishika Samant
9th Place — Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Reporting — Emelia Gamez
7th Place — Advertising Media Kit — Dan Hung
7th Place — Overall Website — The Battalion
7th Place — Overall Yearbook — The Aggieland
