The Advocate wins nearly 40 journalism awards

The Advocate wins nearly 40 journalism awards

The MSUM Advocate brought home 36 North Dakota Professional Communicators (NDPC) Awards recently.

The student-run Advocate took home first place for best publication, plus dozens of MSUM student journalists — mostly multimedia journalism majors — won individual awards.

The NDPC is the state affiliate of National Federation of Press Women, a national organization of communication professionals. The NDPC is made up of western Minnesota and North Dakota communication and journalism professionals.

The contest recognizes the best of student journalism work each year. The region includes universities in North Dakota and Minnesota.

The awards were presented to Advocate editor Kayleigh Omang at a banquet. Dr. Deneen Gilmour is The Advocate’s faculty adviser. 

Best Publication – The Advocate.

Sweepstakes winner ($100 prize) for student who won the most awards this year – Kayleigh Omang.

Web Page Design, 1^st Place – The Advocate.

Better Newspaper Contest Website, 2^nd Place – The Advocate.

Better Newspaper Contest News Photo, 2^nd Place – Omang.

Section Regularly Edited by Entrant, 2^nd Place – Advocate Arts and Entertainment.

Editorial, Honorable Mention – Kelsey Slattery.

Feature Story, 2^nd Place – Josie Gereszek.

Reviews, 2^nd Place – Chris Sanchez.

Editorial, 3^rd Place – Andrew Taszarek.

Single Sports Photo, 2^nd Place – Omang.

Single Sports Photo, 3^rd Place – Mitch Cottew.

Single News Photo, 2^nd – MaKayla McLain-Graning.

Single Feature Photo, 3^rd – McLain-Graning.

Personal Essay, Honorable Mention – Adara Gebro.

Section Regularly Edited by Entrant, 3^rd Place – Advocate Features Staff.

Photo Essay, 2^nd Place – Omang.

Personal Essay, 1^st Place – Anna Landsverk.

News Reporting, 2^nd Place – Landsverk.

Feature, Honorable Mention – Landsverk.

Reviews, 3^rd Place – Landsverk.

Section Edited by Entrant, 1^st Place – John Miller for Sports section.

Sports Writing, 1^st Place – Miller.

Personality Profile, 1^st Place – Miller.

Sports Writing, 2^nd Place – Jerrod Schumacher and Breana Orlando

Single Feature Photo, 1^st Place – Omang.

Single News Photo, 1^st Place – Omang.

Feature Story, 1^st Place – Omang.

Editorial, 1^st Place – Omang.

News Reporting, 1^st Place – Samantha Stark and Ellen Rossow

Features, 3^rd Place – Stark.

Feature Story, 1^st Place – Mattie Hanson.

Special Articles, 1^st Place – Carly DeSanto and Taszarek.

Reviews, 1^st Place – Anthony Schnabel.

Photo Essay, 1^st Place – Elizabeth Nelson.

Single Sports Photo, 1^st Place – Nelson.