鶹APP Student Media wins 19 Iowa College Media Association awards
鶹APP won first place honors in multimedia, video and audio categories
鶹APP Student Media participants captured 19 awards, including three first-place honors, at the annual Iowa College Media Association Awards Ceremony held last month in Des Moines.
鶹APP students took home first place honors in the multimedia, video and audio categories. The 鶹APPian staff took first place for best use of social media, Jake Brend earned the top honor for best video news, public affairs or sports package and Caleb Geer won first place for best audio feature package.
“It’s nice to have our students recognized for all the hard work they do every day for 鶹APP Student Media,” said Mark Siebert, associate professor of multimedia communications and director of 鶹APP Student Media. “I’m especially proud they were recognized for work in so many different areas – writing, photography, design, audio, video and social media.”
In addition to the student awards, Siebert won the John Eighmey Service Award, the ICMA’s most distinguished honor given annually to recognize an individual whose efforts have been instrumental in advancing the quality of media education in Iowa.
Siebert is the second 鶹APP professor to win the award. Brian Steffen, chair of the department of multimedia communications, won in 2009.
The annual ICMA Awards are judged by professionals. Entries in the print/online and multimedia categories are judged by professionals from the Oklahoma Press Association. Entries in the video and audio categories are judged primarily by Iowa media professionals.
鶹APP Student Media offers real-world experience across multiple mediums, including The 鶹APPian newspaper, ID Magazine, KSTM-FM radio and SCTV.
View the complete list of 鶹APP winners below.
Print/Online Category
Best Investigative Reporting
2nd, Liv Allen, ID Magazine, “COVID”
3rd, Alyssa Whitham, The 鶹APPian, “Students outraged by surprise additional fee”
Best Sports Reporting
Honorable Mention, Morgan Flynn, The 鶹APPian, “Thunder the elephant is our new mascot”
Best Sports Feature Reporting
Honorable Mention, Jake Brend, The 鶹APPian, “Shot of a lifetime”
Best Review
3rd, Caleb Geer, The 鶹APPian, “Free Guy: worth the wait?”
Best Staff Editorial(s)
Honorable Mention, The 鶹APPian staff
Best News Photograph
3rd, Natalie Tryon, The 鶹APPian, “Student receives her first dose”
Best Front Page
Honorable Mention, Kate Furr, The 鶹APPian, March 25, 2021
Best Online Design
2nd, Natalie Tryon, The 鶹APPian, “Coffee”
Multimedia Category
Best Media Website
3rd, The 鶹APPian
Best Use of Social Media
1st, The 鶹APPian
Video Category
Best Video News, Public Affairs or Sports Package
1st, Jake Brend, SCTV, “”
Honorable Mention, Noah Sacco, SCTV
Best Video Entertainment Package
2nd, Sophie Reese, SCTV, “Coffee”
Best Video Promo, Commercial or PSA
Honorable Mention, Noah Sacco, SCTV, “Texting and Driving”
Audio Category
Best Air Personality
Honorable Mention, Caleb Geer, KSTM-FM
Best Sports Program
2nd, Ethan Humble, Luke Becker, Caleb Vasconez, KSTM-FM, “Sunday Snooze”
Best Audio Feature Package
1st, Caleb Geer, KSTM-FM
Article Information
Published
March 17, 2022
Author
Alisa Reynolds-Good