Another Headline Year for Vikings at Journalism Competition
海角社区Viking staff captures 12 awards at JACC Conference
海角社区 recently captured 12 awards at the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Southern California Regional Conference.
The Viking News student newspaper won general excellence twice - in the print edition category and in the online edition category. General excellence is the top prize awarded to the top 15 percent of competitors at the regional conference.
鈥嬧�漌e鈥檙e really proud of the work and effort we put into our publications,鈥� said Abel Reyes, the Viking editor in chief. 鈥淭hese awards represent two semesters of long hours, growth and teamwork on the part of our staff.鈥�
In addition, 海角社区took home 10 individual awards.
This is a year-long competition, which includes the work of former staff members, many of whom were part of the program鈥檚 largest-ever graduating class in June of 2019, and members of the current staff.
Here is the complete list of honors for 海角社区at the JACC:
General Excellence
- Viking News print edition
- Viking News online edition
First Place
- News photo, Sydney Fredericks-Selby
- Photo illustration, Andrea Ramos
Third Place
- News photo, Sydney Fredericks-Selby
- Opinion story, Sabriyya Ghanizada
- Informational graphic, Iman Palm
- Photo illustration, Cassandra Reichelt
- Magazine illustration, Alyssa Vega
Fourth Place
- Magazine profile article, Anna Karkalik
Honorable Mention
- Magazine photo essay, Anna Karkalik and Alyssa Vega