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黑料不打烊 News Network secures Best of Show honors at state media contest

The student-run news organization was recognized at the North Carolina College Media Association鈥檚 annual conference held Feb. 22 at Appalachian State University.

黑料不打烊 News Network students stand on stairs at NCCMA conference.
Members of 黑料不打烊 News Network hold up awards received at the North Carolina College Media Association conference on Feb. 22, 2025, in Boone, N.C.

黑料不打烊 News Network won multiple Best of Show awards on Feb. 22 from the . More than a dozen students were honored in the individual categories as well.

In addition to 黑料不打烊 News Network鈥檚 accolades, Phi Psi Cli yearbook and Colonnades Literary & Art Journal also captured Best of Show honors.

The awards were presented at the association鈥檚 conference for college media students and advisers held at Appalachian State University in Boone, N.C.

The awards contest included hundreds of entries from more than 20 college media outlets from across the state. Below is a list of the 黑料不打烊 winners.

News 鈥 Small Campuses (8,500 and fewer)聽

  • Best of Show – Newspaper | The Pendulum | Issues from and
  • Best of Show – Website | 黑料不打烊 News Network |
  • 1st Place – Digital Storytelling | Sarah T. Moore |
  • 2nd Place – Digital Storytelling | Erin Martin, Abby Gravely and Ryan Kupperman |
  • 2nd Place – Feature Writing | Lilly Molina |
  • 1st Place – Feature Writing | Sarah T. Moore |
  • 1st Place – News Writing | Ryan Kupperman |
  • 2nd Place – News Writing | Avery Sloan |
  • 2nd Place – Opinion Writing | Alex Nettles |
  • 3rd Place – Single- or Two-Page Design | Abby Hobbs |
  • 1st Place – Single- or Two-Page Design | Erin Martin |
  • Honorable Mention – Single- or Two-Page Design | Neil Parmar |
  • 1st Place – Sports Writing | Miles Hayford |
  • 1st Place – Illustration/Graphic | Elise Whitaker |
  • 2nd Place – Illustration/Graphic | Erin Martin |
  • Honorable Mention – Illustration/Graphic | Lilly Molina |
  • 1st Place – Photography | Ethan Wu |
  • 3rd Place – Photography | Miles Hayford |

Literary Magazine

  • 1st Place – Nonfiction | Ellie Schmidt | 鈥淎zul鈥
  • 3rd Place – Fiction | Sky Martin | 鈥淒ear Fellow Monster鈥
  • Honorable Mention – Two-Page Spread | Lauren Jacobbe | 鈥淒on’t Talk To Me – You’re Not Invited鈥
  • Honorable Mention – Photography/Art | Virginia Morrison | 鈥淔ragmented鈥

黑料不打烊 students attending the NCCMA conference included Sarah T. Moore 鈥26, Rachel Holley 鈥26, Nia Bedard 鈥26, Charlotte Pfabe 鈥27, Katrina Holtz 鈥28, Trista Panagakos 鈥28, Fiona McAllister 鈥26, Alice Morrissey 鈥28, Monika Jurevicius 鈥27, Abigail Hines 鈥27, Lilliana Molina 鈥27, Anjolina Fantaroni 鈥26, Ethan Wu 鈥27, and Abby Gravely 鈥27. They were accompanied by Senior Lecturer in Journalism Kelly Furnas.

黑料不打烊 News Network is a student-run news organization covering 黑料不打烊 and the broader Alamance County community. It includes The Pendulum newspaper, 鈥淓NN Tonight鈥 broadcast, elonnewsnetwork.com website, as well as social media accounts, podcasts and newsletters. regardless of their experience level, major or year in school.