Elon News Network collected two Pacemaker awards from the Associated Collegiate Press during the national student media convention held in Washington, D.C.
Elon News Network won both a Newspaper Pacemaker and an inaugural Multiplatform Pacemaker from the Associated Collegiate Press at the Fall National College Media Convention that was sponsored jointly by ACP, the College Media Association and the Society of Professional Journalists.
Ten ENN students attended the conference in Washington, D.C., from Oct. 26-30, along with Professor Anthony Hatcher, who serves as the chair of the Journalism Department, Associate Professor Rich Landesberg and Assistant Professor Israel Balderas.
The Pacemaker is the highest honor awarded by ACP for excellence in student journalism. The Pendulum, the newspaper of Elon News Network, was one of 19 student publications to win the award that featured 88 total entries.
Pacemaker entries are judged based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership, design, photography and graphics. Additionally, the winning papers “took risks and served as a strong voice for the student audience,” according to the Associated Collegiate Press.
This is the fifth time The Pendulum has won a Newspaper Pacemaker (2009, 2018, 2019, 2021). The Pendulum submitted newspapers from Nov. 10, 2021, Feb. 16, 2022, and April 27, 2022, edited by Nyah Phengsitthy ’23, for consideration.
Elon News Network was one of four winners of an inaugural Multiplatform Pacemaker, an award designed to recognize how student media organizations use print, online, social media and audio/video to serve their audiences.
The College Media Association and Associated Collegiate Press also honored individual Elon students in several categories. Below are the students who finished in the top three of any competition.
Additionally, ENN was named a finalist for an Online Pacemaker, and Colonnades, the university’s art and literary journal, was a finalist for a Magazine Pacemaker.
ACP Individual Awards
- Ellis Chandler ’23 won first place for Broadcast Feature Story for her broadcast on “Burlington’s Mystery Machine.”
- Michael Asch ’22 won first place for Multimedia Feature Story for “A Community Divided.”
- Luke Johnson ’23 won first place for News/Breaking News Photo for his photo of the Women’s March in Washington, D.C.
- Ashlyn Deloughy ’22 won third place for News Story for her coverage of campus construction.
- Jacob Kisamore ’24 won third place for Best Use of Social Media Reporting for his coverage of “Elon Softball vs. Delaware.”
ACP Best of Show Awards
- Mason Willett ’24 won first place for Broadcast Sports Story Best of Show for “Elon football wins fifth straight game.”
- Elon News Network staff won first place for Blog Best of Show for “LIVE BLOG: Tracking Ian.”
- Margaret Faust ’23 won first place for Broadcast Feature Story Best of Show for “Graham, NC Community Remembers 9/11.”
- The Pendulum staff won second place for Newspaper/Newsmagazine (four-year campus with 15,000 students or fewer).
- Elon News Network staff won second place for Website (four-year campus with 15,000 students or fewer).
- Elon Local News staff won second place for Broadcast News Program (four-year campus).
- Jacob Kisamore ’24 won second place for Photojournalism for “Elon University men’s soccer posts seventh shutout of season.”
- Margaret Faust ’23 won second place for Broadcast News Story for “Alamance-Burlington School System Begins 2022-23 Academic Year.”
- Ellis Chandler ’23 won second place for Broadcast Feature Story for “All That JAS Celebrates 20 Years Of Business.”
CMA Pinnacle Awards
- Elon Local News staff won first place for Best Video Sportscast for their broadcast on March 28, 2022.
- Elon Local News staff won first place for Best Special Section: More than Four Pages for “ENN: 2022 Sports Exclusive.”
- The Pendulum won second place for Best Special Section: More than Four Pages for its Feb. 16, 2022 edition.