In addition to this recognition, ENN earned seven other individual and organizational Apple Awards, highlighting excellence in crisis coverage, opinion writing, photography, and multimedia journalism.
Elon News Network, Elon University’s student-run news organization, was recognized with the College Media Association’s top honor – the Big Apple Award – at the National College Media Convention in New York on March 1. The award recognizes the single best student news organization among schools with an enrollment of 3,000-9,999 students.
ENN also earned seven other individual and organizational Apple Awards, including first place in crisis coverage for its reporting on Hurricane Helene.
This year’s awards contest included hundreds of entries from college media outlets from across the country. Below is a list of the Elon winners.
- Apple Award – Best of Division II Schools | Elon News Network
- 1st Place – Best Crisis Coverage | Monika Jurevicius, Anjolina Fantaroni, Alex Nettles | Hurricane Helene relief through the lens of a Black Hawk mission; Hurricane Helene leaves mark on Western North Carolina, recovery efforts underway; North Carolina small towns rebuild after Hurricane Helene
- 1st Place – Best Opinion Column | Alex Nettles | Elon University’s silent streets: Closer look at lack of public activism
- 1st Place – Best Newsletter | Sarah T. Moore | Elon News Network Weekly Update
- 1st Place – Best News Photography | Ethan Wu | International protest for Israel-Hamas War calls for immediate ceasefire
- 1st Place – Best Feature Photography | Erin Martin | Holi celebration educates students about Hindu culture, spreads awareness for diverse religions
- 2nd Place – Best Multimedia Package | Erin Martin, Ryan Kupperman and Abby Gravely | Scenes from the Democratic National Convention
- 3rd Place – Best Newspaper | The Pendulum | Oct. 30, 2024, edition
Elon students attending the National College Media Convention included Charlotte Pfabe ’27, Lilliana Molina ’27, Kathan Gandhi ’27 and Miles Hayford ’27. They were accompanied by Kelly Furnas, senior lecturer in journalism and ENN adviser.
Elon News Network is a student-run news organization covering Elon University and the broader Alamance County community. It includes The Pendulum newspaper, “ENN Tonight” broadcast, elonnewsnetwork.com website, as well as social media accounts, podcasts and newsletters. Elon students can join ENN regardless of their experience level, major or year in school.