Truman Students Receive Journalism Awards at State Conference

Truman Media Network students attended the Missouri College Media Association and Missouri College Broadcast Educators joint conference, April 6.

TMN took home a total of 35 awards with multiple first and second place awards. The Index placed second for Best Overall Newspaper in division two and second for Multimedia Website. The MCMA and MBEA conference joined with the National Scholastic Press Association and Journalism Educators Association’s convention. NSPA and JEA host a national journalism convention for high schoolers every fall and spring.

The convention offers sessions to its attendees with topics from journalism ethics to page design. Lillie Morisaki, managing editor of The Index, attended the conference for the first time this year. She said she most enjoyed a session about the Hazelwood School District v. Kuhlmeier case.

“I am an English major, so my only interaction with journalism is through working with The Index,” Morisaki said. “The conference was a great experience to hear experts talk about how I can grow in my knowledge of journalism.”

First Place
•    Editorial Writing – Sydney Ellison, Lillie Morisaki, Grace Potter, Genevieve Tlustos
•    Feature Page – Sydney Ellison, Genevieve Tlustos
•    In-Depth News Reporting – Genevieve Tlustos, Gracie Doolin
•    Nonpolitical/Entertainment Cartoon – Heather Beard
•    Sports Column – Michael Lakey
•    Multimedia Website – Staff
•    Show Promo – Mark Fisher, Lauren Frazier
•    Special Programs – Ali Werner

Second Place
•    Sweepstakes – Staff
•    Best Overall Newspaper – Staff
•    Column – Mara Callhan
•    Information Graphic – Heather Beard
•    Investigative Reporting – Sydney Ellison, Grace Potter
•    News Writing – Genevieve Tlustos
•    Page One Design – Maddie Morris, Sydney Ellison
•    Story Illustration – Maddie Morris
•    Station Promo – Mark Fisher, Charlie Phillips

Third Place
•    Column – Quinn Sloan
•    Editorial/Op-Ed Page – Sydney Ellison
•    Information Graphic – Sydney Ellison
•    Page One Design – Sydney Ellison, Rahul Chaudhari
•    Sports Page – Lillie Morisaki
•    Air Check – Libby Marcus
•    Station Promo – Mark Fisher, Quinn Sloan, Madison Backes
•    Station Promo – Abby Richmond

Honorable Mention
•    Editorial Writing – Geneveive Tlustos, Sydney Ellison, Sami Harris, Lillie Morisaki
•    Entertainment Review – Joseph Doughtery
•    Entertainment Review – Liza Catlin
•    Photo Page – Geneveive Tlustos, Rahul Chaudhari
•    Sports Page – Lillie Morisaki
•    Sports Writing – Michael Lakey
•    Air Check – Toby Parker
•    Air Check – Taylor Baldwin
•    Podcast – Leighya McNeely