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Awards

by reflector October 22, 2020

Below is a list of awards The Reflector has won. The list is not comprehensive.

National

Associated Collegiate Press

Clips & Clicks

  • Fall 2021: Jacob Walton, Bests Spots Photo, Third Place, “Backstroke”

Individual Awards:

  • Staff of The Reflector, 2021 Multimedia Story of the Year, Blog, Honorable Mention, “Election 2020 Live Blog”
  • Taylor Strnad, 2021 Multimedia Story of the Year, Interactive Graphic, Honorable Mention, “UIndy Tuition 2021-22”

Pacemaker:

Newspaper Pacemaker: 2009

Best of Show:

  • Best Newspaper (four-year campus, less than weekly): Second Place – 2019; Fourth Place – 2020
  • Best Website (four-year campus with 10,000 students or less): Fourth Place – 2019; Fifth Place – 2020
  • Best Rate Card or Media Kit: Third Place – 2019; Eighth Place – 2020
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Website, Fifth Place – 2021
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Newspaper, Fourth Place – 2021
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Ad Rate Card, Eighth Place – 2021

All-American Honor Rating:

  • 2017: Four Marks of Distinction for Coverage & Content, Writing & Editing, Layout & Design, and Leadership
  • 2018: Four Marks of Distinction for Coverage & Content; Writing & Editing; Photos, Art & Graphics; and Layout & Design

College Media Association — Pinnacle Awards

  • Newspaper of the Year: Third Place – 2019
  • Best Online Infographic: Second Place – 2016
  • Nathan Herbst, Best Online Infographic, First Place, “2020 Election Results: Indiana Governor” – 2020
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Social Media Page, Second Place, The Reflector Social Media Page – 2020

Society of Professional Journalists — Mark of Excellence National Competition

  • General News Reporting – 2019 (Finalist)
  • General News Photography – 2019 (Finalist)

Regional

Society of Professional Journalists — Mark of Excellence Competition — Region 5

  • Sports Writing – 2019 (Winner)
  • General News Photography – 2019 (Winner)
  • Editorial Cartooning – 2018 (Winner)
  • Sports Writing – 2019 (Finalist)
  • General News Reporting – 2019 (Two Finalists)
  • General News Photography – 2019 (Finalist)
  • Feature Photography – 2018 (Finalist
  • Sports Photography – 2019 (Two Finalists)
  • Photo Illustration – 2018 (Finalist)
  • The Reflector Staff, Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper- 2021 (Winner)
  • Photo Illustration – 2021 (Two Finalists)
  • Sports Photography – 2021 (Finalist)
  • The Reflector Staff, Best Affiliated Website – 2021 (Finalist)

State

Indiana Collegiate Press Association

Spring 2021 Awards

  • The Reflector, Division II Newspaper of the Year, Second Place
  • Ethan Gerling, Best Entertainment Column, Second Place, “UIndy Entertainment Outlook: When to End a TV Show”
  • Taylor Strnad and Nathan Herbst, Best Entertainment Story, Third Place, “Studio Art Major Paints Mural at Books & Brews South Indy”
  •  Noah Crenshaw, Best In-Depth Story, Third Place, “Indiana Facing a Variety of Domestic Terrorism Threats”
  • Kiara Conley, Best News Story, Second Place, “‘Murder Sheet’ Podcast Debuts with the 1970s Burger Chef Homicide Case”
  • Tony Reeves, Best Opinion Column, First Place, “The Problem with Police Training in the U.S.”
  • Nathan Herbst, Best Sports Column, First Place, “Being a Student-Athlete during the COVID-19 Pandemic”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Column, Second Place, “Is UIndy’s GLVC Dominance an Issue?”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Feature Story, First Place, “A Life of Basketball: Mickey and Shira Sasson’s Trip from Ashdod, Israel, to Indianapolis, Indiana”
  • Giselle Valentin, Best Sports News Story, Third Place, “Cross Country Prepares for GLVC Meets during COVID-19”
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Staff Editorial, Second Place, “UIndy Could Have Done More to Protect Campus”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Feature Photo, First Place, “Faculty Artist Series”
  • Jayden Kennett, Best News Photo, First Place, “Protests in Downtown Indy”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Photo, Second Place, “Basketball Player Celebrates”
  • Ethan Gerling, Best Editorial Cartoon, First Place, “Car Thefts Editorial Cartoon”
  • Justus O’Neil, Best Feature Page, Third Place, “Feb. 19, 2020, Feature Page”
  • Noah Crenshaw and Ethan Gerling, Best Front Page, Third Place, “Feb. 19, 2020, Front Page”
  • Noah Fields, Best Informational Graphic, Second Place, “COVID-19 Resources for UIndy Students”
  • Ethan Gerling, Best Informational Graphic, Third Place, “UIndy vs. COVID-19 PSA”
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Design, First Place, “Oct. 21, 2020, Issue”
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Single Issue, First Place, “Feb. 19, 2020, Issue”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Page, Third Place, “Feb. 5, 2020, Sports Page”
  • The Reflector, Best in the Online Division, Third Place
  • Noah Crenshaw, Kiara Conley, and Tony Reeves, Best Blog, First Place, “May 30, 2020, Protests in Indianapolis”
  • Noah Crenshaw and Kiara Conley, Best Blog, Second Place, “Aftermath of May 30, 2020, Protests in Indianapolis”
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Website, Third Place, The Reflector Online
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Website Design, Third Place, The Reflector Online
  • The Reflector, Advertising Publication of the Year, Third Place
  • Taylor Strnad and Ethan Gerling, Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package, Second Place, “The Reflector Media Kit (2020-2021)”
  • Noah Crenshaw, Brook Baker Collegiate Journalist of the Year, Runner-Up

Spring 2022

  • Staff of The Reflector, Division II Newspaper of the Year, First Place, The Reflector
  • Justus O’Neil, Best News Story, First Place, “Campus Crime Addressed”
  • Giselle Valentin, Best News Story, Second Place, “UIndy Community Celebrates the Life of Koebe Clopton”
  • Kiara Conley, Best In-Depth Story, Second Place, “UIndy Dining Quality, Safety Questioned by Students, Supply Shortages from COVID Could Be to Blame”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Feature Story, First Place, “UIndy Alum Becomes One of the Biggest Sports Entertainment Personalities”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Feature Story, Second Place, “Pilar Echeverria: UIndy’s Golf’s Outgoing Success Story”
  • Lucy Fields, Best Entertainment Column, First Place, “Inaccurate Film Representation Reinforces Stereotypes, Spreads Misinformation”
  • Olivia Cameron, Best Entertainment Column, Second Place, “The U.S. Needs Paid Parental Leave for Everyone”
  • Giselle Valentin, Best Sports Column, First Place, “Athletes Are Human Too, Why Mental Health Matters in Sports”
  • Kiara Conley, Best Sports Column, Second Place, “Inequality Shown in Treatment to Women’s Basketball during 2021 March Madness to More. . . .”
  • Olivia Cameron, Best Review, Second Place, “‘Eternals’ Movie Review”
  • Justus O’Neil, Best Review, Third Place, “‘Malignant’ Movie Review”
  • Kassandra Darnell, Best Front Page Design, Second Place, Sept. 29, 2021, Issue
  • Giselle Valentin, Best Sports Page Design, First Place, Dec. 15, 2021, Issue
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Page Design, Third Place, April 14, 2021, Issue
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Design, First Place, April 28, 2021, Issue
  • Kiara Conley, Best News Photography, First Place, “FedEx Shooting Vigil”
  • Jacob Walton, Best News Photography, Second Place, “Celebration of Life”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Feature Photography, Second Place, “Taming of the Shrew”
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Photography, First Place, “Men’s Soccer Celebration”
  • Kiara Conley, Best Informational Graphic, First Place, “COVID Safety Plan for Fall Semester”
  • Nathan Herbst, Best Informational Graphic, Second Place, “COVID-19 Vaccine Info”
  • Olivia Cameron, Best Illustration, First Place, “Parental Leave in the U.S.”
  • Ethan Gerling, Best Illustration, Second Place, “2020: A Year in Review”
  • Jazlyn Gomez, Best Editorial Cartoon, First Place, “Racism on Campus”
  • Jazlyn Gomez, Best Editorial Cartoon, Second Place, “Dining Issues on Campus”
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Overall Website Design, First Place, The Reflector Online 
  • Noah Crenshaw, Best House Ad, Third Place
  • Taylor Strnad, Best Rate Card, Second Place, Reflector Rate Card
  • Taylor Strnad, Best General Media Kit/Marketing Package, First Place, Reflector Media Kit
  • Staff of The Reflector, Advertising Publication of the Year, Third Place, The Reflector

Society of Professional Journalists — Best in Indiana Journalism Contest

  • Breaking News Reporting: Second Place – 2020
  • Sports Reporting: Third Place – 2020
  • Editorial Writing: First Place – 2020
  • News Photography: Second Place – 2020
  • Page One or Cover Design: Third Place – 2020
  • Best Design Other Than Page One or Cover: Second Place – 2020
  • Graphics or Illustration: Third Place – 2020
  • Jazlyn Gomez, Best Feature Story, Third Place, “Alum Nominated for Leukemia and Lymphoma Society Man & Woman of the Year Award” – 2021
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Reporting, Third Place, “Dana Youssef: Excellence in Both Academics, Athletics”- 2021
  • Olivia Cameron, Best Editorial Writing, Second Place, “U.S. Needs Paid Parental Leave for Everyone” – 2021
  • Jacob Walton, Best News Photography, Third Place, “Koebe Celebration of Life” – 2021
  • Jacob Walton, Best Sports Photography, First Place, “Men’s Soccer NCAA Regional Win” – 2021
  • Kassandra Darnell, Best Page One or Cover Design, Second Place, Sept. 29 Front Page – 2021
  • Kiara Conley, Best Page One or Cover Design, Third Place, March 10 Front Page – 2021
  • Staff of The Reflector, Best Journalism Website, Third Place, The Reflector Online – 2021

Last Updated: Oct. 24, 2020

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