The Daily Californian wins best all-around newspaper in regional competition
The Daily Californian won best all-around newspaper and was a finalist in three other categories in the Society of Professional Journalists’ regional Mark of Excellence Awards, which were announced Saturday.
The SPJ’s Region 11 Mark of Excellence Awards honor superb college journalism from schools in Arizona, California and Nevada.
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Here’s a full list of our awards:
First place
- Best all-around daily student newspaper: The Daily Californian by staff
Finalists
- Best breaking news story: Thousands of East Bay high schoolers flood Berkeley streets protesting Trump victory by staff
- Best feature writing: ‘The sky in the east was bright red’ by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks
- Best news reporting: 19 campus employees violated UC sexual harassment policies in past seven years by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Katy Abbott and Melissa Wen
- Best Sports Column Writing: Sports with Sophie by Sophie Goethals
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