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Baylor Student Media Garners Top Awards December 11, 2020

Posted by Mia Moody-Ramirez in : Uncategorized , trackback

By Julie Reed

Baylor Student Media earned a number of prestigious awards this semester, including Editor & Publishers’ national EPPY Award, long considered the Pulitzer Prize of college journalism. This award for Best College Campus Website recognized baylorlariat.com for its stellar multimedia coverage over the past year.

The Associated Collegiate Press also awarded an Online Pacemaker to The Lariat’s website, as well as a Yearbook Pacemaker for the Baylor Roundup’s 2019 book, “Light the Way.” The Pacemaker is ACP’s highest honor.

Rounding out the department’s big awards this semester are College Broadcasters Inc. and the Columbia Scholastic Press Association. CBI recognized The Lariat as having the Best Social Media Presence in the nation. The Lariat and Focus magazine are both Crown Award finalists.

In addition to the accolades for Student Media’s individual outlets, students racked up numerous awards this semester, including a second-place award for COVID-19 coverage from the Associated Collegiate Press.

Here’s the link to the awards list from E&P.

Both are prestigious honors. It is great to see our aspiring journalists being recognized for their hard work and embracing our enhanced digital focus!

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