Wednesday, April 12, 2006
The Shield staff takes honors at Indiana Collegiate Press Association convention
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The Shield won honors among Division II newspapers at the Indiana Collegiate Press Association’s annual convention April 8. Division II is for non-daily newspapers at universities with enrollment of 2,000 or more full-time students. The University was singled out for its commitment to free speech at the convention. During his keynote address, Mark Goodman of the Student Press Law Center said that USI is to be commended for its commitment to free speech for student journalists as the first university in Indiana to be named a designated public forum. He added that USI would be included in a list of “safe schools for journalists” to be distributed to high schools. President H. Ray Hoops signed a statement designating the student newspaper and Access USI as public forums in October 2005. The designation guarantees student media strong First Amendment protection. The Shield staff honors among Division II universities at the convention were: • First place/Best Breaking News Reporting: “Tornado touches USI” – Leah Barr, Julia Hunter, Adrian Stoica, and Anthony Pate • First place/Best News Photo: “Life Goes On” – Julia Hunter • Second place/Best Single Issue – The Shield staff • Third place/Best Staff Editorial: “Congress shouldn’t cut loan program” – Jennifer Murphy • Third place/Best News Feature Story: “Weathering the Storm” – Julia Hunter and Jennifer Murphy • Third place/Newspaper of the Year – The Shield staff (tied with The Reflector, University of Indianapolis) Also at the meeting, Jondi Schmitt was named vice president for small newspapers on the ICPA board of directors. Patricia Ferrier, instructor in journalism, was named to the board of advisers. |
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