Thursday, December 17, 2009
The Shield brings home awards from Hoosier State Press Association
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Jennifer Theriot Administrative Associate News & Information Services 812/465-7005 The Shield won first place in Editorial/Opinion Writing for the piece Staff Editorial: Our assessment of the USI Board of Trustees and Linda Bennett. An HSPA judge commented, "The editorial clearly and powerfully critiqued the university's leadership and the selection of a new president. I was impressed by the simple, concise writing on a complicated matter. Senior journalism student Lindsey Ziliak received the third place award in Sports Writing for her story Tyson inspires USI student. The piece was praised by judges for its "strong, captivating anecdotal lead. Ziliak interned at the Evansville Courier & Press for three semesters and served as a Scripps Howard intern at the Knoxville News Sentinel this summer. She is a former news editor and sports editor at The Shield. The Shield also received four awards in March from the Indiana Collegiate Press Association, and opinion editor Lana Kunz took third place in the 2009 Thomas R. Keating Feature Writing competition. |
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