{"id":96185,"date":"2020-03-01T15:51:46","date_gmt":"2020-03-01T21:51:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/news.olemiss.edu\/?p=96185"},"modified":"2020-03-04T10:12:13","modified_gmt":"2020-03-04T16:12:13","slug":"um-students-take-top-prize-southeast-regional-journalism-conference","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/web20.olemiss.edu\/news\/wordpress\/um-students-take-top-prize-southeast-regional-journalism-conference\/","title":{"rendered":"UM Students Take Top Prize at Southeast Regional Journalism Conference"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>OXFORD, Miss. \u2013 <a href=\"https:\/\/olemiss.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University of Mississippi<\/a> students brought home the top prize in the recent onsite competitions at the <a href=\"http:\/\/sejc.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Southeast Journalism Conference<\/a> in Hattiesburg.&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>SEJC is a journalism organization with more than 30 member universities and colleges in seven states. SEJC sponsors two major contests each year: the onsite competitions and the Best of the South awards for best student work published or broadcast during the past year.<\/p>\n<p>UM students won 17 awards in the Best of the South contest, presented during a banquet. The Best of the South awards included four first-place awards, four second-place honors and four third-place awards. In some Best of the South writing categories, more than 40 entries were considered, and judges can award up to 10th place in those competitive categories.<\/p>\n<p>The awards received by Ole Miss students are:<\/p>\n<p><strong>Online competition:&nbsp;<\/strong>15 categories. Students cover an assignment on deadline during the conference, competing against students at the conference from other universities.<\/p>\n<p><strong>University of Mississippi: First-place Grand Champions for the Onsite Competition,&nbsp;<\/strong>based on total points for the overall contest. UM students won seven awards in the onsite contests.<\/p>\n<p>First place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kenneth Niemeyer, News Writing<\/li>\n<li>Madison Scarpino, TV Anchoring<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Griffin Neal, Feature Writing<\/li>\n<li>Sarah Biedermann, Karsyn King, Hannah Williamson, Public Relations Team<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Third place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Payne, Design\/Page Layout<\/li>\n<li>Matthew Hendley and Lydazja Turner, TV News Reporting<\/li>\n<li>Will Stribling, Radio News Reporting<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Best of the South&nbsp;\u2013&nbsp;<\/strong>Entries must have published Nov. 15, 2018, through Nov. 14, 2019. Each entry includes up to three examples of the student&#8217;s work.<\/p>\n<p>First place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Griffin Neal, Best Feature Writer<\/li>\n<li>Will Stribling, Best Radio Journalist<\/li>\n<li>Georgia Huddleston, Best Advertising Staff Member (advertising design)<\/li>\n<li>Devna Bose, Best Multimedia Journalist, for her project on emotional health in Puerto Rico after Hurricane Maria (category based on 3 formats used by a student to cover a single story)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Second place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Kenneth Niemeyer, Best Special Event Reporter<\/li>\n<li>Skye Spiehler, Best TV Journalist<\/li>\n<li>Hayden Wiggs, Best Radio Feature Reporter<\/li>\n<li>Rebel Radio, Best Radio Station<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Third place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Payne, Best News Writer<\/li>\n<li>Camryn Sidley, Best TV News Reporter<\/li>\n<li>Lasherica Thornton, Best Journalism Research Paper<\/li>\n<li>Rebel Radio, Best Audio Newscast<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fourth place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Gita Viswanathan and Jesus Escobedo, Best Advertising Staff Member (broadcast commercial)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Fifth place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Billy Schuerman, Best Press Photographer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Seventh place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Katie Dames, Best Opinion\/Editorial Writer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Eighth place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Josh Clayton, Best Sports Writer<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tenth place:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Daniel Payne, College Journalist of the Year<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The University of Southern Mississippi hosted this year&#8217;s conference on Feb. 13-15. 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