Journalism Students Win Awards at Regional Competition
Cerritos College's journalism students won 15 awards at the 2019 Journalism Association
of Community Colleges SoCal Regional Conference and Competition. The students attended
a one-day conference and competition at California State University, Fullerton on
October 19.
During the conference, students attended workshops, met industry professionals, and participated in on-the-spot competitions. Talon Marks publications received two General Excellence awards for its spring 2019 publication of Wings Magazine and for the Talonmarks.com website.
Students won in both on-the-spot competitions and publication competitions.
On-the-spot awards
- News Writing, honorable mention, Jasmine Martinez
- News Writing, third place, Edgar Mendoza
- Copy editing, second place, Edgar Mendoza
- Copy editing, honorable mention, Kianna Znika
- Opinion Writing, first place, Kianna Znika
Publication Awards
- Magazine Photo Story-Essay, first place, Julissa Villalobos
- Illustration, first place, Sofia Gallegos
- Column Writing, second place, Marilyn Parra
- Magazine Profile Article, honorable mention, Christopher Martinez and Jah-Tosh Baruti
- Magazine Profile Article, third place, Jasmine Martinez, Alison Hernandez and Carmelita Islas Mendez
- Editorial Cartoon, honorable mention, Sofia Gallegos
- Magazine Cover Design, honorable mention, Ayla Aispuro
- Magazine Design/Layout, honorable mention, Ayla Aispuro and Elisa Prather
- General Excellence, Magazine, Wings Magazine Staff
- General Excellence, Online, Talon Marks Staff
The journalism program is part of the Cerritos College Mass Communications Department and the Fine Arts and Communications Division. The department houses the Journalism and Radio-TV courses for the campus.
For more information about the Mass Communications Department, visit www.cerritos.edu/mass-communications.
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