HARRISBURG, Pa. – Student journalists from HACC’s Harrisburg and Lancaster campus newspapers, The Fourth Estate and Live Wire, are among college journalists named winners in the annual Student Keystone Press Awards contest.
The Student Keystone Press Awards contest recognizes high school and college journalism that provides relevance, integrity and initiative in serving readers. Any student at any public, private or parochial Pennsylvania high school, college or university who has had his or her material published in the school newspaper may enter the contest, which is provided by the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation. Winners will be honored at the Student Keystone Press Awards Luncheon on Wednesday, April 2, 2014, at the Hershey Lodge and Convention Center.
“I am so proud of the students producing Live Wire,” said Dana Passek, English instructor and Live Wire advisor at HACC, Central Pennsylvania’s Community College. “They work very hard, and it is nice to see the staff members receive recognition for their efforts. Live Wire is always looking for new members, and I encourage more students to get involved.”
Trum Simmons, English instructor and advisor to The Fourth Estate, said, “This year's editors have done an excellent job covering important stories and writing strong editorials. They've covered sensitive stories with good judgment and kept the campus well informed.”
Staff members of The Fourth Estate at the Harrisburg Campus and the Live Wire at the Lancaster Campus won 12 awards in the two-year college division. The award winners are listed below.
| Award | Category | Publication | Entry Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column | First Place | Live Wire | Confessions of a registered nursing student | Shawn Reed |
| Review | First Place | Live Wire | Cold bodies warm hearts: love sparks | Dan Bell |
| Ongoing News Coverage | First Place | The Fourth Estate | Campus Security | Leif Johnson, Allison Stark |
| Feature Story | First Place | The Fourth Estate | PTSD affects more than soldiers with war trauma | Matt Jones |
| Personality Profile | First Place | The Fourth Estate | Employee Profile: Betty Summerford | Allison Stark |
| Sports Story | First Place | The Fourth Estate | The fake and not?so?fake face of wrestling | Alexander Goodlive |
| Review | Second Place | The Fourth Estate | Doctor Who celebrates 50th anniversary in theaters | Staff |
| Layout and Design | Second Place | The Fourth Estate | RedBeard's Recommendations: Holiday tech and media gifts | Leif Johnson, Allison Stark |
| Public Service/Enterprise Package | Honorable Mention | Live Wire | Changes to student loans | Shawn Reed |
| Layout and Design | Honorable Mention | Live Wire | Return of the drag show | James Farbo |
| Ongoing News Coverage | Honorable Mention | Live Wire, The Fourth Estate | HACC Exec. V.P. charged with alleged $228,000 theft/Update on Rockey/Rockey pleads guilty | Shawn Reed, Allison Stark |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | The Fourth Estate | Photographer Paul Batchelor documents the C. Ted Lick Conference Center's transformation into the Ted Lick Administration Building. | Paul Batchelor |
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