Members of the Belmont Vision staff recently traveled to the University of Mississippi to compete in the Southeast Journalism Conference, bringing home many awards as souvenirs. The student-led news organization beat 29 universities from seven states by winning Best College Website of the year. Additionally, the team received second place in the Best Overall News Team category and ranked third for the Best College Video News Program for the weekly video sports production Bruin Blitz. Members of the staff were also awarded individually:
Kelby Bibler – sixth, news writer
Rebecca Arnold – second, arts and entertainment writer
Taylor Andrews – sixth, feature writer
Samuel Cowan – fourth, sports writer
Kat Miller – fourth, magazine writer
Riley Wallace – fifth, special events reporter
Lexi Brunk – fourth, TV news feature reporter
The conference also involved an onsite competition where staff members competed in 10 categories including copy editing, news writing and photography. “The onsite competition is about deadline writing and precision,” said Vision Faculty Adviser Dorren Robinson. “That’s probably a more accurate predictor of how students will do in the work world.” Individual onsite awards included:
Riley Wallace – second, current events
Zach Gilchriest – third, feature writing
Sara Scannell – second, arts and entertainment writing
Hunter Morgan – third, sports photography
Melissa Kriz – first, copy editing
Rebecca Arnold – first, media ethics/history
To learn more about the Belmont Vision and to see its award-winning website, click here.
