Society of Professional Journalists named The Hatchet a finalist yesterday in four categories for the Region II Mark of Excellence Awards.
Any first place submissions will move on to the Society of Professional Journalist’s national competition where all 12 of the nation’s SPJ regions will compete. The awards are arguably the most coveted awards in collegiate journalism.
The Hatchet will find out next month the places each submission received.
Below are our award-winners:
- Sports writing: Transgenders athlete is first in Div. I basketball – by Louis Nelson
- Sports photography: Bucknell tops Colonials in Smith Center pool by Francis Rivera
- Editorial Writing: In need of more information, An unneeded absence, The joke is long over, please fix Gelman – by The Hatchet’s editorial board
- Best Affiliated website – Hatchet staff
Region II includes D.C., Maryland, Virginia, Delaware and North Carolina.
