Blog: The Daily Aztec wins multiple awards at national journalism convention

by Andrew Dyer, Editor in Chief • March 5, 2018

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Staff of The Daily Aztec at the 2018 CCMA Awards in Long Beach, CA. Left to right: David Santillan, Andrew Dyer, Will Fritz, Bella Ross and Kelly Smiley.

The Daily Aztec won a third place “Best of Show” award for its print newspaper and a fifth place “Best of Show” award for its website at the 2018 Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter Conference in Long Beach over the weekend.

A November issue of The Daily Aztec won a third place Best of Show award at the 2018 Associated Collegiate Press Midwinter Conference. Photo by Andrew Dyer.

The conference, held over three days, attracted hundreds of students and advisors from universities and colleges across the country.

At the California College Media Association awards banquet, held in conjunction with the convention, Daily Aztec writers and photographers also won several individual awards, including first place awards for news series, arts and entertainment writing and feature photography.

News editor Will Fritz, assistant news editor Jasmine Bermudez and staff writer Bella Ross won first place for a series of news stories on the Aztec mascot controversy. Photo editor Kelly Smiley and senior staff writer Julianna Ress also received first place awards.

ACP 2018 Midwinter Conference Best of Show:

Four Year Weekly Newspaper
Third Place: The Daily Aztec

Website, Large School
Fifth Place: The Daily Aztec

2018 CCMA College Media Contest

Best Newspaper Website
Second Place: The Daily Aztec

Best News Series
First Place: Will Fritz, Jasmine Bermudez and Bella Ross
Mascot controversy series

Best Arts and Entertainment Story
First Place: Julianna Ress
Revisiting my hometown through ‘Lady Bird’

Best Feature Photo
First Place: Kelly Smiley

Best News Video
Second Place: Diana Guerrero, Carolina Lopez, Mirella Lopez
Campus prepares for ‘Great Shake’

Best Headline Portfolio
Third Place: Cami Buckman

Best Sports Photo
Honorable Mention: Kelly Smiley

Best Infographic
Honorable Mention: Noah Callahan

Left to right: Andrew Dyer, editor in chief, David Santillan, social media editor, Mirella Lopez, multimedia editor.

About the Contributor

Andrew Dyer, Editor-in-chief

Andrew is a fourth-year journalism major and sociology minor. Andrew transferred to San Diego State in 2016 after receiving his associate's degree in journalism from Southwestern College in Chula Vista. At SWC, Andrew was the assistant arts and assistant news editor of the Southwestern Sun. Andrew began college in 2014 after more than 10 years in the U.S. Navy to pursue a career in journalism.