Ten members of The Maroon won 16 awards at the 66th Annual Excellence in Journalism Awards ceremony last Saturday, presented to them by the Press Club of New Orleans. Notably, The Maroon was the only college newspaper competing among citywide news organizations such as WDSU and WWL-TV.
Press Club of New Orleans Scholarship
Mabel Regalado-Hernandez
Best in Print / Ashton Phelps Sr. Memorial Award
Mark Michel – Editorial
PRINT / WRITING
Education Reporting
2nd Place
Kloe Witt – “Students Struggle to Enroll in Core and Required Classes”
Best Editorial
1st Place
Mark Michel – “Illegitimi non Carborundum: A Message to Dr. Cole”
Best Critical Review
2nd Place
Mia Oliva – “‘Bottoms’ Review: ‘Superbad’ for Queer Femcels”
STILL PHOTOGRAPHY
Best News Photo
3rd Place
Anna Hummel – “Violence Erupts at Protest”
COLLEGIATE JOURNALISM
Best Written News Story
1st Place
Macie Batson – “Loyola’s Only Black English Professor Says His Dismissal Feels Targeted”
2nd Place
Kloe Witt – “Behind the Curtains: Theatre Production Sparks Outrage and Community Disapproval”
3rd Place
Ava Acharya – “Loyola Program Works to Overturn Wrongful Convictions”
Best Written Feature Story
1st Place
Sophia Maxim – “From Exile to Educator: Loyola Professor Fosters Social Justice”
2nd Place
Maria DiFelice – “Beyond his Presidency: Meet the Man behind the Mission”
3rd Place
Patrick Hamilton – “Behind-the-Scenes with Bombino: The Sultan of Shred”
Best Video News Story
1st Place
Francisco Esteves – “Students Struggle to Find Parking”
2nd Place
Maria DiFelice – “Protesters Face off on Freret St over Israel’s War on Hamas”
3rd Place
Maria DiFelice – “Pro-Palestine Protest Met with Opposition”
Best Video Feature Story
1st Place
Maria DiFelice – “Grrl Spot”
2nd Place
Maria DiFelice, Daniela Martinez – “Alumna Creates Queer Safe Space”
