FIRST PLACE A woman holding a “Women for Trump” sign gets in an brawl with the people in the audience and ends up getting arrested and removed from the march for throwing punches at the crowd. Photo by Siddharth Gaulee, University of Louisiana — Monroe (Christopher Mapp, adviser)
Through the lens at CMA Convention
At the College Media Association national convention in New York City, 22 students participated in the on-site photography class competition — the ever-popular Shoot-out.
THE WINNERS
First place — Siddharth Gaulee, University of Louisiana—Monroe, Christopher Mapp, adviser
Second place — Pooja Pasupula, University of North Carolina—Charlotte, Wayne Maikranz, adviser
Third place — Hunter Crenian, University of Miami, Tsitsi Wakhisi, adviser
Honorable mention and class favorite — Hunter Crenian, University of Miami, Tsitsi Wakhisi, adviser
Honorable mention — Charlene Pan, Rice University, Kelly Callaway, adviser
FIRST PLACE Jubenal Aguilar, Brookhaven College (Daniel Rodrigue, adviser) | Leonardo Garcia, a window washer with April Building Services, Inc., washes the skywalk outside the Sheraton while Christian Ortiz spots and holds the ladder. Garcia said he has been working in the window sashing business for over seven years. “I used to use to be afraid of going outside the tall buildings,” Garcia said. ”But it’s now more just fun than anything.”
Six student photographers earn shout-out during Shoot-out
In the week since, 22 judges including professional photojournalists, college media advisers and others went through the entires still available for viewing.
The judges chose to recognize six photographers.
FIRST PLACE Jubenal Aguilar, Brookhaven College (Daniel Rodrigue, adviser)
SECOND PLACE Megan Burke, Missouri State University (Jack Dimond, adviser)
THIRD PLACE Don M. Green, Southern University (Heather Freeman, adviser)
HONORABLE MENTION AND CLASS FAVORITE Ryan Weier, Central Washington University (Jennifer Green, adviser)
HONORABLE MENTION Ryan Welch, Missouri State University (Jack Dimond, adviser)
HONORABLE MENTION Alexander Fu, Central Washington University (Cynthia Mitchell, adviser)
The other judges included college media advisers, other professional photojournalists, freelance photojournalists, other photography instructors.
Aaron Babcock, Amber Billings, Becky Tate, Bretton Zinger, Carole Babineaux, Cary Conover, Clint Smith, Deanne Brown, Diane Bolinger, Edmund Low, Eric Thomas, Greg Cooper, Griff Singer, Ian McVea, Jane Blystone, Janis Hefley, Jed Palmer, Jim McNay, John Beale, John Skees, Kevin Kleine, Kingsley Burns, Kyle Phillips, Laurie Hansen, Lillie Schenk, Logan Aimone, Margaret Sorrows, Mark Murray, Matt Garnett, Matt Stamey, Mitchell Franz, Pat Gathright, Sherri Taylor, Stern Hatcher, Steve Dearinger, Tom Hallaq and Toni Mitchell.
College media enjoy, endure numerous revolutions, large and small
By Daniel Reimold University of Tampa
The year began with a bombshell. On the first day of school last August, The Red & Black, one of the largest and most-feted college newspapers in the country, announced it was switching from a daily to a weekly print edition.
The University of Georgia student paper simultaneously rolled out a digital-first workflow and publishing philosophy that made redandblack.com the “main arm for delivering the news of UGA to the masses.” In an announcement message on a popular college media advisers’ list-serv, Red & Black editorial adviser Ed Morales dubbed the whole shebang Red & Black 2.0.
Welcome to the launch of the web-only version of College Media Review, the flagship publication of the newly-dubbed College Media Association, Inc., itself the new moniker for the organization formerly known as College Media Advisers since 1983 and founded as the National Council of College Publications Advisers way back in 1955. Judging by that pattern, we brace for another name change around 2039. But by any name, we’re the largest organization of college media advisers in the country, and role of College Media Review remains the same. Continue reading “Joining the Click: College Media Review now digital only”
