2023 Multiplatform Pacemaker finalists
Multiplatform Pacemaker finalists announced
Competition grows in its second year;
27 finalists announced as the ‘best of the best’
Sept. 14, 2023
MINNEAPOLIS — To reflect the ever-changing landscape of college media, the Associated College Press has named 27 finalists in the second year of its Multiplatform Pacemaker competition.
The winners will be announced at the ACP Pacemaker and Individual Awards ceremony at 4:30 p.m. on Monday, Oct. 30, at the Fall National College Media Convention, in Atlanta.
“The Pacemaker is the association’s preeminent award,” executive director Laura Widmer said. “ACP is honored to recognize the best of the best.”
The newest Pacemaker award honors the nation’s top collegiate media as they serve readers across the platforms available to them — print, online, email newsletter, social media and audio/video.
In 2022, ACP named 11 Multiplatform finalists, compared to 27 in 2023. The increase in finalists reflects both an increase in the quantity and quality of the entries, said Gary Lundgren, associate director and coordinator of the Pacemaker competition.
“This is clearly a forward-thinking Pacemaker award that reflects the new college media ecosystem,” Lundgren said. “While ACP continues to award Pacemakers for individual platforms, it is increasingly important for judges to review how print, online, email newsletters, social media and audio/video all come together to serve readers.”
The 27 Multiplatform finalists represent 13 states. California set the pace with eight finalists, followed by Kentucky and Texas with three each. Of the 27 finalists, 14 will be named Pacemakers.
Of the finalists, 23 are from four-year colleges/universities and four are from two-year colleges.
To select the finalists, respected professionals including professors and current digital media professionals analyzed, discussed and rated each entry before selecting the finalists and Pacemakers.
Finalists are alphabetical by state, and social-media links are also alphabetical.
ACP awards ceremonies
4:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 30
Finalists honored and
winners announced
for fall Pacemakers —
Broadcast
Innovation
Magazine
Multiplatform
Newspaper/Newsmagazine
Online
Winners announced —
ACP Individual Awards
11 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 1
ACP Best of Show awards
Enter Best of Show
at the fall convention.
2023 Multiplatform Pacemaker finalists / Two-year college
listed by state
Fullerton College
The Hornet
Fullerton, California
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El Camino College
The Union
Torrance, California
Elgin Community College
The Observer
Elgin, Illinois
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Tarrant County College
The Collegian
Hurst, Texas
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2023 Multiplatform Pacemaker finalists / Four-year college/university
listed by state
California State University,
Long Beach
Daily Forty-Niner
Long Beach, California
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Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles Loyolan
Los Angeles, California
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University of California, Los Angeles
Daily Bruin
Los Angeles, California
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Pepperdine University
Pepperdine Graphic
Malibu, California
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Sacramento State University
The State Hornet
Sacramento, California
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California Polytechnic State University,
San Luis Obispo
Mustang Media Group
San Luis Obispo, California
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Northwestern University
The Daily Northwestern
Evanston, Illinois
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Indiana University
Indiana Daily Student
Bloomington, Indiana
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University of Iowa
The Daily Iowan
Iowa City, Iowa
Wichita State University
The Sunflower
Wichita, Kansas
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Western Kentucky University
College Heights Herald
Bowling Green, Kentucky
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Western Kentucky University
Talisman
Bowling Green, Kentucky
University of Kentucky
Kentucky Kernel
Lexington, Kentucky
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Harvard University
The Harvard Crimson
Cambridge, Massachusetts
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Michigan State University
The State News
East Lansing, Michigan
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Ithaca College
The Ithacan
Ithaca, New York
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City University of New York
NYCity News Service
New York, New York
University of North Carolina
at Chapel Hill
The Daily Tar Heel
Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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Elon University
Elon News Network
Elon, North Carolina
University of Oregon
Emerald Media Group
Eugene, Oregon
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University of South Carolina
The Daily Gamecock
Columbia, South Carolina
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The University of Texas at Arlington
The Shorthorn
Arlington, Texas
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The University of Texas Austin
The Daily Texan
Austin, Texas