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SCPA honors collegiate journalists on March 27

More than 80 college journalists from across the Palmetto State attended SCPA's Collegiate Meeting & Awards Presentation at SCPA Offices last Friday. 

 

Students attended training and roundtables, networked and celebrated during the Awards Presentation.

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Thanks to our panelists and presenters:

Sydney Cramner of The Daily Gamecock at USC, Caleb Bozard of The Post and Courier Columbia, Alaysha Maple of The Sumter Item, Emmy Ribero of the Morning News and Madison Sharrock of Coastal Observer.


SCPA presented awards from the 2025 Collegiate Contest, including General Excellence winners:

  • The Panther, Claflin University (Under 10,000 division)

  • The Daily Gamecock at the University of South Carolina (Over 10,000 division)

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SCPA also awarded Lee Harter Collegiate Journalist of the Year awards to:

  • Alexis Wilson, The Panther, Claflin University (Under 10,000 Division)

  • Kylie Tutterrow, The Tiger, Clemson University (Over 10,000 division)

Check out the winners presentation to see South Carolina's outstanding collegiate journalism!

Here are photos from the Collegiate Meeting & Awards!

 

*We have a women’s black blazer (size small) from Frenchi that was left at the meeting. If this belongs to you, please contact jmadden@scpress.org, and we’ll mail it to you.

 

Photos are available on SCPA’s Facebook page  and in DropBox. View, download, tag and share them. 

Member Clips

The Collegian staff at Bob Jones University promoting their newspaper through fun videos on Instagram! | Watch here

By Calvin Lymper, The Tiger, Clemson University | Read more

The Chanticleer at Coastal Carolina University had another segment of Chant Tea on Instagram. | Watch here

By Riley Wilson, The Paladin, Furman University | Read more

J-School students at USC took to the Carolina Cup for their photojournalism class! | See photos here

The Daily Gamecock reining in the new season with a comic by Abby Short on Instagram.

Opportunities

  • SC newspapers are hiring!
  • Post and Courier/Evening Post internships (for Furman, Winthrop, Francis Marion, Wofford and USC students)

  • News Intern, The Times and Democrat, Orangeburg

Of Interest

  • 6 Tips and Career Options for Aspiring Journalists (From The University of Arizona Global Campus)
  • What Every Reporter Needs to Know About the Campaign Trail (From NBCU Academy)

Upcoming Events

April 8 | Rethinking Election Coverage: A Solutions Journalism Approach | Online | 3-4 p.m.

April 9  | Local News Day

April 16 | Audience to Asset: Monetizing Attention Strategically | Online | 2-3 p.m.

April 23 | The Modern Editor's Toolkit | Online | 2-3 p.m.

May 15 | Business Beat Reporting Roundtable | Columbia | 11 a.m.- 3 p.m.

Oct. 4-10 | National Newspaper Week

Dec. 1 | SCPA Foundation Internship & Scholarship Application Deadline

Dec. 4 | Deadline to enter Collegiate Contest

March 14-20, 2027 | Sunshine Week

April 9, 2027 | SCPA Collegiate Meeting & Awards | Columbia

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