ADVOCATE BRINGS HOME AWARDS

On Friday, May 18, the Advocate staff traveled to Linn-Benton Community College in Albany to participate in the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA) Collegiate Day seminar and awards ceremony. They returned with numerous honors for work published during the 2017 calendar year.

Following breakout sessions with professional journalists sharing advice, the Advocate joined 15 other teams of newspaper staff  from both two- and four-year colleges and universities. Competing against other non-daily publications at two-year institutions, the Advocate earned 20 category awards, eight of which were first-place awards.

The Advocate also won third place honors for general excellence.

Individual/category awards for 2017 include:

Second and third place for best house ad – Matana McIntire.

First, second, and third place for best cartooning – Amy Welch; Prisma Flores; Amy Welch.

Second place for best graphic – Prisma Flores.

First place for best photography – Fletcher Wold.

First place for the best feature photo – Fletcher Wold.

Second place for best columnist – Dusty Sargent.

First and second place for best sports story – Jamie George; Brody Matthews.

First place for best editorial – Donovan Sargent.

First and second place for best series – Greg Leonov, others; Donovan Sargent, others.

Second place for best news story – Greg Leonov.

Third place for best writing – Greg Leonov.

First and second place for best special section – Gloria Saepharn, editor (both).

First place best section – Matana McIntire, editor.