MISSISSIPPI STATE – Hosting the Southeast Journalism Conference for the first time in university history, Mississippi State University student journalists earned top honors, securing four institutional awards: first place for Best Radio Station, second place for Best TV Station, third place for Best Public Service Journalism and third place for Video Newscast, in addition to multiple individual awards.
Winners include the following local students from Starkville: Makenzie Stone, who received first place in the Best Advertising Staff Member category, Lizzie Tomlin, who received second place in the Best News Writer category and placed second in the Best Feature Writer category, and Mary Balzli, who received third place in the Research category.
MSU competed against 200 students from universities of Alabama, Florida, Kentucky, Mississippi and Tennessee, as well as approximately 20 other universities from across the Southeast. Students heard from 16 journalism professionals — including MSU alumni now working in journalism, reporters from The New York Times and The Hill, a news anchor from WLBT-TV, the nation’s top college football reporter and the senior editor for the Minnesota Vikings — for discussions about the changing media landscape.
Founded in 1986, SEJC exists for the advancement of journalism education in the Southeast and is open to any regional university or four-year college with courses in journalism or mass communication.
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