WBGZ Radio 5/9/2021 |
By Ross Pearson - WBGZ Radio
Lewis and Clark Community College in Godfrey is boasting that their student paper “the Bridge” earned twenty-two awards at the 2021 Illinois Community College Journalism Association Awards ceremony. The paper is written by students and uses student photographers.
The ICCJA is located at Eastern Illinois University and offers learning opportunities and recognition for community college students across the stare interested in careers in journalism. You can read the LCCC Bridge online at the link below.
LLCC newspaper wins 19 awards
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The newspaper won 19 awards, including seven first-place honors.
The Lamp staff, led by Editor Richard Bailey of Springfield, won best website for TheLampOnline.com and best front-page design. The staff also won second place for best media.
Bailey received the annual scholarship awarded by the association to students transferring to a four-year college. It is the third year the association has offered the scholarship and an LLCC student has been a recipient all three years.
Individual first-place awards included: Lily Goossens of Springfield for feature writing, Addison Keeley of Springfield for headline, Lille Brown of Jacksonville for news column, Skye Kretzinger of Chestnut for podcasting and Regina Ivy of Springfield for staff editorial.
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