The Beacon has won four First Place awards in the 2021 regional Mark of Excellence competition sponsored by the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ). The contest involved college media outlets from five states: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Montana and Alaska. The following now advance to the national SPJ Mark of Excellence competition.
- FIRST PLACE Breaking News Reporting* – Gabi DiPaulo for “Administrator goes public with concerns about racism and sexism within UP administration”
- FIRST PLACE Data Visualization- Austin De Dios for his portfolio of interactive data visualizations including this story on COVID-19 furloughs and salary cuts.
- FIRST PLACE Podcast- Molly Lowney, Jennifer Ng for “What on Earth: Food for Thought” (episode 5)
- FIRST PLACE Feature Writing*- Mia Werner “Chasing Ice with the U.S. Coast Guard”
Find about about all awards at this link.