Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: Houston-Clear Lake Entry Title: Go.UHCL’s failure spotlights UHCL’s ongoing issues Entry Credit: The Signal Editorial Board Judge Comment: Excellent piece where students raised their voice and concerns about a repeated issue that affects their daily activities and requesting the school administrators to do better when it comes to communicate important disruptions to their students, faculty and staff.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Houston-Clear Lake Entry Title: The Signal supports transgender rights Entry Credit: The Signal Editorial Board Judge Comment: Very important for journalist to learn early to don't publish false and harmful information. Excellent leadership on not publishing the second letter and explaining why.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: A&M-Kingsville Entry Title: Social media Yik Yak threats Entry Credit: The South Texan Staff Judge Comment: Very well written piece focusing on the harm that social media can do, specific in a time when the country is very divided and social media has become the perfect place to become an anonymous bully.
Place Name: Honorable Mention Contestant Name: Amarillo College Entry Title: God save the queens Entry Credit: Brennan Holmich Judge Comment: This incredible piece shows the involvement of the students with state and nation wide issues.
