TIPA Previously Published Contest 2023

Breaking News ( Division 2) Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Tarrant County College
    Entry Title: College fires NE president
    Entry Credit: Hope Smith
    Judge Comment: A great job of covering a fast-moving, important story on this school's own campus. Great use of multiple sources to tell the tale.
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Stephen F. Austin
    Entry Title: Church group removed for breaking protocol
    Entry Credit: Brooke Miller, Diego Barahona
    Judge Comment: A great look at a conflict on the campus and how the school managed to resolve it quickly.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Dallas College - Richland
    Entry Title: Art Institute closes, Dallas College offers help
    Entry Credit: Aislyn Smith
    Judge Comment: An important story that not only looks at what happened, but what happens NEXT. That's a crucial element of storytelling that often goes missing in breaking news pieces.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Dallas College - Richland
    Entry Title: MSA’s Walk for Palestine
    Entry Credit: Carlos Ortega
    Judge Comment: An informative piece on an event in the middle of an ongoing conflict.
  • Competition Comment: A fantastic array of content from student media outlets that are often the sole source of breaking news and crucial information for the student body.