In-Depth Reporting Division 2
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- Place Name: First Place
Contestant Name: Tarrant County College
Entry Title: DEI is dead
Entry Credit: Fousia Abdullahi, Ash Petrie
Judge Comment: A deeply-reported, well-written news package that distills a complicated, nuanced issue into something that is understandable. Every new source spoke to how this senate bill impacted students on every level.
- Place Name: Second Place
Contestant Name: UT-Tyler
Entry Title: The Backstory of UT Tyler's Tenure Scandal
Entry Credit: Mateus Ferreira
Judge Comment: Given the amount of documentation involved and records the reporter had to wade through, this is a highly readable story. At every turn, the reporter had a text exchange or employee handbook citation ready to show to supplement the story. Well done.
- Place Name: Third Place
Contestant Name: A&M-San Antonio - El Espejo
Entry Title: Standing in the Gap
Entry Credit: Catherine Richard
Judge Comment: The amount of sourcing and local, personal anecdotes made this a great example of a context story, taking a national issue and giving it Texan faces.
- Place Name: Honorable Mention
Contestant Name: Lamar University
Entry Title: Sleep is for the weak
Entry Credit: Maddie Sims, Meagan Lafley
Judge Comment: This was a great, well-reported story about an issue that more people should be aware of. The use of studies, along with personal anecdotes, helped make this piece shine.
- Competition Comment: None
