TIPA Awards 2025

In-Depth Reporting Division 3 Back

  • Place Name: First Place
    Contestant Name: Tyler Junior College
    Entry Title: One Team, Many Journeys: TJC Women’s Soccer Pursues Greatness Together
    Entry Credit: Adriana Salazar Gomez, Christopher Coyle
    Judge Comment: An excellent series of profiles that provides more detail about the players beyond their on-field ability. Great job by the authors who told their stories!
  • Place Name: Second Place
    Contestant Name: Trinity University
    Entry Title: Fizz users cause crises: Discussion on Fizz conduct and Trinity culture follow life-threatening decisions from students harassed on the anonymous app
    Entry Credit: Samara Gerstle, Diya Contractor, Eve Slemp, Dylan Wilford
    Judge Comment: Great work by this team of journalists to tell the story of how a social media platform is affecting campus life. They had plenty of facts to back up their story, as well as different perspectives to enhance their reporting.
  • Place Name: Third Place
    Contestant Name: Texas Wesleyan University
    Entry Title: When bots meet books AI int he university experience
    Entry Credit: Camila Nguyen
    Judge Comment: Fantastic work here showing the impact of AI and technology on higher education.
  • Place Name: Honorable Mention
    Contestant Name: Amarillo College
    Entry Title: Know Your Rights
    Entry Credit: Valerie Salas, Foster Conner, Angelina Syribouth, Mariah Mendoza
    Judge Comment: Important and informative work to educate readers about their rights.
  • Competition Comment: A strong competition, especially the first- and second-place entrants. If I could split the first place award with both, I would do it.