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ULM’s Hawkeye wins TV, social media awards in NYC

Published April 18, 2016

MONROE, La. — The Hawkeye, the student-run newspaper at the University of Louisiana Monroe, returned to the College Media Association’s conference in New York City last month and brought home two national awards.

The team of writers, editors, photographers and videographers earned second place for “Best Television Newscast” and third place for “Best Facebook Page.” This is the first time The Hawkeye won an award for its Facebook page. It was the second year in a row that ULM won second place for its television newscast, “Hawk-E News.”

“This was my first semester running the Hawkeye’s Facebook page and I really wanted to see it become more interactive with students,” said Ashley Lyons, multimedia director of the Hawkeye. “I think social media is an important tool for journalists and I’m glad our efforts were recognized.”

Gwendolyn Ducre, editor-in-chief of the Hawkeye, said travelling to New York was an amazing experience and taught the Hawkeye staff how important it is to encourage peers to engage in more news.

“News is our profession, but it’s also part of human conversation and so we must be more attentive to what is being said in our community,” Ducre said. “We are constantly reporting on other organizations and their accomplishments so it’s humbling to be a product of ULM’s many successes.”

The Hawkeye competed in CMA last year and brought home third place for “Best Newspaper—four-year school, 5,000-10,000 students,” second place for “Best Television Newscast,” and first place for “Best Radio Promo.”


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