Awards
We're honored to have been recognized by some of the top regional and national media associations. Spanning everything from our reporting and production to our design and photography, these awards highlight just some of our accomplishments over recent years.
2023
Associated Collegiate Press
Winner - Newspaper PacemakerSept. 14, 2022; Feb. 15, 2023; and April 5 editions
Winner - Online Pacemakerelonnewsnetwork.com
Winner - Multiplatform Pacemaker
Honorable Mention - Reporter of the YearElon University professor, Iraqi native wants to return home Dating, disclosing sexually transmitted infections on Elon University's campus Women's contribution to history acknowledged at every grade level in Alamance Burlington School System
Honorable Mention - News/Breaking News PhotoElection night
Honorable Mention - Sports Game/Action PhotoElon Softball vs. North Carolina Central
Honorable Mention - Multimedia News StoryExtra enforcement: Elon University sees more parking regulation across campus
3rd Place - Multimedia Feature StoryExtra enforcement: Elon University sees more parking regulation across campus
2nd Place - Multimedia Sports StoryElon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond
Honorable Mention - Interactive GraphicBicycle Crashes in the Piedmont Triad, 2007-2021
Honorable Mention - PodcastENN Radio: Womens' contributions to history acknowledged across Alamance-Burlington School System
1st Place - BlogLIVE BLOG: Midterm election results in Alamance County, North Carolina
2nd Place - BlogLIVE BLOG: Tracking Ian
4th Place - Broadcast News StoryTown of Elon Fire Department seeks new ladder, fire truck
3rd Place - Broadcast Feature StoryElon University student wraps up his first year with a hometown hobby
3rd Place - Broadcast Sports StoryElon University athlete heals through lacrosse, teammate support
Honorable Mention - Broadcast Sports StoryElon baseball fights cancer with haircuts
Honorable Mention - Newspaper Front Page DesignApril 26, 2023 edition
1st Place - Informational Graphic DesignElon's revolving door
Green Eyeshade Awards
2nd Place - Best News Writer in the South
3rd Place - Best News Reporter in the South
Society of Professional Journalists
National Finalist - Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student NewspaperIssues from Feb. 16, April 6 and April 27
National Finalist - Sports WritingElon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond
Society of Professional Journalists Region 2
Winner - Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student NewspaperIssues from Feb. 16, April 6 and April 27
Winner - Best All-Around Television NewscastMarch 28, 2022
Winner - Breaking News ReportingIan's interruption: Elon students, families work around storm
Winner - Feature WritingGibsonville’s first female-owned tattoo studio leaves its mark
Winner - Sports WritingElon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond
Winner - Breaking News PhotographyWeaver fertilizer plant fire
Winner - General News PhotographyABSS celebrates first day of new school year
Winner - Feature VideographyBuddhist monk completes green tara sand mandala
Winner - Television Feature ReportingGraham, NC community remembers 9/11
Finalist - Television Sports ReportingDay in the life of a college golfer
Finalist - Best Use of MultimediaElon University move-in
Finalist - Feature PhotographyOtis the duck
Finalist - General News ReportingUpcoming tuition increase pushes local Elon University students to look into commuting
North Carolina College Media Association
Best of Show - NewspaperIssues from Feb. 16, 2022 , and April 6, 2022
Best of Show - Onlineelonnewsnetwork.com
1st Place - Digital StorytellingBehind the badge
Honorable Mention - Digital StorytellingAfter three days, Buddhist monk destroys his own creation in message of impermanence
2nd Place - Digital StorytellingElon baseball player deals with diabetes on, off the diamond
2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignInternational Edition cover
1st Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignA living library
1st Place - Feature WritingGet to know the overnight Elon University staff
1st Place - News Writing2022 Preliminary Report reveals areas of concern in Elon University's multifaith engagement
3rd Place - Sports WritingBilly Taylor to serve as new Elon University men's basketball head coach
Honorable Mention - Illustration/GraphicEnvironmental impacts of consumer behavior
Honorable Mention - Illustration/GraphicA look into Elon University's accepted student demographics
2022
Associated Collegiate Press
Winner - Newspaper PacemakerNov. 10, 2021 ; Feb. 16, 2022 ; and April 27, 2022 editions
Finalist - Online Pacemakerelonnewsnetwork.com
Winner - Multiplatform Pacemaker
1st Place - News/Breaking News PhotoWomen's March
Honorable Mention - Environmental PortraitEast Burlington residents
Honorable Mention - Multimedia News StorySoluble solutions
1st Place - Multimedia Feature StoryA community divided
Honorable Mention - Photo SlideshowElon University celebrates Holi
4th Place - Informational GraphicQuarantines to mandates: Elon University COVID timeline
3rd Place - Social Media ReportingElon Softball vs. Delaware
3rd Place - Broadcast News StoryCampus construction
1st Place - Broadcast Feature StoryBurlington's Mystery Machine
5th Place - Broadcast Sports StoryElon dance team headed to nationals
Honorable Mention - Broadcast Sports StoryDay in the life of an Elon golfer
2nd Place - Newspaper Best of Show AwardSept. 21, 2022
2nd Place - Website Best of Show Awardwww.elonnewsnetwork.com
2nd Place - Broadcast News Program Best of Show AwardOct. 3, 2022
5th Place - Print Design Best of Show AwardPage 1, Sept. 28, 2022
2nd Place - Photojournalism Best of Show AwardElon University men's soccer posts seventh shutout of season
5th Place - Photojournalism Best of Show AwardOtis the duck
2nd Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show AwardAlamance-Burlington School System begins 2022-23 academic year
6th Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show AwardBurlington hosts first mental health summit
1st Place - Broadcast Feature Story Best of Show AwardGraham community remembers 9/11
2nd Place - Broadcast Feature Story Best of Show AwardAll That JAS celebrates 20 years Of business
1st Place - Broadcast Sports Story Best of Show AwardElon football wins fifth straight game
8th Place - Social Justice Reporting Best of Show AwardLGBTQIA Histories and Future of Alamance County
1st Place - Blog Best of Show AwardLIVE BLOG: Tracking Ian
7th Place - Podcast Best of Show AwardENN Radio Sept. 23, 2022
College Media Association
1st Place - NewscastMarch 28, 2022
1st Place - SportscastMay 5, 2022
Honorable Mention - Sports SectionAug. 25, 2021 ; Nov. 10, 2021 ; March 2, 2022 editions
Honorable Mention - Coverage of FaithElon University Hillel pushes to represent growing Jewish community on academic calendar
2nd Place - Special SectionBlack History Month Edition
Green Eyeshade Awards
1st Place - Best NewscastSept. 9, 2021
2nd Place - Best NewscastFeb. 18, 2021
1st Place - Breaking News Coverage / TelevisionElon Students At-Risk Midterm Reports Exposed In Mass Email
3rd Place - Breaking News Coverage / TelevisionMarch 11, 2021
2nd Place - Best Designer in the South
2nd Place - Best Feature Writer in the South
2nd Place - Best News Reporter in the South
Hearst Journalism Awards Foundation
15th Place - Investigative WritingWomen coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports
North Carolina College Media Association
Best of Show - NewspaperIssues from Feb. 17, 2021 , and Sept. 8, 2021
Best of Show - Onlineelonnewsnetwork.com
1st Place - Digital Storytelling Under their wings
Honorable Mention - Digital Storytelling A taxing divide
1st Place - Feature WritingElon University's growing campus brings adaptability concerns for students with physical disabilities
2nd Place - Feature WritingExplaining impostor syndrome
1st Place - Illustration/GraphicHow we've changed in four years
3rd Place - Illustration/GraphicAustralians have ended mass killings, so why can't Americans?
2nd Place - News WritingAddressing chemicals in the Haw River
1st Place - News WritingWithout a trace
1st Place - Opinion WritingDid your activism help or hinder the fight for justice?
3rd Place - Opinion WritingAustralians have ended mass killings, so why can't Americans?
1st Place - PhotographyPro-choice protesters
3rd Place - PhotographyMen's basketball
1st Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignCommencement edition cover
2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignTop 10 articles of the year
1st Place - Sports WritingChanging the game: name, image, likeness
2021
Associated Collegiate Press
Winner - Online Pacemakerelonnewsnetwork.com
Winner - Newspaper PacemakerNov. 18, 2020 ; Feb. 10, 2021 ; Feb. 17, 2021 ; and March 31, 2021 editions
Honorable Mention - Feature PhotoUnder their wings
Honorable Mention - Broadcast News StoryOne Year Since Chabad Shooting On Yom Kippur At Elon University
5th Place - Broadcast Sports StoryElon University Football Seniors Stepping Up During Delayed Season
Honorable Mention - Broadcast Sports StoryElon's Only Feature Twirler Plays With Fire
3rd Place - Breaking News StoryMultiple marchers arrested, pepper sprayed in Graham at march for voting rights and justice
Honorable Mention - IllustrationStop mass shootings
2nd Place - Multimedia News StoryA taxing divide
2nd Place - Multimedia Feature StoryUnder their wings
1st Place - Multimedia Sports StoryWomen coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports
Honorable Mention - Photo SlideshowElon's devoted beekeeper
Honorable Mention - PodcastENN Radio, April 12, 2021
5th Place - BlogWinter storm brings freezing rain to Elon University, Alamance County
Honorable Mention - COVID-19 Broadcast News or FeaturesRandom testing process at Elon University
2nd Place - COVID-19 Online News or FeaturesNavigating Faith in a Pandemic
2nd Place - COVID-19 Design/VisualCommencement Edition Cover
1st Place - Newspaper Best of Show AwardSept. 22, 2021
1st Place - Website Best of Show Awardelonnewsnetwork.com
3rd Place - Broadcast News Program Best of Show AwardSept. 20, 2021
2nd Place - Live Blog Best of Show AwardWinter storm brings freezing rain to Elon University, Alamance County
1st Place - Podcast Best of Show AwardENN Radio, April 12, 2021
3rd Place - Photojournalism Best of Show AwardWomen's March in Washington, D.C.
5th Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show Award Fall Sustainability Week begins at Elon University
2nd Place - Multimedia News/Feature Best of Show AwardA taxing divide
Radio-Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
2nd Place - Student TV News ProducingApril 8, 2021
2nd Place - Student Feature ReportingHealing power of horses
2nd Place - Student TV WeathercastThe Weather Update with Baylor Rodman
1st Place - Ken White Best Student NewscastNov. 2, 2020
College Media Association
2nd Place - Sports SectionAug. 9, 2020 ; Oct. 21, 2020 ; April 21, 2021 editions
2nd Place - Four Year TV Station of the YearNov. 2, 2020 ; Nov. 3, 2020 ; March 25, 2021 productions
1st Place - Sports Multimedia StoryWomen coaches underrepresented at Elon, Division I sports
3rd Place - Comic StripComic Sams
Honorable Mention - Newspaper Feature Page/SpreadWrapped in a reusable bow
Honorable Mention - Newspaper Sports Page/SpreadA semester without sports
1st Place - Newspaper Photo Page/SpreadA look at Elon's devoted beekeeper
3rd Place - Video NewscastNov. 2, 2020
3rd Place - Multimedia Breaking News StoryPro-Trump parade drives through Elon University's campus
2nd Place - Multimedia Feature StoryUnder their wings
Hearst Journalism Awards Foundation
17th Place - Digital News/Enterprise StoryNavigating faith in a pandemic
8th Place - Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition
North Carolina College Media Association
1st Place - Digital StorytellingOffering Benevolence
1st Place - Opinion WritingElon's response to the Trump convoy is woefully inadequate
1st Place - PhotographyABSS teachers, families grapple with online learning
2nd Place - Illustration/GraphicBattling Zoom fatigue
2nd Place - News WritingKnowing the signs: understanding what human trafficking is
2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignPages 6-7, March 4, 2020
3rd Place - Digital StorytellingLife after registration
3rd Place - Feature WritingElon programs help extend education's reach
3rd Place - Illustration/GraphicVoter turnout surges in Alamance County
3rd Place - Opinion WritingReady and resilient?
3rd Place - PhotographyElon University junior and pitcher Jared Wetherbee
3rd Place - Sports WritingRecruitment in the age of coronavirus: A different look at Friday night lights
Best of Show - NewspaperIssues from March 4, 2020 and Sept. 30, 2020
Best of Show - Onlinewww.elonnewsnetwork.com
Honorable Mention - Feature WritingNavigating faith in a pandemic
Honorable Mention - Illustration/GraphicWhy masks are great
Honorable Mention - Sports WritingOne Elon basketball player's experience with race in athletics
Society of Professional Journalists
National Finalist - Best Affiliated Web Sitewww.elonnewsnetwork.com
National Finalist - Best All-Around Student NewspaperIssues from March 4, 2020, Sept. 30, 2020 and Nov. 4, 2020
National Finalist - General News ReportingElon University ranks #371 for social mobility
Society of Professional Journalists Region 2
Finalist - Best All-Around Television NewscastOct. 26, 2020 Broadcast
Finalist - Breaking News PhotographyI Am Change March
Finalist - Feature WritingElon programs help extend education's reach
Finalist - Online In-Depth ReportingLife after registration
Winner - Best Affiliated Web Sitewww.elonnewsnetwork.com
Winner - Best All-Around Student NewspaperIssues from March 4, 2020, Sept. 30, 2020 and Nov. 4, 2020
Winner - General News ReportingElon University ranks #371 for social mobility
Winner - Online In-Depth ReportingShorthanded Specialists Struggle to Address the Resurgence of Leprosy in Brazil
Winner - Video Game ReportingActivating online success with eSports
2020
Associated Collegiate Press
1st Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show AwardHundreds march in Graham, calling for end to racism
1st Place - Election Reporting Best of Show Award2020 Election Guide
1st Place - Newspaper Special Edition Best of Show Award2020 Election Guide
2nd Place - Newspaper 4-year Weekly Best of Show Award
2nd Place - Print Design Best of Show Award2020 Election Guide Cover
3rd Place - COVID-19 Reporting Best of Show AwardCOVID-19 disproportionately hits Alamance County Latino community
3rd Place - Newspaper Page/SpreadPages 6-7, Oct. 9, 2019
3rd Place - Social Justice Reporting Best of Show AwardBreaking down bias reporting at Elon University
4th Place - Interactive GraphicSurviving a school shooting
4th Place - Multimedia News StoryEmpowered through firepower
4th Place - Website 4-year Best of Show Awardelonnewsnetwork.com
5th Place - Broadcast COVID-19 News or Feature StoryCoronavirus Special | April 2, 2020
5th Place - Newspaper Front PagePage 1, Oct. 30, 2019
7th Place - Photojournalism Best of Show AwardElon's devoted beekeper
8th Place - Photojournalism Best of Show AwardTrump rally protest
9th Place - Podcast Best of Show AwardENN Radio
Finalist - Newspaper Pacemaker
Finalist - Online Pacemakerwww.elonnewsnetwork.com
Honorable Mention - Feature PhotographyL'Esprit
Honorable Mention - Reporter of the Year
College Media Association
1st Place - Best Multimedia Breaking News StoryCar damaged by gunfire outside of Elon's Chabad House
1st Place - Best Multimedia Feature StoryOffering Benevolence
1st Place - Best Sports Multimedia StoryTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
1st Place - Best Sports Section
1st Place - Best Video Special Event CoverageSuper Tuesday Coverage
2nd Place - Best Investigative StoryLife after registration
2nd Place - Four-Year TV Station of the Year
3rd Place - Best Sports Feature PhotographCheerleading
3rd Place - Four-Year Website of the Yearwww.elonnewsnetwork.com
Honorable Mention - Best PodcastENN Radio
Green Eyeshade Awards
1st Place - Best Designer in the South
3rd Place - Best Feature Writer in the South
3rd Place - Best News Reporter in the South
Hearst Journalism Awards Foundation
11th Place - Multimedia Digital News or Enterprise StoryEmpowered through firepower
12th Place - Innovation Storytelling & Audience EngagementSurviving a school shooting
13th Place - Multimedia Digital News or Enterprise StoryTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
13th Place - Personality/Profile WritingRabbi redefines religion
13th Place - Team Multimedia CompetitionBleeding Purple
14th Place - Team Multimedia CompetitionOffering Benevolence
18th Place - Television NewsAftermath of the Chabad Shooting
4th Place - Feature WritingLife after registration
8th Place - Intercollegiate Multimedia Competition
1st Place - Cartoon
1st Place - Digital StorytellingTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
1st Place - Feature WritingRescue in transit
1st Place - News WritingBurlington ICE raids leave lasting fear in the community
1st Place - PhotographyVolleyball
1st Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
1st Place - Sports WritingClub hockey's one female player is turning heads for all the right reasons
2nd Place - Digital StorytellingEmpowered through firepower
2nd Place - Feature WritingPride in progress
2nd Place - Opinion WritingSupport first-generation college students at Elon
2nd Place - Single- or Two-Page DesignVying for your vote
2nd Place - Sports WritingKeeping family close to football
3rd Place - Digital StorytellingRabbi redefines religion
3rd Place - Feature WritingRabbi redefines religion
3rd Place - News WritingElon is set to join the Common Application
Best of Show - Newspaper
Best of Show - Online Newswww.elonnewsnetwork.com
Honorable Mention - Illustration/GraphicBurlington ICE raids leave lasting fear in the community
Honorable Mention - PhotographyL'Esprit
Honorable Mention - Single- or Two-Page DesignFaces of pride
Honorable Mention - Sports WritingTony Trisciani settled in as new football coach as season approaches
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
1st Place - Best Student News ReportingPinpointing the opioid epidemic
1st Place - D. Haney Howell Student Journalist of the Year
2nd Place - Best Student Feature ReportingRenaissance Festival Meet Bobo
2nd Place - Best Student TV News ProducingELN Morning | Full Broadcast | October 31, 2019
Society of Professional Journalists
National Finalist - Best All-Around Non Daily Student NewspaperIssues from Nov. 20, 2019; Oct. 9, 2019; April 10, 2019
National Finalist - Immersion JournalismSurviving a school shooting
National Finalist - Online Feature ReportingTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
National Winner - Feature PhotographyL'Esprit
National Winner - General News ReportingElon is set to join the Common Application
Society of Professional Journalists Region 2
Finalist - Feature PhotographyFifth Alamance Pride Festival
Finalist - Television Breaking News ReportingCalifornia wildfires
Finalist - Television Feature ReportingRenaissance Festival Meet Bobo
Finalist - Television In-depth ReportingPinpointing the opioid epidemic
Winner - Best Affiliated Web Siteelonnewsnetwork.com
Winner - Best All-Around Non Daily Student NewspaperIssues from Nov. 20, 2019; Oct. 9, 2019; April 10, 2019
Winner - Best All-Around Television NewscastSept. 30, 2019
Winner - Breaking News ReportingCar damaged by gunfire outside of Elon's Chabad House
Winner - Feature PhotographyL'Esprit
Winner - General News ReportingElon is set to join the Common Application
Winner - Immersion JournalismSurviving a school shooting
Winner - In-Depth ReportingRedefining gender roles in Rwanda
Winner - Online Feature ReportingTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
Winner - Sports PhotographyVolleyball reaction
Winner - Sports WritingClub hockey's one female player is turning heads for all the right reasons
2019
Associated Collegiate Press
2nd Place - Blog
3rd Place - 4-year Weekly Newspaper Best of Show Award
3rd Place - Cartoon of the Year, Comic Panel/Strip
3rd Place - Design of the Year, Newspaper Front Page
3rd Place - Interactive Graphic
3rd Place - Multimedia Package Best of Show Award
4th Place - Multimedia Feature Story Package
4th Place - Multimedia Sports Story Package
4th Place - Website Best of Show Award
5th Place - Multimedia News Story Package
5th Place - Newspaper Special Edition Best of Show Award
5th Place - Website Best of Show Award
6th Place - Broadcast News Story Best of Show Award
Finalist Award - Online Pacemaker
Honorable Mention - Local Climate Change Reporting
Honorable Mention - Multimedia Feature Story Package of the Year
Winner - Newspaper Pacemaker
College Media Association
1st Place - Best Breaking News Coverage
1st Place - Best Newspaper News Page/Spread
2nd Place - Best Special Section -- Four Pages or Less
2nd Place - Best Sports Multimedia Story
3rd Place - Best Multimedia Feature Story
3rd Place - Best Sports Feature
Green Eyeshade Awards
1st Place - Best Feature Writer in the South
1st Place - Best News Reporter in the South
North Carolina College Media Association
1st Place - Digital Storytelling
1st Place - Feature Writing
1st Place - Photography
1st Place - Sports Writing
2nd Place - Digital Storytelling
2nd Place - Feature Writing
2nd Place - Illustration/Graphic
2nd Place - Opinion Writing
2nd Place - Single- or two-page design
2nd Place - Sports Writing
3rd Place - Illustration/Graphic
3rd Place - News Writing
Best of Show - Newspaper
Best of Show - Online News
Honorable Mention - Digital Storytelling
Radio Television Digital News Association of the Carolinas
2nd Place - Ken White Best Student NewscastELN | Full Broadcast | March 18, 2019
Society of Professional Journalists
National Finalist - Immersion JournalismSurviving a school shooting
National Finalist - Online Feature ReportingTail of the Dragon attracts thrill-seekers, motoring enthusiasts
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