The staff of Pierce College’s Roundup News, The Bull Magazine, and KPC Radio, attended the Journalism Assciation of Community Colleges’ 2014 State Convention which was held at the Burbank Marriott Hotel and Convention Center in Burbank, Calif. The convention, which started Thursday, April 3 and ended Saturday, April 5, hosted community colleges statewide where student journalists are able to attend various workshops and compete in on-the-spot contests, mail-in, and bring-in categories. Among this years winners were:
Front Page Layout-Broadsheet
Third Place
Calvin Alagot
News Photo
Third Place
Mohammad Djauhari
Photo Illustration
Fourth Place
John Gutierrez
Magazine Cover Design
Third Place
Jeremy Nation/Monica Salazar
Magazine Profile Article
Second Place
Kashish Nizami
Newspaper Profile Feature
Third Place
Student Name Not Provided
Photo Essay Story
Honorable Mention
Nelger Carrera
Webcast/Broadcast News
Second Place
Matt Gottesman
On-the-spot Sports Photo
Honorable Mention
Nelger Carrera
Bring-in Photo
Second Place
Lynn Levitt
***UPDATED TO ADD On-the-spot Sports Photo and Bring-in Photo awards***
Pierce College’s advisors, Roundup News and The Bull magazine, pose with their awards after the JACC 2014 State Conference awards ceremony and banquet. Photo: Roger Vargo
Arts & Entertainment editor Lynn Levitt poses with her second place award for the “Bring In” category of Feature Photo during the JACC 2014 State Conference awards ceremony and banquet dinner. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Roundup reporters Kitty Rodriguez, Stacey Arevalo and Richard Zamora wait in the Convention Center of the Marriott hotel in Burbank, Calif. during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Multimedia editor Eliezer Diaz records video inside the Convention Center of the Marriott Hotel in Burbank, Calif. during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Photo Editors Mohammad Djauhari, left, and Nelger Carrera, pose with their awards during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Djauhari won third place for News Photo and Carrera was awarded an honorable mention for Photo Essay. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Photo Editor Mohammad Djauhari accepts his award for News Photo during the JACC 2014 State Conference’s mail-in awards ceremony at the Convention Center of the Marriott Hotel in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Photo Editor Mohammad Djauhari and Arts & Entertainment Editor Jessica Boyer interviews a store owner during the Video Journalism contest portion of the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Roundup photogapher Nicolas Heredia has his portfolio reviewed by Gerard Burkhart, right, during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Managing Editor Genna Gold (left) and Photo Editor Mohammad Djauhari video interviews Robert Hernandez who was a former Pierce College Student, in the Academy One conferernce room at the Marriott Burbank Aiport Hotel in Burbank, Calif., on April 3, 2014. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Rob O’neil (left) and Robert Hernandez take a “selfie” after a keynote by Hernandez, in the Academy One conferernce room at the Marriott Burbank Aiport Hotel in Burbank, Calif., on April 3, 2014. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Managing Editor Genna Gold poses with the current issue of the Roundup News. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Nelger Carrera’s photo submitted to the “On the spot sports” competition during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Carrera was awarded honorable mention for this photo. Photo: Nelger Carrera
Left-right: Roundup reporters Jessica Boyer, Kitty Rodriguez and Nadine Gostanian inside Pinocchio’s Restaurant in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Kitty Rodriguez
Left to right: KPC Radio’s Matt Gottesman, Roundup reporters Jordan Utley-Thomson, Kitty Rodriguez and photographer Jason Sudds inside Pinocchio’s Restaurant in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Kitty Rodriguez
Roundup photographer Jason Sudds inside Pinocchio’s Restaurant in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Kitty Rodriguez
Roundup advisors Stefanie Frith and Jeff Favre sit on a couch inside the lobby of the Burbank Marriott hotel during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Kitty Rodriguez
Attendees of the JACC 2014 State Conference pose for a photo at CBS studio. Photo: Kitty Rodriguez
Left-right: Roundup reporters Stacey Arevalo, Meghan McGillicuddy, Jessica Boyer and Kitty Rodriguez pose for a photo during the JACC 2014 State Conference inside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Roundup reporter Richard Zamora poses for a photo outside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott in Burbank, Calif. during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Left-right: Former Roundup News Editor-In-Chiefs Calvin Alagot and Gil Riego Jr. chest bump outside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott in Burbank, Calif. during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Left-right: Roundup reporter Meghan McGillicuddy and advisor to the Roundup, Stefanie Frith, pose for a photo inside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Left-right: Managing Editor Genna Gold, reporter Richard Zamora, Photo Editor Mohammad Djauhari, and Arts & Entertainment editor Jessica Boyer, wait for the awards ceremony and banquet inside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Roundup photographer Jason Sudds sits by one of the many fire pits outside the Burbank Marriott during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Roundup Photo Editor Nelger Carrera poses for a photo inside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Left-right: Roundup photographer Nicolas Heredia, reporter Kitty Rodriguez and Arts & Entertainment Editor Jessica Boyer, pose for a “selfie” inside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Roundup Managing Editor Genna Gold, pictured center, sits inside one of the rooms of the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott, awaiting the Key Note speaker during the JACC 2014 State Conference. Photo: Nicolas Heredia
Roundup Photo Editor Mohammad Djauhari and Arts & Entertainment Editor Jessica Boyer work late into the night to finish their video entry into the Video Journalism competition category during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Jessica Boyer
Left-right: Roundup reporter Stacey Arevalo, Photo Editor Nelger Carrera, photographer Nicolas Heredia and Arts & Entertainment Editor Jessica Boyer, pose for a “selfie” inside the Convention Center of the Burbank Marriott during the JACC 2014 State Conference in Burbank, Calif. Photo: Jessica Boyer
Left-right: Roundup reporters Stacey Arevalo, Kitty Rodriguez and Arts & Entertainment Editor Jessica Boyer, pose for a photo inside CBS studio during one of the JACC 2014 State Conference workshops. Photo: Unknown
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