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HPU newspaper wins national awards
Kalamalama again ranked with top
college papers
by Kalamalama staff
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year, Kalamalama, the HPU newspaper, received a top national
award and a national First Place with Special Merit Award that
placed it among the top- seven college newspapers in the nation,
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The American Scholastic Press Association, which services
2,000 schools and colleges nationwide, awarded Kalamalama the “Most
Outstanding News Photograph” for Business Manager Jaclynn
Fasken’s overhead photo of Honolulu police removing motorcycles
from a campus bicycle parking area.
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The judges said that Kalamalama “is a window into your
school” that has “succeeded in showcasing the best
your students have to offer.”
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| Last year, Kalamalama won two top awards,
one for “Most Outstanding Community Service Reporting” for
its coverage of the Sept. 11 attacks, and a second for “Most
Outstanding Overall Photography.” The community service
award was Kalamalama’s third consecutive award in that
category. Kalamalama won “Best Investigative Reporting” in
1997, and in 1999 it won “Most Outstanding College Newspaper.” |
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| The HPU newspaper has won a National
First Place with Special Merit Award in the American Scholastic
Press top division—colleges and universities with more
than 2,500 students—every year since 1997. |
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| In other contests, Kalamalama won second
place for best student feature writing from the Hawai‘i
chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists for Reenie
Young Rea’s article on Honolulu’s garbage to energy
and recycling programs. |
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