“We are thrilled to see this type of validation of our faculty excellence in teaching and quality of the output of student journalism,” said Terry Likes, head of MSU’s Department of Communication, Media and Theatre.
Mississippi State senior communication major Kate Myers earned the university’s first national Pinnacle Award at this month’s Fall National College Media Convention in Kansas City, Missouri. Bulldog student journalists secured nine total national honors at the event.
Myers, a native of Ruston, Louisiana, serves as editor-in-chief of MSU’s student newspaper, The Reflector. She captured first place in the Division I Series category for her reporting on MSU’s student government.
Presented by the College Media Association, the Pinnacle Award recognizes outstanding achievement in collegiate journalism. Student journalists from the City University of New York, San Jose State University, Texas A&M University and the University of Tennessee went up against Myers in the competition. Her reporting drew more than half a million views across social media platforms.
Myers also earned an honorable mention for another article in the Pinnacle Awards division. She also secured a Best of Show Top 10 for an additional entry.
Honors in three separate national photography divisions were achieved by Reflector photo editor Noah McCord, a senior from Taylorsville majoring in software engineering. He placed second in the Associated Collegiate Press Best of Show News/Feature Photo category.
A group consisting of seven MSU students alongside Department of Communication, Media and Theatre faculty member and Reflector advisor Josh Foreman made the trip to the convention. Attendees participated in professional development sessions, heard from leading media professionals and shared their experiences as student journalists at MSU.
The Department of Communication, Media and Theatre is part of MSU’s College of Arts and Sciences.
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