Shoreline College student-run news outlet wins big at annual
awards contest
(Shoreline, Wash.) - Shoreline Community College’s (Shoreline) student-run news outlet, The Ebbtide, won eight awards –including two first-place finishes – in the 2022 Pacific Northwest Association of Journalism Educators (PNAJE) contest. 

Ebbtide editor Jasmine Contreras-Lewis won the top prize in the general news reporting - the most competitive category in this year’s awards – for her article “The Northwestern Blood Shortage: Donation 101,” which detailed the emergency shortage of blood supply in the Pacific Northwest. It was published during winter quarter 2022. 

News editor Paris Apodaca earned the other first-place award in the personality profile for her story about former Ebbtide editor Nova Clark. 

"It's clear the student journalists at the Ebbtide possess a lot of talent and a passion to tell stories at Shoreline Community College," said Jim Davis, the Ebbtide academic adviser. "It's wonderful that outside judges recognized their good work and the students performed so well against their peers at other community colleges."

Full list of 2022 PNAJE awards won by Ebbtide student journalists: 

  • Jasmine Contreras-Lewis
First place: “The Northwestern Blood Shortage: Donation 101,” category: General News Reporting
Second place: “Cup of Joe, Where Did You Go,” category: Headline Contest

  • Paris Apodaca
First place: “Homage to Editor-in-Chief Nova Clark,” category: Personality Profile

  • Eve Westmoreland
Second place: “You and Me: A Conversation with Heart Songwriter Sue Ennis,” category: Personality Profile

  • Tom O’Brien
Honorable mention: “Cup of Joe, Where Did you Go?,” category: Feature Reporting

  • Nova Clark
Honorable mention: “Get Smart,” category: Feature Reporting

  • Kirk Meyers
Third place: photograph of Shoreline Phins baseball player Garren Gledhill, category: Photography 

  • Rose Emmons
Honorable mention: commentary last fall about a Texas abortion ban.

This year, the organization received about 275 submissions from two and four-year schools across Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Alaska and Montana. The institutions competed for what PNAJE refers to as “the best in college journalism.” The Utah College Media Alliance judged the contest.

For more information about the PNAJE contest, please visit their website.

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About Shoreline Community College:
Founded in 1964, Shoreline Community College offers more than 100 rigorous academic and professional/technical degrees and certificates to meet the lifelong learning needs of its diverse students and communities. Dedicated faculty and staff are committed to the educational success of its nearly 10,000 students who hail from across the United States and over 50 countries. Located 10 miles north of downtown Seattle, Shoreline’s campus is one of the most strikingly beautiful college campuses in Washington state. For more information about SCC, visit www.shoreline.edu