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The Shield brings home 35 awards at ICPA competition

April 22, 2015

The University of Southern Indiana's student newspaper, The Shield, garnered 35 staff and individual awards at the annual Indiana Collegiate Press Association (ICPA) convention in Indianapolis, Indiana. The Shield placed in three Publication of the Year contests, including second place, Division II Newspaper of the Year; second place, Online Publication of the Year; and third place, Advertising Publication of the Year. They were one point shy of first place for overall Division II Newspaper of the Year.

James Vaughn, editor-in-chief of The Shield, said he is proud of the team's accomplishments. "Journalism is an ever-changing field, and The Shield does a good job of keeping up with those changes. One of the things I'm most proud of this year is the open dialogue we've created on campus. We're listening to our readers now more than ever, and having civil conversations about things that matter, as well as fun things our readers are interested in."

Vaughn also served as the ICPA president this year with Armon Siadat, The Shield opinion editor, serving as vice president of online. This is Vaughn's final semester at USI. Bobby Shipman, news editor, will step into the editor-in-chief role for 2015-2016.

The following is a list of all recognitions:

First place

Second place

Third place

 

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