For the second year in a row, The Daily Helmsman took home first place in news writing at the Southeast Journalism Conference.
The “Best of the South” awards is a regional competition between college news outlets in the Southeastern United States.
The conference, held this year in Clarksville, Tennessee, honors individual writing and reporting by looking at the body of work of a single journalist.
Jonathan Capriel, managing editor, won first place in the news-writing category. One story with which he won was about a violent sorority hazing and the University of Memphis’ policy of revealing suspect names. This is not the first time the Helmsman took the top spot in this category.
Mandy Hrach, copy editor and former reporter, took home best news writer in 2015, when the conference was held in Atlanta.
Also, the Helmsman’s former editor-in-chief, Josh Cannon took home an award for feature writing. The story that probably put him over the top was “Rockabilly Man,” which was featured on the cover of the Memphis Flyer in March.
Several other current members of The Daily Helmsman also won “Best of the South” awards.
Patrick Lantrip, editor-inchief, won in the feature-writing category. One of the stories Lantrip submitted was “The Thin Blue Line.” The story is an indepth look into Adderall abuse among students who are chasing better grades.
Omer Yusuf, long-time sports editor, won in sports writing. One of Yusuf ’s stories, “Head on Collision,” featured a U of M football player who had serious medical problems because of multiple football-related concussions.
Reporter Gus Carrington won in the arts and entertainment category. Carrington wrote a tribute to B.B. King, who died last year. His story gets to how the blues legend changed music, and why he still matters.
Jonathan Capriel, managing editor, won first place in the news-writing category. One story with which he won was about a violent sorority hazing and the University of Memphis’ policy of revealing suspect names. This is not the first time the Helmsman took the top spot in this category.
Patrick Lantrip, editor-inchief, won in the feature-writing category. One of the stories Lantrip submitted was “The Thin Blue Line.” The story is an indepth look into Adderall abuse among students who are chasing better grades.
Omer Yusuf, long-time sports editor, won in sports writing. One of Yusuf ’s stories, “Head on Collision,” featured a U of M football player who had serious medical problems because of multiple football-related concussions.
Reporter Gus Carrington won in the arts and entertainment category. Carrington wrote a tribute to B.B. King, who died last year. His story gets to how the blues legend changed music, and why he still matters.
