TMN wins state-wide journalism awards

The Truman Media Network won four awards in the 2016 Missouri Broadcast Educators Association media contest and 13 awards from the Missouri College Media Association contest. For MBEA awards, audio, video and online multimedia projects completed in 2015 were eligible to compete for first place and honorable mention awards. For MCMA awards, text, design and photography pieces completed in 2015 were eligible to win first place, second place, third place, or honorable mention awards. Missouri Broadcast Educator Association Awards

• Multimedia: Convergent Journalism
  • First place: Brently Snead and Laura Seaman with the story "Take a Swing at Rock Ya Body"
  • Honorable mention: Katey Stoetzel and Sarah Hicks with the story "Quiddich takes flight at Truman"
• Video Hard News Story
  • Honorable mention: Ingrid Roettgen with the video "Fire Destroys Building on Illinois Street"
• Radio Station Promotion
  • Honorable mention: Kellie Mast with the KTRM announcement "THAT'S MORE LIKE IT!"

Missouri College Media Association Awards

• In-Depth News Writing
  • Honorable mention: Emily Wichmer, Johanna Burns and Brently Snead for the story "Student death on campus"
  • Honorable mention: Clayton Berry and Johanna Burns with the story "Ameren proposes to connect power substations"
• Column
  • Second place: Megan Archer for the piece "There needs to be more gender diversity in computer science"
• Entertainment Review
  • First place: Katey Stoetzel with the review "Reel Talk: AKA why isn't everything 'Jessica Jones'"
• News Photography
  • First place: Robert Overmann and Ingrid Roettgen for the photos in the story "Former business destroyed, owner unsure of next steps"
• Features Photography
  • First place: Emily Ploch for the photos in the story "Art about art: the legacy of John Bohac"
  • Third place: Katey Stoetzel for the photos in the story "Welcome to Truman: How may we film you?"
• Entertainment Comic
  • Second place: Megan Archer with the comic "Motivation"
  • Third place: Megan Archer with the comic "Haunting"
• Information Graphic
  • Second place: Noah Dayson with the graphic "What do to during an active shooter situation."
• Photo Page
  • Robert Overmann with the photos in the story "Former business destroyed, owner unsure of next steps"
• Op-Ed Page
  • Second place: UmmeKulsoom Arif with the opinions page from Nov. 12, 2015
• Features Page
  • Katey Stoetzel and Noah Dayson for the last page of the Index's features section

In both competitions, Truman State competed against students from a dozen colleges and universities in Missouri. Truman State is a long-time member of the MBEA and MCMA. Dr. Mark Smith, TMN adviser, is a past president and currently serves at the MBEA Communications Director.