ACP Awards Week Day 1: Cartooning & Advertising Awards
The Associated Collegiate press is delighted to announce the first two individual contests in the 2009 ACP “Roll-Out Week.” Each day this week, ACP will announce the finalists for one or more of the 2009 Individual Awards and Pacemaker contests.
For the first time ever, the Cartooning Awards and three out of the five Advertising Awards categories were accepted through online submission. 172 total entries were submitted in the Cartooning Awards, co-sponsored by the Universal Press Syndicate, the largest independent newspaper syndicate in the world. Entries were accepted in two categories: Editorial Cartoon and Cartoon Panel/Strip. Winners receive cash prizes courtesy of UPS.
Places will be announced for the first time at the 88th Annual ACP/CMA National College Media Convention in Austin on Saturday, Oct. 31.
Cartoon entries were judged based on:
- Reader impact
- Community importance
- Artistic quality
- Originality, clarity of message
View the list of finalists here:
http://acp.studentpress.org/winners/cartoon09.html
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The Advertising Awards are co-sponsored by Sierra Nevada Media Group, which consists of seven newspapers and websites. Entries were accepted in the categories of: Display Ad, House Ad, Ad Campaign, Advertising/Editorial Supplement and Brochure/Rate Card. The categories combined yielded a total of 277 entries.
Advertising entries were judged based on the following criteria:
- Contemporary appeal
- Effective use of photos, art, graphics, typography and color (if applicable)l
- Suitability for respective audiences
View the list of finalists here:
http://acp.studentpress.org/winners/adv09.html
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Comments from all judging teams will be published on the ACP website after winners have been announced in Austin.
Please contact Kathy Huting, ACP Contest and Critique Coordinator, with questions at kathy@studentpress.org.
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