Michael Waas won honorable mention in the sports action photo category from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges for this photo of Corsair athlete LeAndrew Knight chasing the ball during a game against East Los Angeles College.
Andrew Narvaez's LA Marathon photo won fifth place in the sports action photo category of the California Journalism Awards.
Corsair photojournalist Kevin Tidmore also won honorable mention, in the sports feature photo category from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, for this photo of SMC Men's head basketball coach Joshua Thomas coaching his team during a game against the East Los Angeles College Huskies at Santa Monica College in November 2019.
This photo of former Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaking to media alongside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won Yasamin Jtehrani third place in the news photo category of the California Journalism Awards.
This photo of SMC Dancer Tiffany Dong stretching in SMC's Core Performance Center in April 2019, from the Particles in Motion dance story by Glenn Zucman won second place in the environmental portrait category from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.
This photo by SMC Corsair photojournalist Yasamin Jtehrani-of Women's Swim team-member Sana Shoket-won first place in the feature photo category of the California Journalism Awards from the California News Publishers Association.
By Grace Smith
The Corsair, Santa Monica College's student-run news outlet, has won an award for "online general excellence" from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) and four student photojournalists won individual awards. These wins for the statewide competition were announced Friday, April 17. In addition, two student photojournalists have also won awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association's California Journalism Awards, announced March 31.
Journalism Association of Community Colleges Awards:
The Journalism Association of Community Colleges-which holds contests that are a benchmark for community college journalism excellence-announced the following awards for The Corsair, for content published in 2019 and 2020:
• Online General Excellence: The Corsair
• Environmental Portrait, Second Place: Glenn Zucman
• Online Photo Story/Essay, Third Place: Marco Pallotti (for "Two Falls in New York")
• Sports Feature Photo, Honorable Mention: Kevin Tidmore
• Sports Action Photo, Honorable Mention: Michael Waas
California Journalism Awards:
The California News Publishers Association (CNPA)-which has protected the interests of California newspapers for 131 years-announced the following California Journalism Awards for Corsair student journalists:
• Feature Photo, First Place: Yasamin Jtehrani
• News Photo, Third Place: Yasamin Jtehrani
• Sports Action Photo, Fifth Place: Andrew Narvaez
Zucman_Glenn.jpg: This photo of SMC Dancer Tiffany Dong stretching in SMC's Core Performance Center in April 2019, from the Particles in Motion dance story by Glenn Zucman won second place in the environmental portrait category from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges.
Waas_Michael.jpg: Michael Waas won honorable mention in the sports action photo category from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges for this photo of Corsair athlete LeAndrew Knight chasing the ball during a game against East Los Angeles College.
Tidmore_Kevin.jpg: Corsair photojournalist Kevin Tidmore also won honorable mention, in the sports feature photo category from the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, for this photo of SMC Men's head basketball coach Joshua Thomas coaching his team during a game against the East Los Angeles College Huskies at Santa Monica College in November 2019.
Jtehrahni_first-place_Cal_Journalism.jpg: This photo by SMC Corsair photojournalist Yasamin Jtehrani-of Women's Swim team-member Sana Shoket-won first place in the feature photo category of the California Journalism Awards from the California News Publishers Association.
Jtehrani_Third-Place_Cal-Journalism.jpg: This photo of former Democratic presidential candidate and South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg speaking to media alongside Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti won Yasamin Jtehrani third place in the news photo category of the California Journalism Awards.
Narvaez_fifth-place.jpg: Andrew Narvaez's LA Marathon photo won fifth place in the sports action photo category of the California Journalism Awards.
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