{"id":11074,"date":"2023-05-01T14:28:13","date_gmt":"2023-05-01T19:28:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/?p=11074"},"modified":"2023-05-01T14:28:13","modified_gmt":"2023-05-01T19:28:13","slug":"griffon-media-celebrates-state-and-national-honors-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/2023\/05\/01\/griffon-media-celebrates-state-and-national-honors-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"Griffon Media celebrates state and national honors, awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-large wp-image-11077\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-1024x683.jpg\" alt=\"griffon media award\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9759-2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/>May 1, 2023\u2013Griffon Media at <\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">含羞草社区 celebrated a successful 2022-2023 school year during their awards banquet on April 20. Seven students were honored for earning state and national recognition for their work with Griffon News, The Griffon yearbook and KGSM-TV, and 12 additional awards were presented to students and an alumnus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media received the following state and national honors during the 2022-2023 school year:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>Missouri College Media Association<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11075\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11075\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-11075\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-310x207.jpg\" alt=\"speaker at awards banquet\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9735-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11075\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Dr. James Carviou, Griffon Media advisor<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media earned one first place finish in the annual Missouri College Media Association awards:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Sports Photography: Griffon News, Arianne Boma, senior from Harrisburg, Illinois<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other honorees in the state competition include:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Sports Photography, 3rd Place: The Griffon, Boma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Sports Photography, Honorable Mention: The Griffon, Boma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Student Life Design, 2nd Place: The Griffon, Boma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Sports Design, Honorable Mention: The Griffon, Boma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Portrait Design,<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">3rd Place: The Griffon, Boma\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Overall Theme Development, 3rd Place: The Griffon, Boma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Sports Column, 2nd Place: Griffon News, Harry Loomis, senior from St. Charles, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Sports Photography, 2nd Place: Griffon News, Boma<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">News Website, Honorable Mention: Griffon News staff<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video, 2nd Place: KGSM-TV, Zoe Jane, senior from Kansas City, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video, Honorable Mention: KGSM-TV, Loomis<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>Society for Collegiate Journalists<\/b><\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_11076\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-11076\" style=\"width: 310px\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-11076 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-310x207.jpg\" alt=\"students receive award\" width=\"310\" height=\"207\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-200x133.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-310x207.jpg 310w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-400x267.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-600x400.jpg 600w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-800x533.jpg 800w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-1200x800.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/8\/2023\/05\/IMG_9777-1-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 310px) 100vw, 310px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-11076\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Boma, Lashbrook and Forness are honored for placing first in a national competition.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media placed first in five contest categories in the Society for Collegiate Journalists:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Photo Essay: Griffon News, Patty Lashbrook, freshman from Faucett, Missouri, Boma and Thomas Forness, senior from Cameron, Missouri, for \u201cCultures Connect at 2022 International Fair\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Sports Photography: Griffon News, Boma for \u201cBasketball Shows Promise in Exhibition\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Television Feature Package: KGSM-TV, Loomis for \u201cSend Silence Packing\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Overall Excellence: The Griffon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Best Concept: The Griffon<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Other honorees in the competition included:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper News Story, 3rd Place: Griffon News, Forness for \u201cProfessor Produced Podcast: PhD Paranormal\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Sports News Story, 3rd Place: Griffon News, Loomis for \u201cAndrew Carter named Director of Athletics\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Feature Photography, 2nd Place: Griffon News, Boma for \u201cChiefs Start Hot as Football Season Kicks Off\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Newspaper Sports Photography, 3rd Place: Griffon News, Boma for \u201cMules Buck Griffons in Double OT\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Television News Show Overall Excellence, 2nd Place: KGSM-TV<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Television News Package, 4th Place: KGSM-TV, Jaden Miller, sophomore from Cameron, Missouri, for \u201cSpring Advising\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Television Feature Package, 4th Place: KGSM-TV, Zoe Jane for \u201cBluffwoods Renaissance Festival\u201d<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Terry Vander Heyden Award for Coverage of the Year, 2nd Place: The Griffon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Writing, 2nd Place: The Griffon<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Yearbook Photography, 2nd Place: The Griffon<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><b>National College Media Association Film Festival<\/b><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Video Sports Package, 2nd Place: KGSM-TV, Trinity Knapp, senior from Shawnee, Kansas<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In addition, the following awards for the year were presented::<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Editor of the Year: Lashbrook<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Staffer of the Year: Natalie Kissinger, junior from Glenvil, Nebraska<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Executive Award, Griffon News: Anastasia Harwood, senior from Jefferson City, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Executive Award, Griffon yearbook: Hannah Owens, senior from Belleville, Kansas<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Executive Award, KGSM-TV: Madison Spath, senior from Chillicothe, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Rising Star Award: Kendra Simpson, senior from St. Joseph<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Most Improved Award: Kenan Bjelevac, senior from St. Louis, Missouri<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Ann Thorne Heart of a Griffon Journalist Award: Harwood<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media Impact Award: Gary Smith, adjunct instructor and 2014 alumnus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Society for Collegiate Journalists National Leadership Honors<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Medal of Merit: Loomis<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Certificate of Merit: Forness and Bjelevac<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Griffon Media is advised by Dr. James Carviou, associate professor of journalism and digital media.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">含羞草社区 is a student-centered learning community preparing individuals for lives of excellence through applied learning. Missouri Western is located in St. Joseph, Mo., and is committed to the educational, economic, cultural and social development of the region it serves. Visit <\/span><\/i><a href=\"http:\/\/www.missouriwestern.edu\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">missouriwestern.edu<\/span><\/i><\/a><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. <\/span><\/i><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>May 1, 2023\u2013Griffon Media at 含羞草社区 celebrated a successful 2022-2023 school year during their awards banquet on April 20. 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