The Simpson College student newspaper, The Simpsonian, has recently been awarded as the 2018 News Media Organization of the Year honors from the Iowa College Media Association for the second year in a row. Student employees of The Simpsonian also took home 22 individual awards including best news and sports photograph, best news story, and best use of social media. The entries were judged by professional writers from the Indiana Press Association. A full list of student award winners can be found with this story on KNIAKRLS.com.

1st Place
Coby Berg — Best News Photograph
Jayde Vogeler — Best Sports Photograph
Staff — Best Multimedia Slide Show
Alex Kirkpatrick — Best News Story
Emily Carey, Austin Hronich, Alex Kirkpatrick, Randy Paulson — Best Investigative Story
Matt Lash — Best Sports Story
Gunnar Davis — Best Sports Feature
Staff — Best Editorial
Staff — Best Online Edition
Laura Wiersema — Best Interactive Content
Alex Kirkpatrick — Best Online Video
Staff — Best Use of Social Media

2nd Place
Zoe Seiler — Best Investigative Story
Stock Chenault — Best Sports Feature
Staff — Best Headline Writing
Jayde Vogeler — Best Magazine Cover (ID Magazine)

3rd Place
Austin Hronich — Best Feature Photo
Zoe Seiler — Best Feature Story
Jayde Vogeler — Best Print Design (ID Magazine)

Honorable Mention
Gunnar Davis — Best Opinion Writing
Staff — Best Page 1
Alex Kirkpatrick — Best Online Design