The Associated Collegiate Press has named The Chronicle one of 46 finalists for the 2003 Newspaper Pacemaker award, the highest honor given by the ACP for college newspapers. The award celebrates papers published during the 2002-2003 academic year.
A panel of professional journalists award Pacemakers based on coverage and content, quality of writing and reporting, leadership on the opinion page, evidence of in-depth reporting, design, photography, art and graphics.
The ACP will announce the 10 Pacemaker winners at its annual convention in early November. The Chronicle won the award in 1999.
Chronicle wins award for sexual assault coverage
The North Carolina Coalition Against Sexual Assault awarded The Chronicle its 2003 Golden Quill Award, which recognizes the contributions of a journalist or news media organization that has excelled in working to increase public awareness about sexual violence and to further the efforts of sexual violence prevention.
"The Chronicle was recognized based on its wide coverage of the need for and actions taken to improve Duke University's sexual violence policies," the NCCASA said in a letter to the staff. "The paper's fortitude and willingness to address the issues squarely and to publish a diversity of student and faculty perspectives are commendable."
Managing Editor Jane Hetherington accepted the award on behalf of The Chronicle at the NCCASA's annual conference Friday in Durham.
Officials at the conference said it is rare for the Golden Quill Award to be given to a college news media organization.
During the 2002-2003 year, The Chronicle published more than 25 articles relating to sexual assault, as well as two editorials, seven letters to the editor and 12 columns, including guest commentaries by President Nan Keohane and an anonymous student who was assaulted in a Wannamaker bathroom last year.
--From staff reports
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