The following awards were presented at the 2019 Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) State Convention. Congratulations to all recipients.
General Excellence
| Category | Credit | College | Publication |
|---|---|---|---|
| Print Edition | Current Staff | American River College | The Current |
| Print Edition | Clarion Staff | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Print Edition | Guardsman Staff | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Print Edition | Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Print Edition | Union Staff | El Camino College | The Union |
| Print Edition | Michelle Snider, Saskia Hatvany, Eva Hannan, Robert Hinton, Tiehui Fan and Laney Tower Staff | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Print Edition | Collegian Staff | Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles Collegian |
| Print Edition | Experience Staff | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Print Edition | Coast Report Staff | Orange Coast College | Coast Report |
| Print Edition | Viking News Staff | Long Beach City College | Viking News |
| Print Edition | Roundup Staff | Pierce College | Roundup |
| Print Edition | Heather Roegiers and Express Staff | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Print Edition | Collegian Staff | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Online Edition | Talon Marks Staff | Cerritos College | Talon Marks |
| Online Edition | Clarion Staff | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Online Edition | Advocate Staff | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Online Edition | La Voz News Staff | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Online Edition | Union Staff | El Camino College | The Union |
| Online Edition | Hornet Staff | Fullerton College | The Hornet |
| Online Edition | The Express Staff | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Online Edition | SAC.Media Staff | Mt. San Antonio College | SAC Media |
| Online Edition | Roundup Staff | Pierce College | Roundup |
| Online Edition | City Times Staff | San Diego City College | City Times |
| Online Edition | Collegian Staff | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Online Edition | The Corsair Staff | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Online Edition | The Oak Leaf Staff | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Online Edition | The Skyline View Staff | Skyline College | The Skyline View |
| Magazine | Logos Staff | Citrus College | Logos |
| Magazine | Etc. Magazine Staff | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine | Inside Fullerton Staff | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton |
| Magazine | Staff of Naked Magazine | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine | Collegian Times Staff | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine | Substance.Media Staff | Mt. San Antonio College | Substance |
| Magazine | Orange Appeal Staff | Saddleback College | Orange Appeal |
Graphics & Design
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Organization | Newspaper name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Editorial Cartoon | First Place | Alfonso Camus | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Editorial Cartoon | Second Place | Jose Tobar | El Camino College | The Union |
| Editorial Cartoon | Third Place | Nick Johnson | San Jose City College | The City College Times |
| Editorial Cartoon | Fourth Place | Natalia Zepeda | Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles Collegian |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Alix Duhon | San Jose City College | The City College Times |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | John Athan | Mt. San Antonio College | SaconScene |
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Rocio Macias | Riverside College | Viewpoints |
| Front Page Layout | First Place | Richard Martinez | Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles Collegian |
| Front Page Layout | Second Place | Clarion Staff | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Front Page Layout | Third Place | Ram Reyes | Fresno City College | Rampage |
| Front Page Layout | Fourth Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Front Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Casey Contreras | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Front Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Lariat Staff | Saddleback College | The Lariat |
| Front Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Alice Graves and Michelle Snider | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Illustration | First Place | Larry Estrada | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| Illustration | Second Place | Jose Tobar | El Camino College | The Union |
| Illustration | Third Place | Steven Adamo | East Los Angeles College | Campus News |
| Illustration | Fourth Place | Steven Adamo | East Los Angeles College | Campus News |
| Informational Graphic | First Place | Alyssa Pajarillo | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| Informational Graphic | Second Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Informational Graphic | Third Place | Chiara Di Martino | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Informational Graphic | Fourth Place | Chiara Di Martino, David Mamaril Horowitz and James Fanucchi | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Michael Quintero | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Brian Mohler | San Diego City College | Legend |
| Informational Graphic | Honorable Mention | Jasmine Gonzalez | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Inside Page Layout | First Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Inside Page Layout | Second Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Inside Page Layout | Third Place | Michael Quintero | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Inside Page Layout | Fourth Place | Xela Quintana | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Ashley Hayes-Stone | American River College | The Current |
| Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Audrey Marques and Tremaurice Johnson | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Catlan Nguyen | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian |
| Photo Illustration | First Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Photo Illustration | Second Place | Mariel Chiong and Christina Vargas | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Photo Illustration | Third Place | Kara Elder | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Photo Illustration | Fourth Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Student Designed Advertisement | First Place | Aaron Martinez | Rio Hondo College | El Paisano |
| Student Designed Advertisement | Second Place | Isaac Benivades | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Student Designed Advertisement | Third Place | Genevieve Kolar | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Student Designed Advertisement | Fourth Place | Ekevara Kitpowsong | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Student Designed Advertisement | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Snook | Las Positas College | The Express |
Magazine
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Organization | Newspaper name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine Cover Design | First Place | Cassandra Munoz and Beatrice Alcala | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine Cover Design | Second Place | Thomas Ueda and Beatrice Alcala | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine Cover Design | Third Place | Staff | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Cover Design | Fourth Place | Flor Nunez | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton |
| Magazine Cover Design | Honorable Mention | Ramon Alvarado | Rio Hondo College | La Cima |
| Magazine Design/Layout | First Place | Beatrice Alcala | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine Design/Layout | Second Place | B. Andreina Prado | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Design/Layout | Third Place | Logos Staff | Citrus College | Logos |
| Magazine Design/Layout | Fourth Place | Diangela Veras | San Diego City College | Legend |
| Magazine Design/Layout | Honorable Mention | Jennifer Snook, Alexa Lowe, Timothy Cech, Jon Chiarello and Taylor Lobb | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine Illustration | First Place | Alexa Lowe | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine Illustration | Second Place | Natalia Zepeda | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine Illustration | Third Place | Natalia Zepeda | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine Illustration | Fourth Place | Courtney Metz | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine News Feature | First Place | Tessa Flores | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine News Feature | Second Place | Kelly Conner | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine News Feature | Third Place | Timmy Heffernan | Saddleback College | Orange Appeal |
| Magazine News Feature | Fourth Place | Alexa Mancilla | El Camino College | Warrior Life |
| Magazine Opinion Article | First Place | Sayedah Mosavi | Citrus College | Logos |
| Magazine Opinion Article | Second Place | Angelica Cruz | Mt. San Antonio College | Substance |
| Magazine Opinion Article | Third Place | Riley Palmer | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine |
| Magazine Opinion Article | Fourth Place | Kyle Zeisbrich | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine Photo | First Place | Adeira Sherpa | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine |
| Magazine Photo | Second Place | Eric Nomburg | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Photo | Third Place | Bleu Briggs | Pierce College | The Bull |
| Magazine Photo | Fourth Place | Elizabeth Joy | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine Photo | Honorable Mention | Victor Tence | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Photo | Honorable Mention | Lauren Berny | Mt. San Antonio College | Substance |
| Magazine Photo Story-Essay | First Place | Michael Watkins | Pasadena City College | Spotlight |
| Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Pablo Unzueta | Mt. San Antonio College | Substance |
| Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | Timothy Cech | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | Eric Nomburg | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Portraiture Students | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
| Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Tiffany Rihana and Jonny Rico | San Diego City College | Legend |
| Magazine Profile Article | First Place | Angelica Cruz and Joseph Harvey | Mt. San Antonio College | Substance |
| Magazine Profile Article | Second Place | Victor Tence | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Profile Article | Third Place | Ian Jones | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine |
| Magazine Profile Article | Fourth Place | Sarah Desmond | El Camino College | Warrior Life |
| Magazine Profile Article | Honorable Mention | Eric Nomburg | City College of San Francisco | Etc. Magazine |
| Magazine Profile Article | Honorable Mention | Anwar Torres | Los Angeles City College | Collegian Times |
Multimedia/Video
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Organization | Newspaper name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Journalism | First Place | Nicole Knight | Saddleback College | OC News Team |
| Video Journalism | Second Place | Brayan Altamirano | Rio Hondo College | El Paisano |
| Video Journalism | Third Place | Aysha Rehman, Jack Molmud, Christian Trujano and Ethan Maneja | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Video Journalism | Fourth Place | Anthony Sanchez | Pierce College | Roundup |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | First Place | Noah Garcia and Brayan Altamirano | Rio Hondo College | El Paisano |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Second Place | Ashley Hern, Ken Kausler and Evan Myers | Saddleback College | OC News Team |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Third Place | Brandon McCapes and Julia Modell | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Fourth Place | James Duffy | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Webcast/Broadcast News | Honorable Mention | Ramon Alvarado and Diana Juarez | Rio Hondo College | El Paisano |
Newspaper Writing
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Organization | Newspaper name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column Writing | First Place | Michael T. Barnes | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Column Writing | Second Place | Max Connor | Cosumnes River College | The Connection |
| Column Writing | Third Place | Robert Clinton | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Column Writing | Fourth Place | Jah-Tosh Baruti | Cerritos College | Talon Marks |
| Column Writing | Honorable Mention | Brandon McCapes | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Column Writing | Honorable Mention | Brianna Sewell | Citrus College | Clarion |
| Critical Review | First Place | Dakota McGranahan | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Critical Review | Second Place | Ethan Axtell | Pasadena City College | PCC Courier |
| Critical Review | Third Place | Michael Santone | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Critical Review | Fourth Place | Anthony Kinney | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Summer Lomendehe | Cosumnes River College | The Connection |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Joshua Sanchez | Mt. San Antonio College | SaconScene |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Alice Robinson | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | Arion Armeniakos | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Editorial | First Place | The Channels Editorial Board | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |
| Editorial | Second Place | Marty Loftin | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| Editorial | Third Place | Steven Guzman | Los Angeles Harbor College | Harbor Tides |
| Editorial | Fourth Place | John Bricker | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Editorial | Honorable Mention | Jennah Booth and Hannah Yates | American River College | The Current |
| Editorial | Honorable Mention | Robert Clinton | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Editorial | Honorable Mention | Ryan Guitare | El Camino College | The Union |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Larry Valenzuela | Fresno City College | Rampage |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Katy Stegall, Siobhan Eagen, Mikayla Moore-Bastide and Sabrina Wu | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Ferry Baylon, Joseph Harvey, John Athan and Andres Soto | Mt. San Antonio College | SaconScene |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Brandon McCapes, Seamus Reed, Rachel Edelstein, Dylan Kerzin and Kevin Johnson | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Adria Watson | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Genevieve Kolar, Christian Babcock and Matt Risko | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Jose Tobar | El Camino College | The Union |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Abraham Davis, Michael Toren, Sarah Lapidus and David Mamaril Horowitz | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman |
| Feature Story | First Place | Omar Rashad | El Camino College | The Union |
| Feature Story | Second Place | Zach Hatakeyama | El Camino College | The Union |
| Feature Story | Third Place | Alyssa Vega | Long Beach City College | Viking News |
| Feature Story | Fourth Place | Brian Mohler | San Diego City College | Legend |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Jonny Rico | San Diego City College | Legend |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Nita Gardipee | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Damon Ong | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Ashley Hayes-Stone | American River College | The Current |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Jennah Booth | American River College | The Current |
| Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Patrick Tindall | Riverside College | Viewpoints |
| News Story | First Place | Luis Gael Jimenez | American River College | The Current |
| News Story | Second Place | Kassidy Dillon | Orange Coast College | Coast Report |
| News Story | Third Place | Larry Valenzuela | Fresno City College | Rampage |
| News Story | Fourth Place | Delaney Smith | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Daniel Wallace | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Seamus Reed | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| News Story | Honorable Mention | Saskia Hatvany | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Opinion Story | First Place | Jacob Powers | Orange Coast College | Coast Report |
| Opinion Story | Second Place | Emma Carlsen | Riverside College | Viewpoints |
| Opinion Story | Third Place | Julie Dole | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Opinion Story | Fourth Place | Christian Sutton | American River College | The Current |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Elysse Acosta | Mt. San Antonio College | SaconScene |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Alice Robinson | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Anthony Kinney | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Michelle Snider | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Paulina Rodriguez-Ruiz | Fresno City College | Rampage |
| Profile Feature Story | First Place | Andrew Perez | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| Profile Feature Story | Second Place | Christian Babcock | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Profile Feature Story | Third Place | Lauren A. Spates | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Profile Feature Story | Fourth Place | Yasser Marte | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Brigette Lugo | Mt. San Antonio College | SaconScene |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Danielle McKinney | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Maxton Shulte | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Devin Bradshaw | Las Positas College | The Express |
| Sports Game Story | First Place | Joshua Manes | Pierce College | Roundup |
| Sports Game Story | Second Place | Austin Turner | Riverside College | Viewpoints |
| Sports Game Story | Third Place | Jason Reed | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Sports Game Story | Fourth Place | Eva Hannan | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Noe Ortega | East Los Angeles College | Campus News |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Efrain Valdez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Daniel Archuleta | Skyline College | Skyline View |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Skyler Smith | Long Beach City College | Viking News |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Bovie Lavong | Fullerton College | The Hornet |
| Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Max Connor | Cosumnes River College | The Connection |
Photo
| Category Name | Award | Credits | Organization | Newspaper name |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Environmental Portrait | First Place | Simone Ledbetter | Skyline College | Skyline View |
| Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Environmental Portrait | Fourth Place | Phoenix Kanada | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Michelle Snider | Laney College | Laney Tower |
| Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Jeffrey Windham | De Anza College | La Voz News |
| Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Michael Watkins | Pasadena City College | PCC Courier |
| Feature Photo | First Place | James Schapp | Moorpark College | Student Voice |
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Feature Photo | Third Place | Benjamin Castro | San Jose City College | The City College Times |
| Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Oskar Zinnermann | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Nate Stephenson | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Jennah Booth | American River College | The Current |
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Logan Gray | Citrus College | Clarion |
| News Photo | First Place | Sydney Fredericks-Selby | Long Beach City College | Viking News |
| News Photo | Second Place | Sydney Fredericks-Selby | Long Beach City College | Viking News |
| News Photo | Third Place | Miyung Kim | El Camino College | The Union |
| News Photo | Fourth Place | Michael Watkins | Pasadena City College | PCC Courier |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Alexander Contreras | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| News Photo | Honorable Mention | Nate Stephenson | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |
| Photo Story-Essay | First Place | Victoria Sanchez | Southwestern College | The Sun |
| Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Zane Meyer-Thornton and Jose C. Lopez | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | Seamus Reed and Joshua Torres | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf |
| Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | Noah Garcia | Rio Hondo College | El Paisano |
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Liam Hayes and Cliff Cheng | Los Angeles City College | Los Angeles Collegian |
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Chris Ruiz, Adria Watson, AR Broom and Brenna Enos | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | James Membreno | Pasadena City College | PCC Courier |
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Natalie Miranda | Pierce College | Roundup |
| Sports Action Photo | First Place | Michael Watkins | Pasadena City College | PCC Courier |
| Sports Action Photo | Second Place | Ryan Middleton | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Sports Action Photo | Third Place | Matthew Martin | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Sports Action Photo | Fourth Place | Cathie Lawrence | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Patrick Hyun Wilson | American River College | The Current |
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Jack Kan | El Camino College | The Union |
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Ryan Middleton | Sacramento City College | Express |
| Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Denis Perez | Contra Costa College | The Advocate |
| Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Cathie Lawrence | Los Medanos College | Experience |
| Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Devin Michaels | Orange Coast College | Coast Report |
| Sports Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Dylan Cortez | Santa Monica College | The Corsair |
| Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Javier Delarosa | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels |