Congratulations to all the JACC NorCal Publication Award Winners for Fall 2024! Winners were announced at the JACC NorCal Regional Conference held at SFSU on Saturday, Oct. 26, 2024.
| Category | Award | Publication | College | Credits | Link | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Column Writing | First Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Paul Geoerge | Link | Link |
| Column Writing | Second Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Emelle Raschein | Link | Link |
| Column Writing | Third Place | The Inquirer | Diablo Valley College | Azane Massey | Link | Link |
| Column Writing | Fourth Place | The Inquirer | Diablo Valley College | Cam Lippincott | Link | Link |
| Column Writing | Honorable Mention | La Voz News | De Anza College | Amit Cohen | ||
| Column Writing | Honorable Mention | The Citizen | Laney College | Tamara Copes | ||
| Critical Review | First Place | The Current | American River College | William Forseth | Link | |
| Critical Review | Second Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Lucas Cadigan-Carranza | Link | |
| Critical Review | Third Place | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Josiah Poynter | Link | |
| Critical Review | Fourth Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Olivia Fitts | Link | |
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | The Current | American River College | Shy Bell | ||
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | La Voz News | De Anza College | Ingrid Lu | ||
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | La Voz News | De Anza College | Ann Penalosa | ||
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | The Citizen | Laney College | Ian Waters | ||
| Critical Review | Honorable Mention | The Express | Las Positas College | Camille Leduc | ||
| Editorial | First Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | La Voz News Editors | Link | |
| Editorial | Second Place | The Current | American River College | Editorial Staff | Link | |
| Editorial | Third Place | The Citizen | Laney College | Citizen Staff | Link | |
| Editorial | Fourth Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Mohammad Najimi | Link | |
| Editorial | Honorable Mention | The Express | Las Positas College | Paul George | ||
| Editorial Cartoon | First Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Rain Hepting | ||
| Editorial Cartoon | Second Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Eduardo Morales | Link | |
| Editorial Cartoon | Third Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Rain Hepting | ||
| Editorial Cartoon | Fourth Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Alexis Ramirez | ||
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Eduardo Morales | ||
| Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | La Voz News | De Anza College | Katrina Bui | ||
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Kaia James | Link | |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | The Citizen | Laney College | Leo Premnath Ray | Link | |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Experience | Los Medanos College | Ray Kopf, Aliyah Ramirez | Link | |
| Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Andrea Rivera | Link | |
| Environmental Portrait | First Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Gabbie Munoz | ||
| Environmental Portrait | Second Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Lesly Fisiiahi | ||
| Environmental Portrait | Third Place | The Advocate | Contra Costa College | Jennifer Leahy | ||
| Environmental Portrait | Fourth Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Yna Bollock | ||
| Feature Photo | First Place | The Advocate | Contra Costa College | Jennifer Leahy | ||
| Feature Photo | Second Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Angella Dorado | ||
| Feature Photo | Third Place | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Sara Ohler | ||
| Feature Photo | Fourth Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Justin Gomes | ||
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | The Connection | Cosumnes River College | Seth Henderson | ||
| Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Sam Guzman | ||
| Feature Story (non profile) | First Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Rosemary Cromwell | Link | |
| Feature Story (non profile) | Second Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Aliyah Ramirez | Link | |
| Feature Story (non profile) | Third Place | The Current | American River College | Jose Leon | Link | |
| Feature Story (non profile) | Fourth Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Elena Chiaruttini | Link | |
| Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | The Connection | Cosumnes River College | Gabriella Groves | ||
| Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Experience | Los Medanos College | Lesly Fisiiahi and Sarah Capperauld | ||
| Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Express | Sacramento City College | Ellie Appleby | ||
| Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Amy Moore | ||
| Front Page Layout (both broadsheet and tabloid) | First Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Aliyah Ramirez | ||
| Front Page Layout (both broadsheet and tabloid) | Second Place | The Express | Las Positas College | The Express Staff | ||
| Front Page Layout (both broadsheet and tabloid) | Third Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Collegian Staff | ||
| Front Page Layout (both broadsheet and tabloid) | Fourth Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Xiaoyi Yu | ||
| Illustration | First Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Eduardo Morales | ||
| Illustration | Second Place | The Citizen | Laney College | Desmond Meagley | Link | |
| Illustration | Third Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Kellie Henning | Link | |
| Illustration | Fourth Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Katrina Bui | Link | |
| Informational Graphic | First Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Brooklyn Coyle | Link | |
| Informational Graphic | Second Place | The Skyline View | Skyline College | Alise Maripuu | ||
| Informational Graphic | Third Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Ann Penalosa | Link | |
| Informational Graphic | Fourth Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Alexis Ramirez | ||
| Inside Page Layout (both broadsheet and taboid) | First Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Mohammad Najimi | ||
| Inside Page Layout (both broadsheet and taboid) | Second Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Andrea Rivera | ||
| Inside Page Layout (both broadsheet and taboid) | Third Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Aliyah Ramirez | ||
| Inside Page Layout (both broadsheet and taboid) | Fourth Place | The Express | Las Positas College | The Express Staff | ||
| Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | La Voz News | De Anza College | Marcela Leticia Borges Silva | Link | |
| Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Michelle Yang | Link | |
| Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Sean Shanks | Link | |
| Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oliver Kindt, Emelle Raschein | Link | |
| News Photo | First Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Elena Chiaruttini | ||
| News Photo | Second Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Bryan Fructuoso | ||
| News Photo | Third Place | The Connection | Cosumnes River College | Zachary Styant-Browne | ||
| News Photo | Fourth Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Azriel Drumheller | ||
| News Story | First Place | The Inquirer | Diablo Valley College | Kalli Mejia | Link | |
| News Story | Second Place | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Jesus Herrera | Link | |
| News Story | Third Place | The Advocate | Contra Costa College | Brenda Maldonado | Link | |
| News Story | Fourth Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Yumeno Matsuo, Kritika Bui, Nello Puelles | Link | |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | First Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Francis Mayers | Link | |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Second Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Jelissa King | Link | |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Third Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Yna Bollock, Jonathan Cangson | Link | |
| Online Photo Story/Essay | Fourth Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Gabriel Carver | Link | |
| Opinion Story | First Place | The Citizen | Laney College | Desmond Meagley | Link | |
| Opinion Story | Second Place | The Citizen | Laney College | Isabelly Sabo Barbosa | Link | |
| Opinion Story | Third Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Xitlaly Martinez | Link | |
| Opinion Story | Fourth Place | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Fabio Saravia | Link | |
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | The Connection | Cosumnes River College | Delilah Hammons | ||
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | La Voz News | De Anza College | Katrina Bui | ||
| Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | The Skyline View | Skyline College | Sofia Kassebaum | ||
| Photo Illustration | First Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Gabriel Carver, Olivia Fitts | ||
| Photo Illustration | Second Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Alexis Ramirez | ||
| Photo Illustration | Third Place | The Citizen | Laney College | Desmond Meagley | Link | |
| Photo Illustration | Fourth Place | The Skyline View | Skyline College | Joshua Stokes | ||
| Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Experience | Los Medanos College | Alexis Ramirez | ||
| Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Jada Portillo | ||
| Photo Story-Essay | First Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Francis (Frank) Mayers | ||
| Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Juan Cebreiros, Ray Kopf | ||
| Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Ann Penalosa | ||
| Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Jelissa King | ||
| Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | The Express | Las Positas College | Justin Gomes | ||
| Podcast/Audio News | First Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Nello Puelles | Link | |
| Podcast/Audio News | Second Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Anthony Politi, Alexander Stoev | Link | |
| Podcast/Audio News | Third Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Cheyenne Wells | Link | |
| Podcast/Audio News | Fourth Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Micah Simms, Drew Booth | Link | |
| Profile Feature Story | First Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Jakob Arnarsson | Link | |
| Profile Feature Story | Second Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Mackenzie Jardine | Link | |
| Profile Feature Story | Third Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Bryan Fructuoso | Link | |
| Profile Feature Story | Fourth Place | The Skyline View | Skyline College | Malia Garcia | ||
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Kyra Young | ||
| Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Experience | Los Medanos College | Aliyah Ramirez | ||
| Sports Action Photo | First Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Yna Bollock | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Second Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Pierre Whitsey | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Third Place | The Guardsman | City College of San Francisco | Bob Kinoshita | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Fourth Place | Express | Sacramento City College | Ellie Appleby | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | The Connection | Cosumnes River College | Emanuel Espinoza | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | The Express | Las Positas College | Justin Gomes | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Dylan Jaekel | ||
| Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Yna Bollock | ||
| Sports Feature Photo | First Place | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | Yna Bollock | ||
| Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Express | Sacramento City College | Manuel Figueroa | ||
| Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Experience | Los Medanos College | Juan Cebreiros | ||
| Sports Feature Photo | Fourth Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Jakob Arnarsson | ||
| Sports Game Story | First Place | The Express | Las Positas College | Jakob Arnarsson | Link | |
| Sports Game Story | Second Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Anna Bhogra | Link | |
| Sports Game Story | Third Place | The Connection | Cosumnes River College | Seth Henderson | Link | |
| Sports Game Story | Fourth Place | La Voz News | De Anza College | Eric Kindred | Link | |
| Video Hard News Reporting | Meritorious | La Voz News | De Anza College | Nello Puelles | Link | |
| Video Hard News Reporting | Meritorious | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Michael Lin, Matthew Echavez | Link | |
| Video Soft News Reporting | First Place | The Current | American River College | William Forseth | Link | |
| Video Soft News Reporting | Second Place | The Current | American River College | Shy Bell | Link | |
| Video Soft News Reporting | Third Place | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Dylan Jaekel | Link | |
| Video Soft News Reporting | Fourth Place | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Michael Lin | Link | |
| Video Soft News Reporting | Honorable Mention | The Rampage | Fresno City College | Fabio Saravia, Michael Lin | ||
| Video Soft News Reporting | Honorable Mention | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Duane Sanders, Ardon Rick Aragon | ||
| Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Meritorious | La Voz News | De Anza College | Nello Puelles | Link | |
| Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Meritorious | La Voz News | De Anza College | Nello Puelles | Link | |
| Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Meritorious | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Digital Media Staff | Link | |
| Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Meritorious | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | Digital Media Staff | Link | |
| Newspaper General Excellence | Meritorious | The Express | Las Positas College | The Express Staff | ||
| Newspaper General Excellence | Meritorious | La Voz News | De Anza College | La Voz News Staff | ||
| Newspaper General Excellence | Meritorious | Experience | Los Medanos College | Experience Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | La Voz News | De Anza College | La Voz News Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | The Current | American River College | The Current Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | The Collegian | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | The Rampage | Fresno City College | The Rampage Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | The Citizen | Laney College | The Citizen Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | The Oak Leaf | Santa Rosa Junior College | The Oak Leaf Staff | ||
| Online General Excellence | Meritorious | The Advocate | Contra Costa College | The Advocate Staff |