JACC State Publication Award Winners–Spring 2026
Congratulations to all the JACC State Publication Award Winners for Spring 2026! These awards were given out March 7 by JACC at the ACP Spring National College Media Conference held at the Hyatt Regency Embarcadero in San Francisco, March 5-7, 2026.
| Division Name | Category Name | Award | Organization | Publication | Credits | Link | Link | Link |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | First Place | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Nikki Yunker | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Second Place | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Aaliyah Gholamipour | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Third Place | Citrus College | Logos | Anaia Robinson | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Fourth Place | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Ivan E. Mendez De Leon | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Honorable Mention | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | Cindy Chan | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton | Lukas Petrina Morrison | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Honorable Mention | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine | Natalie Emanuele | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Honorable Mention | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine | Natalie Emanuele | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Illustration | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | El Sol | Carla Labto | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo | First Place | Los Angeles Valley College | Crown | Astrid Cortez | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo | Second Place | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Erica Lee | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo | Third Place | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Eddy Cermeno | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo | Fourth Place | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Cover Design | First Place | Southwestern College | El Sol | Valeryah Lara-Urrea, Yanelli Zavina Robles, Ivan Medida, Alfonso Julián Camacho, Andrea Aladin | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Cover Design | Second Place | Cypress College | Agora | Freya Pineda | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Cover Design | Third Place | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | Tiffany Lam, Jessi Grant | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Cover Design | Fourth Place | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Wings Staff | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Cover Design | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton | Matthew Erboza, Dia Riddle | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Opinion Article | First Place | Pasadena City College | Spotlight | Fern Rojas | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Opinion Article | Second Place | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton | Katherine Martinez, Yvesie-Plum Rider | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Opinion Article | Third Place | Los Angeles Valley College | Crown | Milan Rafaelov, Astrid Cortez | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Opinion Article | Fourth Place | Palomar College | Impact Magazine | Gasmine Gonzalez | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Design/Layout | First Place | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton | Matthew Erboza, Dialynna Riddle | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Design/Layout | Second Place | Southwestern College | El Sol | El Sol Staff | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Design/Layout | Third Place | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Ian Kapsalis, Jesse Naranjo, Milo Jones | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Design/Layout | Fourth Place | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Staff | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Design/Layout | Honorable Mention | Chaffey College | The Breeze | Kaylee Fullington, Max Morici, Lionel Getten, Eliam Carrion, Gabriel DeJesus | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Design/Layout | Honorable Mention | Cypress College | Agora | Freya Pineda | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | First Place | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Kassandra Lopez, Emily Astudillo | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | Second Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine | Kinda Hamami | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | Third Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine | Rhea Bath | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | Fourth Place | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | Jessi Grant | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | Honorable Mention | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Sydney Sakamoto | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | El Sol | Alexa Lima, Yanelli Zavina Robles | |||
| Magazine | Magazine News Feature | Honorable Mention | Citrus College | Logos | Kennedy Campos-Morales | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | First Place | Los Angeles Valley College | Crown | Alex Diaz, Astrid Cortez, Taylor Cowhey | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Southwestern College | El Sol | El Sol Design Team | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | Bob Kinoshita | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | Kyra Young | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Los Angeles Valley College | Crown | Astrid Cortez, Victoria Saxxon | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Palomar College | Focus Magazine | Hector Flores | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | First Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine | Reid Carpenter | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Second Place | Los Angeles Valley College | Crown | Kaia Mann, Jeremy Ruiz | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Third Place | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Erica Lee | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Fourth Place | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Maggie Vander Ende | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Honorable Mention | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | Elena Chiaruttini | Link | ||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Honorable Mention | Citrus College | Logos | Angie Hernandez | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Honorable Mention | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Jaxyn Good | |||
| Magazine | Magazine Profile Article | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | El Sol | Alexa Lima | |||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | First Place | Skyline College | Skyline View | Inika Karulkar | |||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Second Place | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Kaitlynn Brandon | |||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Third Place | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Kaitlynn Brandon | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Fourth Place | Skyline College | Skyline View | Mia Trejo Vargas | |||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Las Positas College | The Express | Mel Llamas | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Palomar College | The Telescope | Griselda Garcia | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Rio Hondo College | El Paisano | Omar Lopez | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Oli Eskander | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Carla Labto | |||
| Graphics/Design | Editorial Cartoon | Honorable Mention | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Oli Eskander | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | First Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Ari Ahmed | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Second Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Camille LeDuc, Angelina An | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Third Place | Fresno City College | The Rampage | Logan Payne | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Fourth Place | Mt. San Antonio College | Sac.media | Kevin Saporsantos | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Laney College | The Citizen | Desmond Meagley | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Star | Astrid Cortez | |||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Matthew Erboza, Dialynna Riddle | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Matthew Erboza | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Photo Illustration | Honorable Mention | Pasadena City College | Courier | Nate Klem | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | First Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Jenna Tibby | |||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Second Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Eizen Yap | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Third Place | De Anza College | La Voz | Kinjal Dhandar | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Fourth Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Guillermo Garcia | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Honorable Mention | Los Medanos College | Experience | Liam Zeferino Ramirez | |||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Honorable Mention | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Kaitlynn Brandon | |||
| Graphics/Design | Illustration | Honorable Mention | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Jana Leowald | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | First Place | Southwestern College | The Sun | The Sun Staff | |||
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Second Place | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Viewpoints Staff | |||
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Third Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Chijioke Onyeagucha | |||
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Fourth Place | De Anza College | La Voz | Ann Penalosa, Wylder Robison, Mitchell Park, Ingrid Lu, Ashley Kang | |||
| Graphics/Design | Front Page Layout | Honorable Mention | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | Tiffany Lam | |||
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | First Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Ian Kapalis, Camille LeDuc, James Sevilla | |||
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Second Place | Southwestern College | The Sun | Julio Rodriguez | |||
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Third Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Chijioke Onyeagucha, William Trowbridge | |||
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Fourth Place | De Anza College | La Voz | Brooklyn Coyle | |||
| Graphics/Design | Inside Page Layout | Honorable Mention | Las Positas College | The Express | Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | First Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Camille LeDuc, Jakob Arnarsson, Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Second Place | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Jana Leowald | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Third Place | De Anza College | La Voz | Veronica Thant | Link | ||
| Graphics/Design | Informational Graphic | Fourth Place | East Los Angeles College | Campus News | Vienna Miller | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | Abby Sigler, Marrion Cruz, Tom Whitehead | Link | Link | Link |
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Laney College | The Citizen | Desmond Meagley | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Southwestern College | The Sun | Alfonso Julián Camacho, Dira Marie Wong | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Enterprise News Story/Series | Meritorious | Contra Costa College | The Advocate | Arianna Caramagno | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | First Place | Southwestern College | The Sun | Alexa Lima | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Second Place | American River College | The Current | Editorial Staff | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Third Place | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | John R. Adkins | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Fourth Place | El Camino College | The Union | Nikki Yunker | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | The Channels Editorial Board | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Palomar College | The Telescope | The Telescope Staff | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | De Anza College | La Voz | La Voz News Editorial Board | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Andrea Baltodano | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Skyline College | Skyline View | The Skyline View | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Yanelli Zavina Robles | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Pierce College | Roundup | The Roundup Staff | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Editorial | Honorable Mention | Skyline College | Skyline View | The Skyline View | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | First Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Sabrina Hossain | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Second Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Zoë Steiner | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Third Place | De Anza College | La Voz | Mariana Frias Da Costa | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Fourth Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Noah McSweeney | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Honorable Mention | Pasadena City College | Courier | Lily Regan | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Honorable Mention | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Andrea Baltodano | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Honorable Mention | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer | Diego Ruiz-Sagrero | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Column Writing | Honorable Mention | Pasadena City College | Courier | Taylor Fitzgerald | Link | Link | |
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | First Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Chijioke Onyeagucha | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Second Place | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Abigail Luna | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Third Place | East Los Angeles College | Campus News | Ariana Maldonado | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Critical Review | Fourth Place | Southwestern College | The Sun | Toni Gibson | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | First Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Joseph Lee | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Second Place | San Diego City College | City Times | Bailey Kohnen | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Third Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Reid Carpenter | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Fourth Place | El Camino College | The Union | Jaylen Morgan | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | John R. Adkins | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Alfonso Julián Camacho | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Profile Feature Story | Honorable Mention | Laney College | The Citizen | Romi Bales | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | First Place | Laney College | The Citizen | Eliot Faine, Desmond Meagley | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Second Place | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer | Gage Walker, Phoenix Wong, Gracebelle Ma'ake, Mikaela Kates | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Third Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Phoebe Huss | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Fourth Place | Citrus College | Clarion | Angie Hernandez | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Honorable Mention | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | Lev Farris Goldenberg | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Honorable Mention | El Camino College | The Union | Rosemarie Turay | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Honorable Mention | Fresno City College | The Rampage | Collins Tanomkhum | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | News Story | Honorable Mention | Laney College | The Citizen | Ivan Saravia | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | First Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Jakob Arnarsson | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Second Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | William Trowbridge | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Third Place | Cosumnes River College | The Connection | Aric Coppola | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Fourth Place | San Diego City College | City Times | Itzel Martinez | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Angel Sanchez | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Sports Game Story | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Athena Cruz | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | First Place | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Joe Trujillo | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Second Place | Palomar College | The Telescope | Victoria Gudmundson | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Third Place | American River College | The Current | Marquis Martin | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Fourth Place | Laney College | The Citizen | Citizen Staff | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Julio Rodriguez | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Felix Palencia | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Fresno City College | The Rampage | Victoria Resendez | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Cuesta College | Cuestonian | Michaela Mastache | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Diablo Valley College | The Inquirer | Colin Dalvand | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Opinion Story | Honorable Mention | Cuesta College | Cuestonian | Lindsay McKee | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | First Place | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | Abby Sigler | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Second Place | American River College | The Current | Noelle Oliver | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Third Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Chijioke Onyeagucha, William Trowbridge | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Fourth Place | Skyline College | Skyline View | Katerina Gaines | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Sal Zinzun | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Madelyn Le | Link | ||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Los Medanos College | Experience | Chijioke Onyeagucha | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Alfonso Julián Camacho | |||
| Newspaper Writing | Feature Story (non profile) | Honorable Mention | Las Positas College | The Express | Kiarra Bautista | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Las Positas College | The Express | Camille LeDuc | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | San Diego City College | City Times | Itzel Martinez, Varun Chaturvedi, Mari Pliego, Ryan Matthysse | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Janet Goode | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Nathan Cervantes, Bryan Villa, Angel Campos | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Citrus College | Clarion | Henoch Perez, Nic Hernandez | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Fresno City College | The Rampage | Victoria Resendez | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Adair Alvarez Rodriguez, Zoe Steiner, Colin Pratt, Emelle Raschein, Oliver Kindt | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Los Medanos College | Experience | Lesly Fisiiahi, Koen Steers, Angella Dorado, Finn Atkin | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Grace Esquibel, Briana Franco, Lupita Rivera Cid | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Multimedia Journalism Package | Meritorious | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Sylvia Stewart, Djamila Rodeck, Viviana Ruiz, Hiro Sato, Hilary Litton | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News Show | First Place | Saddleback College | OC Newsteam | OC Newsteam Staff Fall 2025 | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Second Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Mikaela Perez | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Third Place | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | The Channels Staff | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Webcast/Broadcast News Show | Fourth Place | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Cheyenne Wells, Jordan Lozano, Jeffrey Crowl, Elias Guzman, Ricardo Hernandez | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Podcast/Audio News | First Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Colin Haskins | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Podcast/Audio News | Second Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Jordan Suisala | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Podcast/Audio News | Third Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Camille LeDuc | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Podcast/Audio News | Fourth Place | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Peter Espitia, Cheyenne Wells | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Podcast/Audio News | Honorable Mention | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Dylan Cooper, Carson De La Rosa | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Soft News Reporting | First Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Jenna Tibby | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Soft News Reporting | Second Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Yasen Stoev, Kevin Ortega | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Soft News Reporting | Third Place | Skyline College | Skyline View | Adam Rodriguez, Antonio Peeples, Itzel Quirarte | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Soft News Reporting | Fourth Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Marty Lees, Jacob Miller | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Soft News Reporting | Honorable Mention | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Ricardo Hernandez | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | First Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Jacob Miller, Samantha Arnott | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | Second Place | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Briana Franco, Lupita Rivera Cid, Mac Wilson | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | Third Place | Pasadena City College | Courier | Taylor Fitzgerald | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | Fourth Place | Saddleback College | OC Newsteam | Matthew Chance, Conor Shaw | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | Honorable Mention | Chaffey College | The Breeze | Eliam Carrion, Nizar Masri, Xavier Chavez, Max Morici | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | Honorable Mention | De Anza College | La Voz | Orly Bryan, Ashley Kang, Xitlaly Martinez, Ann Penalosa | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Video Hard News Reporting | Honorable Mention | Palomar College | The Telescope | Leah Ertel, Evelyn Galan Acevedo | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | First Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Jake Crandall, Kayjel J. Mairena | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Second Place | American River College | The Current | Mei Mizutani | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Third Place | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Nathan Cervantes | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Fourth Place | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Michael Lopez | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | De Anza College | La Voz | Wylder Robison, Frank Mayers, Matilda Whelan | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | Mt. San Antonio College | Sac.media | Kevin Saporsantos | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | Palomar College | The Telescope | Griselda Garcia, Nicholas Sanchez, Johnston Skinner, Tomas Hollis | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | Pasadena City College | Courier | Courier Staff | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Roman Davison | Link | ||
| Multimedia | Online Photo Story/Essay | Honorable Mention | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Lauren Robinson | Link | ||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | First Place | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Vincent Lombardo | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Second Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Lauren Kelleher | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Third Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Danny Sanchez | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Fourth Place | El Camino College | The Union | Mario Trejos | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Mac Wilson | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Yanelli Zavina Robles | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | De Anza College | La Voz | Sango Levonian | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | El Camino College | The Union | Ryan Hirabayashi | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | San Diego City College | City Times | David J. Bohnet | |||
| Photo | Sports Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Santa Barbara City College | The Channels | Lauren Robinson | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | First Place | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Star | Anita Boli | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Second Place | El Camino College | The Union | Chelsea Alvarez | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Third Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Reid Carpenter | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Fourth Place | Palomar College | The Telescope | Devin Sabato | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Julianne Villamil | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Southwestern College | The Sun | Josh Whitehead | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Las Positas College | The Express | Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Photo | Environmental Portrait | Honorable Mention | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Mary Funsten | |||
| Photo | News Photo | First Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Jake Crandall | |||
| Photo | News Photo | Second Place | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | Karim Farahat | |||
| Photo | News Photo | Third Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Jake Crandall | |||
| Photo | News Photo | Fourth Place | Pierce College | Roundup | Abraham Elizalde | |||
| Photo | News Photo | Honorable Mention | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Andrea Rivera | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | First Place | De Anza College | La Voz | Frank Mayers | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Second Place | Fullerton College | The Hornet | Angel Campos | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Third Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Ana Sanchez Venegas | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Fourth Place | El Camino College | The Union | Ryan Hirabayashi | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | American River College | The Current | Cameron Duncan | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Isaac Cordon | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | Bob Kinoshita | |||
| Photo | Sports Action Photo | Honorable Mention | East Los Angeles College | Campus News | Jenna Hamida | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | First Place | Southwestern College | The Sun | The Sun Staff | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Second Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Koen Steers, Chijioke Onyeagucha | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Third Place | Southwestern College | The Sun | The Sun Staff | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Fourth Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | East Los Angeles College | Campus News | Joseph Hernandez, Alexa Partida, Brigette Ramirez | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Star | Alejandro Rafael | |||
| Photo | Photo Story-Essay | Honorable Mention | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Roman Davison | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | First Place | Los Medanos College | Experience | Elizabeth Jacobo | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | Second Place | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Elizabeth Bacher | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | Third Place | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Lauren Kelleher | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | Fourth Place | Las Positas College | The Express | Ian Kapsalis | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Citrus College | Clarion | Henoch Perez | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | San Joaquin Delta College | The Collegian | Ellis Griffin-Jewett | |||
| Photo | Feature Photo | Honorable Mention | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf | Yna Bollock | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Fullerton College | Inside Fullerton | Inside Fullerton Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Southwestern College | El Sol | El Sol Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | City College of San Francisco | etc. Magazine | etc. Magazine Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Los Angeles Valley College | Crown | Crown Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | El Camino College | Warrior Life | Warrior Life Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Chaffey College | The Breeze | The Breeze Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Santa Rosa Junior College | Oak Leaf Magazine | Oak Leaf Magazine Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Las Positas College | Naked Magazine | Naked Magazine Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Magazine | Meritorious | Palomar College | Focus Magazine | Focus Magazine Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | Las Positas College | The Express | The Express Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | De Anza College | La Voz | La Voz Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Star | Valley Star Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | San Joaquin Delta College | The Channels | The Channels Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | The Guardsman Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | Los Medanos College | Experience | Experience Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | Southwestern College | The Sun | The Sun Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Newspaper | Meritorious | Riverside City College | Viewpoints | Viewpoints Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Contra Costa College | The Advocate | The Advocate Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Santa Monica College | Corsair | Corsair Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | City College of San Francisco | The Guardsman | The Guardsman Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | De Anza College | La Voz | La Voz Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | American River College | The Current | The Current Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Cerritos College | Talon Marks | Talon Marks Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Los Angeles Valley College | Valley Star | Valley Star Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | San Diego City College | City Times | City Times Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Pasadena City College | Courier | Courier Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Fullerton College | The Hornet | The Hornet Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | Chaffey College | The Breeze | The Breeze Staff | |||
| General Excellence | Online | Meritorious | El Camino College | The Union | The Union Staff |