This post was updated Nov. 2 at 9:44 p.m.

ATLANTA – The Daily Bruin received 42 awards at the Fall National College Media Convention.

The convention, which was held Sunday through Thursday at the Hyatt Regency Atlanta, brought together student journalists and student media advisers from across the country. In addition to hosting workshops and panels, convention organizers announced the winners of awards given by two college media associations, the Associated Collegiate Press and the College Media Association.

The Daily Bruin staff, led by editor in chief Victoria Li, received 38 awards, including three organizational awards, for its work during the 2022-23 school year. The Online Pacemaker, which was given by the ACP, honors excellence in The Bruin’s web platform. Two organizational Pinnacle awards, distributed by the CMA, recognized The Bruin as first place in the Multi-Weekly Newspaper category and second place for its paperwide diversity initiatives.

Awards were also announced for many individual pieces of work. Two Daily Bruin staffers received multiple placements in the same award category from the ACP. Jon Christon, an alumnus and the 2021-22 Sports editor, won the Sports Game Story category with “UCLA football loses tight battle to crosstown rival USC” and received third place for “Another last-second shot from Gonzaga sinks UCLA men’s basketball.” Samia Saad, a Cartoons staffer and fourth-year design media arts student, won the Editorial Cartoon category with “Elon’s new toy” and received fourth place in the same category for “Carnival house.”

The Bruin was also recognized for its investigative work, with “Disabled students report chronic delays, frustration with BruinAccess van service” receiving first place in the individual Pinnacle award category for Best Enterprise Coverage of Diversity and “Dropping the ball: Students allege mismanagement within UCLA Club Sports” taking home third place for Best Sports Investigative Story.

Designs from The Bruin received recognition as well, with the fall 2022 cover of PRIME, The Bruin’s quarterly magazine, taking second place in the ACP’s Magazine Cover category. The Bruin also received two awards for the design of its print newspaper and two additional awards for the print and online design of PRIME.

The Bruin’s spring Opinion section package, focused on columnists’ hopes and fears for the future, won first place for the Best Special Section, 4 Pages or Less category in the Pinnacles.

In addition to its 38 awards for the 2022-23 school year, The Bruin took home four honors in the ACP’s Best of Show awards, available to student media outlets sending delegates to the conference for their work thus far in the 2023-24 school year. As an organization, The Bruin earned second place in the Best Newspaper/Newsmagazine category.

The Bruin received 21 awards at last year’s event.

[Related: Daily Bruin takes home 21 awards at student media convention in Washington]

The full list of awards received in Atlanta is as follows:

Associated Collegiate Press

• Winner, Online Pacemaker: Daily Bruin staff
• Winner, Editorial Cartoon: Samia Saad for “Elon’s new toy”
• Winner, Sports Game Story: Jon Christon for “UCLA football loses tight battle to crosstown rival USC”
• Second place, Magazine Cover: Megan Fu and Christine Kao for PRIME fall 2022
• Second place, Social Media Reporting: Javier Jauregui Ramirez, Emily Tang and Alice Yang for “Westwood Chateau Investigation”
• Second place, News/Breaking News Photo: Shengfeng Chien for “Angelenos take to streets of downtown Los Angeles”
• Third place, Sports Game Story: Jon Christon for “Another last-second shot from Gonzaga sinks UCLA men’s basketball”
• Fourth place, Editorial: Editorial Board for “Editorial: UCLA community deserves explanation for Professor Amarasekare’s suspension”
• Fourth place, Editorial Cartoon: Samia Saad for “Carnival house”
• Fifth place, Interactive Graphic: Liam McGlynn and Jessica Nguyen for “Wake Up Call: How do fire alarms affect student life?“
• Fifth place, Sports Feature Story: Sam Settleman for “Coach on the court: How David Singleton became UCLA men’s basketball’s leader”
• Honorable mention, Environmental Portrait: Christine Kao for “Alumnus Geo Bradley”
• Honorable mention, Illustration: Melanie Chen for “Labor unions prevent violations, preserve democracy in workplace”
• Honorable mention, Multimedia News Story: Priya Kanneboyina, Shaanth Kodialam Nanguneri, Maya O’Kelly and Lindsey Parungo for “Deep dive into deliberations behind proposed UC ethnic studies entry requirement”
• Honorable mention, Multimedia Sports Story: Anika Chakrabarti, Jon Christon and Lindsey Parungo for “Singleton 3 helps UCLA men’s basketball beat Northwestern, advance to Sweet 16”
• Honorable mention, Sports Action/Game Photo: Christine Kao for “UCLA women’s soccer secures national title”
• Best of Show: Second place, Best Newspaper/Newsmagazine: Daily Bruin staff
• Best of Show: Winner, Reporting: Diversity, Equity and Inclusion: Lori Garavartanian, Samantha Parr and Dylan Tzung for ‘Institutional betrayal’: Students voice dissatisfaction with UCLA Title IX Office
• Best of Show: Fourth place, News/Feature Photo: Christine Kao for “SAG-AFTRA demands fair contract”
• Best of Show: Fourth place, Sports Photo: Jeremy Chen for “Skye Blakely at the U.S. Gymnastics Championships”

College Media Association

• Winner, Best Multi-Weekly Newspaper of the Year: Daily Bruin staff
• Second place, Best Organizational Diversity Initiative of the Year: Daily Bruin staff
• Winner, Best Enterprise Coverage of Diversity: Daily Bruin staff for “Disabled students report chronic delays, frustration with BruinAccess van service”
• Winner, Best Feature/Entertainment/Literary Website Front Page: Daily Bruin staff for prime.dailybruin.com
• Winner, Best Magazine Contents Page/Spread: Megan Fu for PRIME winter 2023
• Winner, Best Newspaper Photo Page/Spread: Tara Desai for “Gallery: Honduras’ Kitchen offers traditional Honduran food to Huntington Park”
• Winner, Best Special Section, 4 Pages or Less: Daily Bruin staff for “Daily Bruin Opinion: The Future”
• Winner, Best Sports Columnist: Sam Settleman
• Winner, Best Sports Game Story: Jon Christon for “Another last-second shot from Gonzaga sinks UCLA men’s basketball”
• Winner, Best Web Sports Section: Daily Bruin staff
• Second place, Best Audio Talk/Entertainment Program: Jack Garland and Seanna Choi for “Bruins Built This: Community Up”
• Second place, Best Editorial Cartoon: Samia Saad for “Carnival house”
• Second place, Best Video Special Event Coverage: Daily Bruin Staff for “Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s communication techniques”
• Third place, Best Audio Newscast: Phoebe Brous, Kyle Kotanchek and Sonia Wong for “Deep Dive: State of Abortion in California”
• Third place, Best Magazine News Page/Spread: Justin Huwe, Emily Tang and Ramona Mukherji for “Beyond the bus stop”
• Third place, Best Newspaper News Page/Spread: Helen Quach for “UCLA researchers develop test to detect pathogens separate from COVID-19”
• Third place, Best Sports Investigative Story: Zinnia Finn, Max Floridia and Joan Thyagarajan for “Dropping the ball: Students allege mismanagement within UCLA Club Sports”
• Honorable mention, Best Audio Special Event Coverage: Jack Garland for “Grad Issue: Bruins Built This: Bruin Tank”
• Honorable mention, Best Multimedia Feature Story: Shaanth Kodialam Nanguneri for “Deep dive into deliberations behind proposed UC ethnic studies entry requirement”
• Honorable mention, Best News Package: Daily Bruin staff for “2022 National Elections Package”
• Honorable mention, Best Social Media Reporting: Daily Bruin staff for “Westwood Chateau Investigation”
• Honorable mention, Best Sports Section: Daily Bruin staff