National Student Media Awards
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The National Student Media Awards are an annual All-Ireland student journalism competition run by Oxygen.ie newspaper.[1][2] The awards have been labelled "Ireland's premier student awards".[3][4]
History and format
Since 2000, Oxygen.ie, a website aimed at third-level students, has run a student journalism competition.[needs update]
As of the 2010 awards, submissions were invited in a number of categories.[5] These included Editor of the Year (previously won by UCD's University Observer),[6] Magazine of the Year (previously won by DCU's Flux),[6] Newspaper of the Year (including previous winners The University Times,[7] Trinity News, [8] and University Observer), Sports Writer of the Year (previously won by The College View),[8] and Website of the Year (previously won by Sin.ie).[8]
Judges
Judges have included:
- Geraldine Kennedy, Editor of The Irish Times [6]
- Ruth Scott, 2fm DJ [5]
- Cathal Ó Searcaigh, Member of Aosdána[citation needed]
- Jason Sherlock, Winner of GAA GPA All Stars Awards[citation needed]
References
- ^ http://www.smedias.ie/about-the-awards/
- ^ http://www.oxygen.ie/11433-2/
- ^ "Smedias 2010 - The National Student Media Awards". oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on March 23, 2010. Retrieved March 13, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "Smedias 2009 (17 Apr 2009)". oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|dead-url=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b "Smedias 2010 - Winners List". oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on April 26, 2010. Retrieved April 26, 2010.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ a b c "Student journalist of year wins on the double". The Irish Independent. April 22, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ "TCD paper takes prize". The Irish Times. April 4, 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-26.
- ^ a b c "Trinity News scoops six Smedia Awards". RTÉ.ie. April 12, 2001. Retrieved 2010-04-26.