The Daily Gamecock was named the best collegiate newspaper by the South Carolina Press Association for the sixth year in a row and took home 30 awards for its work in 2013.
“I think the awards are a testament to the quality of the journalism The Daily Gamecock puts out every day,” Editor-in-Chief Thad Moore said. “Our staff has put in a lot of long nights, and they’ve improved the overall quality of the newspaper.”
Moore was named the state’s journalist of the year, and the staff was awarded first place in general excellence, two of the press association’s top honors.
The staff also took home 12 first-place awards: Moore for news story; Moore and Colin Campbell for feature story; Hannah Jeffrey for arts and entertainment story; Aaron McDuffie for editorial writing; Evelyn Robinson for column writing; Kristmar Muldrow for informational graphic; Paul Critzman, Renee Cooper and Danielle Barilla for multimedia story; Andrew Askins for photograph; and Danny Garrison for use of Twitter. The Daily Gamecock was also awarded first-place honors for its Facebook page, website and special sections.
“I can’t wait to see where they take it from here,” Moore said.