The TCU Daily Skiff wins national award

Fort Worth, TX

8/25/2006

The TCU Daily Skiff has been named an All American Newspaper, earning five marks of distinction for the 2005 - 2006 school year from the Associated Collegiate Press (ACP). This is the second time in three years that the publication, which is produced by students in TCU’s Schieffer School of Journalism, has been honored with the award. The distinction is the highest award bestowed by the organization.

University newspapers undergo an extensive review by independent college newspaper advisers and ACP professionals before qualifying to receive ACP honors. The assessments are based on standards of quality established from the submissions of hundreds of college newspapers, according the organization. The Skiff excelled in the broad categories of coverage and content; writing and editing; photos, arts and graphics; layout and design; and leadership.

 “It’s obviously great to win awards and recognition,” said Robert Bohler, student publications director for The Skiff. “The ACP assessment is one that seriously addresses each and every fact of a newspaper. We have some leeway over which newspapers to submit, but they have to be in a series. You can’t hide excellent editions among mediocre ones and expect to get good ratings. To win five marks of distinction, the students first have to produce as solid a newspaper as possible on a daily basis. This rating is a tremendous reward for their efforts.”


The ACP evaluation was based on presence and quality of: news and news feature stories; feature stories; sports stories; enterprise, investigative and in-depth stories; editorials, opinion columns and reviews; story writing, editing and proofing; headlines; photo captions; photo content; photo technical quality; information graphics; editorial cartoons and comic strips; graphics and incidental art; story art; page ones; inside news feature and sports pages; opinion pages; special sections and page spreads; typography; color; advertising; layout and design; leadership and news judgment; diversity of coverage; ethical and legal compliance; coverage of minority populations; diversity of viewpoints on opinion pages; and reader feedback.

To see a copy of The Skiff online, go to www.tcudailyskiff.com.