{"id":22073,"date":"2016-02-28T17:09:45","date_gmt":"2016-02-28T23:09:45","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/?p=22073"},"modified":"2016-02-28T17:09:45","modified_gmt":"2016-02-28T23:09:45","slug":"austin-peay-state-universitys-the-all-state-ranked-best-college-newspaper-at-2016-sejc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.discoverclarksville.com\/articles\/2016\/02\/28\/austin-peay-state-universitys-the-all-state-ranked-best-college-newspaper-at-2016-sejc\/","title":{"rendered":"Austin Peay State University\u2019s The All State ranked best college newspaper at 2016 SEJC"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"APSU<\/a>Clarksville, TN<\/strong> – Austin Peay State University\u2019s student-produced newspaper The All State, after 85 years in print, can declare itself as the finest college paper in the Southeastern U.S.<\/p>\n

The All State took first overall in the best college newspaper category at last week\u2019s Southeast Journalism Conference (SEJC), held February 18th-20th on the campus of APSU. The All State also placed third overall as best college website, while editor-in-chief Katelyn Clark, photo editor Taylor Slifko and staff writer Sarah Eskildson combined to finish second for best public service journalism.<\/p>\n

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Austin Peay’s The All State took first overall in the best college newspaper category at the 2016 Southeast Journalism Conference.<\/p><\/div>\n

The student staff took eight individual honors in the Best of the South competition, including Clark, who placed first in the best advertising staff category and Slifko, who placed second in the best multimedia journalist category.<\/p>\n

This year marked only the second time in The All State\u2019s history that the paper earned a first place award at a regional or national conference. In 2013, graphic designer Christy Walker placed first in best news-editorial artist\/illustrator at SEJC.<\/p>\n

\u201cI am utterly amazed at the hard work, dedication and passion my staff pours into this paper,\u201d Clark said. \u201cThey knew ranking No. 1 for best college newspaper was not only my goal, but my dream, and they pushed through sleepless nights, tight deadlines and brutal obstacles, while still producing a solid paper every week. I am so proud and honored to be the editor-in-chief of such an amazing group of individuals. We made history. We’re a legacy now and will continue to uphold this legacy for many years.\u201d<\/p>\n

Other All State contributors who earned top-5 honors included:<\/strong><\/p>\n