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Daily Skiff, Image magazine awarded for 2001 publications The Texas Intercollegiate Press Association recently awarded TCU journalism students for their work in 2001 on Image magazine and the TCU Daily Skiff. Image magazine won a total of 16 awards including the Sweepstakes 2002 award. The Skiff won a total of 11 awards and Skiff TV came away with second place in the television feature category. The awards were presented March 30. The Society of Professional Journalists acknowledged the Skiff with four Mark of Excellence Awards and three for Image. The Skiff also received an honorable mention award from the Texas Associated Press Managing Editors. Student Publications Director Robert Bohler said the great part about winning these awards is that they are given by a professional organizations. “These students are being recognized by professionals,” Bohler said. “That shows the quality of work they have done.” James Zwilling, current editor in chief of Image magazine, said the experience he received from working at the magazine and the Skiff was better than any award he could win. “Training to be a journalist goes way beyond the classroom,” Zwilling said. “Working for student publications allows students to be not only those people being taught, but also the people doing the teaching. The benefits from this experience far outweigh any benefits that may come from these awards.” Ram Luthra, fall 2001 Skiff editor in chief, said last semester’s focal point was the Sept. 11 edition. “That day the staff came together and showed a lot of responsibility,” Luthra said. “That experience gives everyone involved a good base to build a professional career.” Bohler said although the Skiff did not win as many awards overall this year, it did win more news writing awards. “The
bright side of winning more news writing awards is that we have
become more aggressive in our stories,” he said. Raul
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