2002
News Awards Contest Winners
Student Market Television
| Station | Title of Entry | Name of Journalist(s) |
| SPOT NEWS COVERAGE | ||
| (no entries) | ||
| NEWS PHOTOGRAPHY (TV) | ||
| 1. Loras College | 9-11: A Look Back on the Impact at Loras | Nicki Gansen, Jessica Bonert |
| 2. UNI | Chasing Iowa Thunderstorms | Brian Jansen |
| FEATURE | ||
| 1. UNI | Street Sweeper | Eric Braley |
| 2. Loras College | Stress Management During Finals | Nicole Doeden |
| 3. Wartburg College | Surviving Cancer | Jessica McAninch |
| H. Wartburg College | Fitness for All Ages | Nikki Rudd |
| IN-DEPTH/SERIES | ||
| 1. Wartburg College | Wartburg at 150 | Crystal Buzza, Corey Arndt, Nikki Rudd, Tim Warmanen, Lindy Zars |
| 2. Wartburg College | WTV: 10 Years Old | Laura Kleckner |
| PUBLIC AFFAIRS | ||
| 1. Buena Vista Univ. | Focus | Mandi Meyer, Ellen VandeMark, Brian Rubis |
| 2. Wartburg College | Student Senate Debate | WTV8 Staff |
| FARM AND AGRIBUSINESS | ||
| 1. Wartburg College | Dry/Warm Winter | Jason Mortvedt |
| SPORTS COVERAGE | ||
| 1. Wartburg College | Player Profile: Dia Dohlman | Susan Thomsen |
| 2. Wartburg College | Eyeing the Majors | Matt Nelson |
| 3. Wartburg College | Poster Patrol | Susan Thomsen |
| POLITICAL COVERAGE | ||
| (no entries) | ||
| GENERAL REPORTING | ||
| 1. Wartburg College | Hooters Controversy | Jason Mortvedt |
| 2. UNI | Move to the Right | Eric Braley |
| 3. Loras College | Postponing Winter Dionysia | Nicole Doeden |
| BEST NEWSCAST | ||
| 1. Wartburg College | WTV8 News, December 9 | |
| 2. UNI | The Northern Iowa Report, February 28 | |
| 3. Loras College | From the Boulevard, November 20 | |
| BEST SPORTSCAST | ||
| 1. Loras College | SportsZONE, November 25 | |
| 2. Wartburg College | SportsKnight, November 26 | |
| 3. UNI | Panther Sports Talk, Undated | |
| OVERALL EXCELLENCE | ||
| 1. Wartburg College | ||