National Student Media Awards Explained

The National Student Media Awards or Smedias[1] are an annual All-Ireland student journalism competition run by the Oxygen.ie website.[2] [3] The awards have been labelled "Ireland's premier student awards".[4] [5]

History and format

Since 2000, Oxygen.ie, a website aimed at third-level students, has run a student journalism competition.

, submissions are invited in a number of categories.[6] [7] These included Editor of the Year (previously won by UCD's University Observer),[8] Magazine of the Year (previously won by DCU's Flux), Newspaper of the Year (including previous winners The University Times,[9] Trinity News,[10] and University Observer), Sports Writer of the Year (previously won by The College View), and Website of the Year (previously won by Sin.ie).[11]

Judges

Judges have included:

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Gabija Gataveckaite wins Journalist of the Year at the Smedias 2019 . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20190412155248/https://www.irishexaminer.com/breakingnews/ireland/gabija-gataveckaite-wins-journalist-of-the-year-at-the-smedias-2019-917258.html . 12 April 2019 . 2019-04-11 . . en . 2020-02-07 . dmy-all.
  2. Web site: About the Awards . National Student Media Awards . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170730173931/http://www.smedias.ie/about-the-awards/ . 30 July 2017.
  3. Web site: Smedias Winners 2017 . 2017 . Oxygen.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20170411161843/http://www.oxygen.ie/11433-2 . 11 April 2017 . 7 February 2020.
  4. Web site: Smedias 2010 - The National Student Media Awards . Oxygen.ie . dead . . https://web.archive.org/web/20100323011136/http://www.oxygen.ie/smedias_2010_the_national_student_media_awards.PAGE2875.html . March 23, 2010 . March 13, 2010.
  5. Web site: Smedias 2009 (17 Apr 2009) . Oxygen.ie . https://archive.today/20130217210516/http://www.oxygen.ie/scripts/xposed/zoom.php?pic=7191&gallery=128 . 17 February 2013 . March 13, 2010 . . dmy-all.
  6. Web site: The National Student Media Awards . 2019 . Oxygen.ie . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191127173543/http://www.oxygen.ie/smedias-2020/ . 27 November 2019 . 7 February 2020.
  7. Web site: Smedias 2010 - Winners List . Oxygen.ie . . dmy-all . https://web.archive.org/web/20100426192456/http://www.oxygen.ie/smedias_2010_winners_list.PAGE3282.html . April 26, 2010 . 7 February 2020.
  8. News: https://web.archive.org/web/20100425062829/http://www.independent.ie/education/latest-news/student-journalist-of-year-wins-on-the-double-2147203.html . 25 April 2010 . dead . Student journalist of year wins on the double . 22 April 2010 . 2010-04-26 . . dmy-all . The Irish Independent.
  9. News: Carbery . Genevieve . TCD paper takes prize . 4 April 2010 . 7 February 2020 . . subscription.
  10. News: Trinity News scoops six Smedia Awards . 12 April 2001 . 7 February 2020 . . dmy-all . https://web.archive.org/web/20010417081941/http://www.rte.ie/arts/2001/0412/smedia.html . 17 April 2001 . RTÉ.ie.
  11. Web site: NUI Galway student newspaper Sin wins National Student Media Awards . Hilliard . Mark . The Irish Times . en . 2020-02-07 . dmy-all.
  12. Web site: NUI Galway Student Awarded Top Irish Radio Prize at the National Student Media Awards . 31 October 2019 . . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20191031051515/http://www.nuigalway.ie/about-us/news-and-events/news-archive/2018/may/nui-galway-student-awarded-top-irish-radio-prize-at-the-national-student-media-awards-.html . 2020-02-07 . 2018 . dmy-all.