El Camino College’s journalism program received recognition from the Associated Collegiate Press and College Media Association, including awards for the best online site and email newsletter.

The Union won Pacemaker Awards from the Associated College Press for best multiplatform journalism and online site for two-year colleges.

The Pacemaker Awards have been given annually since 1927 for excellence in student journalism programs across the U.S. and are generally considered to be the top prize in the field.

All of the awards were announced on Oct. 31 during the 2023 Fall National College Media Convention in Atlanta, Georgia.

From the College Media Association, The Union and Warrior Life received eleven first-place awards, including the best news package for the works on “Coastal Erosion” by Ethan Cohen, Kim McGill and Khoury Williams.

Instructional assistant Jessica Martinez submitted an application in December 2022 to the California Humanities Emerging Journalist Fellowship Program for students to work on the coastal erosion project in the spring 2023 semester.

El Camino became one of nine California community colleges to be selected for the project and received $15,000 to help fund services and resources to obtain information for the project.

Working on the project allowed members to do community reporting outside the El Camino area, which is The Union’s usual audience demographic.

Williams, The Union’s former editor-in-chief, said the project took…