Edward B. Bunn Awards 2023-24

At the end of each academic school year, Georgetown’s Journalism Program recognizes the best student journalism through the Edward B. Bunn Awards for Journalistic Excellence. Georgetown campus publications are invited to submit their best News, Features, Opinion, and Arts and Culture writing, along with photography and multimedia work. A panel of journalism professors and distinguished journalist alumni choose the top three pieces in each category. On April 29, Georgetown’s Journalism Program gathered to recognize that work.

News Writing

First Place: Three Arabic department professors on leave amid student allegations of racism and discrimination, by Carolina Bomeny for the Georgetown Voice

Second Place: Far, far afield: Hockey team finds new home, hours away, by Graham Krewinghaus for the Georgetown Voice

Third Place: Georgetown University and Professor Named in Sexual Harassment Lawsuit; Professor Accused of Sexual Harassment Countersues Student for Defamation, by Evie Steele and Caitlin McLean for The Hoya

Honorable Mention: Matteo Sachman, ‘Carefree, Spontaneous’ Hoya First-Year, Dies at 19, by Evie Steele for The Hoya

Features Writing

First Place: “A Boys’ Club”: Female leaders navigate Georgetown’s predominately male-led student organizations, by Eddy Binford-Ross for the Georgetown Voice

Second Place: Amid rise in antisemitism, Jewish students seek community, by Sydney Carroll for the Georgetown Voice

Third Place: A deep dive into the world of The Exorcist at Georgetown 50 years later, by Ninabella Arlis for the Georgetown Voice

Opinion Writing

First Place: At Georgetown, diversity should be more than clickbait, by Aminah Malik for the Georgetown Voice

Second Place: Language lessons from my grandmother, by Alison Karki for the Georgetown Voice

Third Place: Stop Asking Us to Boycott Chick-fil-A, by Nate Morris for The Hoya

Honorable Mention: The death of DCist should scare you, by Nora Scully for the Georgetown Voice

Honorable Mention: Students, Stay Informed, Read the Paper, by Caitlin McLean for The Hoya

Arts and Culture Writing

First Place: ‘Poor Things’ Is a Sexually Daring Magnum Opus, by Clayton Kincade for The Hoya

Second Place: Signature Theatre’s Penelope is a poignant examination of unraveling, by Hailey Wharram for the Georgetown Voice

Third Place: Let Black horror haunt your screens this Halloween, by Mia Boykin for the Georgetown Voice

Photography

First Place

Hot Chelle Rae and Owl City drummer, by Meghan Hall for The Hoya

Second Place

Protesters at a pro-Palestine demonstration in D.C., by Sabrina Shaffer for the Georgetown Voice

Third Place

Georgetown students protest a panel of IDF soldiers, by Connor Martin for the Georgetown Voice

Multimedia

First Place

March 22 cover of the Georgetown Voice, by Bahar Hassantash for the Georgetown Voice

Second Place

Design spread for “Each week, a moment of calm and connection in figure drawing sessions,” by Tina Solki for the Georgetown Voice

Third Place

Design for “Passing down Pinoy pride on the hardwood,” by Paul Kang for the Georgetown Voice