As a seven-year member of the Journalism Association of Community Colleges, the Department and its publications (The Guardsman and etc magazine) have earned the praise of fellow colleagues (detailed awards listing).

JACC, which is nearing 50 years of operation, is an association of some 60 community college journalism programs throughout California and parts of Arizona. The association serves as a support group for journalism education in the community college system, it champions for First Amendment rights, and it annually sponsors faculty development training sessions. It also hosts a yearly statewide conference and two regional conferences aimed at heightening the professional development of students through workshops and competitions in writing, photography, page design, copy editing, and headline writing.

In these statewide and regional competitions, Guardsman staffers have steadily captured more than 15 awards each time in all categories, including five consecutive General Excellence honors for producing one of the best community college newspapers in the state and the region. In 1998, The Guardsman also earned the coveted Pacesetter Award for winning the most awards at the state conference.

In its short two years of operation, etc. magazine has also been honored at the statewide and regional level, capturing awards for feature writing, design, photography, and commentary. It has also earned consecutive General Excellence ratings for overall content and design. In the last two years, General Excellence honors were also bestowed on the Department for its online version of The Guardsman.

To date, City College is considered one of the powerhouses in community college journalism for its publications, curriculum, and overall program development. Furthermore, faculty member Juan Gonzales currently serves as Northern California JACC President and he sits on the JACC Executive Board.


Journalism Association of Community Colleges (JACC) Annual Statewide Conference

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Mail-in Contest Winners:

H.M., Photo Story/Essay
H.M., Sports Action Photo
4th place, Sports Feature Photo
General Excellence – Tabloid
H.M., Sports Profile Story
H.M., Editorial Cartoon
H.M., Front Page Layout - Tabloid
H.M., Inside Page Layout - Tabloid
1st place, Student Designed Advertisement
H.M., Student Designed Advertisement
H.M., Critical Review
4th place, Depth News Story/Series
3rd place, Investigative News Story/Series
H.M., Investigative News Story/Series
2nd place, Opinion Story

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Bring-In Competition
1st place, Bring-in Essay
1st place, Team Photo Story
2nd place, Team Photo Story
H.M., Bring-in Advertisement

Mail-in Contest Winners:
General Excellence – Tabloid
General Excellence - The Guardsman
Extra Mile Award
Editor’s Honor Roll
Online Journalism
1st place, Editorial Cartoon
2nd place, Editorial Cartoon
H.M., (2) Sports Game Story
H.M., Investigative News Story/Series
1st place, Front Page Design – Tabloid

etc. Magazine
Magazine General Excellence
1st place, Magazine News/Feature
3rd place, Magazine News/Feature
4th place, Magazine News/Feature
2nd place, Magazine Illustration
2nd place, Magazine Photo Essay
2nd place, Feature Photo
H.M., Feature Story
1st place, Magazine Profile
2nd place, Magazine Profile
Editor’s Honor Roll

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Mail-In Competition
General Excellence - Guardsman
1st place - Advertisement
3rd place - Headlines
2nd place - Critical Review
HM (2) - Inside Page Design
HM - Staff Editorial
HM - Feature Photo
Unranked - Investigative News/Series

etc. Magazine
3rd place - Magazine Photo
HM - Magazine Layout/Design
HM - Magazine Illustration
HM (2) - Magazine News Feature

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
General Excellence
1st place - Advertisement
1st place - Headlines
1st place - Investigative News Story/Series
2nd place - Line Illustration

On the Spot Competition
HM - Feature Story

etc. Magazine
General Excellence
1st place - Magazine Cover Design
1st place - Magazine Layout/Design
HM - Magazine News Feature
HM - Magazine Opinion
HM - Magazine Photo

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
4th Place - Feature Writing
HM - Feature Writing
2nd Place - Critical Review
HM - Column Writing
HM - Ad Design
HM - Photo Illustration
HM - News Photo

On-The-Spot Competition
4th Place - Photo Illustration
HM - Feature Photo

etc. Magazine
Mail-In Competition
2nd Place - Cover Design
HM - Layout & Design

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Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
HM (2) - Investigative Reporting
HM - Feature Writing
HM - Opinion Writing
HM - Headline Writing
4th Place - Front Page Design
HM - Inside Page Design
HM - Ad Design
4th Place - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Sports News Photo
HM - Sports Feature Photo

On-The-Spot Competition
HM - Feature Writing
HM - Critical Review
HM - Editorial
HM - Sports News
HM - Sports Photo

etc. Magazine
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
HM - News Feature
1st Place - Profile
2nd Place - Profile
1st Place - Opinion
4th Place - Opinion
1st Place - Cover Design
3rd Place - Layout & Design
3rd Place - Illustration
HM - Illustration
HM - Illustration
2nd Place - Photo
3rd Place - Photo
4th Place - Photo Essay

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Mail-In Competition
Pacesetter Award Overall
General Excellence
General Excellence/Website
HM - Essay
1st Place - Investigative Reporting
3rd Place - Feature Writing
HM - Feature Writing
1st Place - Editorial
3rd Place - Sports News
HM - Sports News
HM - Sports Feature
1st Place - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Headline Writing
2nd Place - Front Page Design
HM - Inside Page Design
1st Place - Infographics
HM - Infographics
1st Place - Photo Illustration
2nd Place - Photo Illustration

etc. Magazine
Mail-In Competition
1st Place - Magazine Cover
3rd Place - Magazine Design
HM - Magazine Feature
4th Place - Magazine Illustration
2nd Place - Magazine Opinion
HM - Magazine Photo

On-The-Spot Competition
2nd Place - Infographics
HM - Infographics
HM - News Story
HM - Feature Writing
HM - Feature Writing
HM - News Photo
4th Place - Feature Photo
4th Place - Copy Editing
4th Place - Front Page Design
HM - Front Page Design

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
2nd Place - Ad Design
HM - Ad Design
1st Place - Critical Review
4th Place - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Front Page Design
HM - Inside Page Design

On-The-Spot Competition
HM - Sports News

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
HM - Editorial
HM - Headline Writing
HM - Sports News

JACC/Northern California Regional Conference

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On-Spot Winners
H.M., Bring-In Photo
1st place, Bring-In Photo
1st place, Copy Editing

Mail-in Contest Winners:
General Excellence (Tabloid), The Guardsman
4th place, Best Use of Photos and Graphics
2nd place, Critical Review
3rd place, Editorial Cartoon
2nd place, Editorial Writing
H.M., Editorial Writing
1st place, Front Page Layout (Tabloid)
H.M., Front Page Layout (Tabloid)
H.M., Inside Page Layout (Tabloid)
Investigative News Story/Series
H.M., Line Illustration
H.M., News Feature Story
H.M., News Photo
H.M., Photo Illustration
3rd place, Sports Feature Story
H.M., Sports Feature Story
H.M., Student Produced Adverstisement

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GUARDSMAN
Bring-In Competition
2nd place, Team Feature
3rd place, Bring-In Ad
H.M., Bring-In Ad
1st place, Bring-In Photo
2nd place, Bring-In Photo

Mail-in Contest Winners:
General Excellence - The Guardsman
4th place, Editorial Cartoon
3rd place, Depth News Story/Series
H.M., Critical Review
3rd place, Feature Photo
1st place, Opinion Story
2nd place, Front Page Design – Tabloid
H.M., Profile Feature Story
3rd place, Inside Page Layout – Tabloid
2nd place, Investigative News Story/Series
H.M., Feature Story
3rd place, Sports Profile Story
2nd place, Profile Feature Story
1st place, Sports Game Story
H.M., Editorial Cartoon
H.M., Inside Page Layout – Tabloid
H.M., Column Writing
1st place, Editorial Cartoon
H.M., Sports Game Story
4th place, Photo Story/Essay

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4th place - News Story
3rd place - Investigative News Story/Series
3rd place Critical Review
1st place - Column Writing
HM - Line Illustration
1st place - Feature Photo
3rd place - Inside Page Layout
HM - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Sports News Photo
HM - Feature Story

On the Spot Competition
1st place - Copy Editing
1st place - Opinion Writing

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
3rd Place - Investigative Reporting
HM - Feature Writing
HM - Critical Review
HM - Sports News
1st Place - Editorial Cartoon
3rd Place - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Front Page Design
2nd Place - Inside Page Design
HM - Inside Page Design
HM - Line Illustration
HM - Line Illustration

Bring-In Competition
2nd Place - Infographics

On-The-Spot Competition
1st Place - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Editorial Cartoon
4th Place - Copy Editing

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
1st Place - Critical Review
4th Place - Editorial
HM - Editorial
1st Place - Opinion Writing
HM - Sports News
1st Place - Front Page Design
HM - Inside Page Design
3rd Place - Ad Design
HM - Ad Design
HM - Infographics
2nd Place - News Photo
1st Place - Sports News Photo
1st Place - Photo Illustration
2nd Place - Photo Illustration
HM - Photo Illustration

Bring-In Competition
HM - Infographics
2nd Place - Feature Photo
HM - Feature Photo

On-The-Spot Competition
1st Place - Editorial Cartoon
3rd Place - Front Page Design
HM - Headline Writing

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
General Excellence/Website
3rd Place - Depth News
HM - Depth News
4th Place - Investigative Reporting
HM - Feature Writing
HM - Editorial
3rd Place - Opinion Writing
HM - Sports News
HM - Editorial Cartoon
1st Place - Headline Writing
HM - Front Page Design
HM - Front Page Design
1st Place - Inside Page Design
2nd Place - Inside Page Design
4th Place - Inside Page Design
1st Place - Infographics
1st Place - Infographics
2nd Place - Line Illustration
1st Place - Photo Illustration
2nd Place - Photo Illustration
3rd Place - Photo Illustration
HM - News Photo

Bring-In Competition
1st Place - Feature Photo

On-The-Spot Competition
3rd Place - News Writing
2nd Place - Front Page Design

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
General Excellence/Website
1st Place - Essay
HM - News Writing
2nd Place - Depth News
HM - Depth News
1st Place - Investigative Reporting
HM - Opinion Writing
HM - Column Writing
4th Place - Sports Feature
HM - Sports Feature
1st Place - Critical Review
3rd Place - Critical Review
4th Place - Critical Review
2nd Place - Editorial Cartoon
1st Place - Ad Design
HM - Headline Writing
1st Place - Front Page Design
1st Place - Front Page Design
1st Place - Inside Page Design
3rd Place - Inside Page Design
4th Place - Photo Illustration

On-The-Spot Competition
3rd Place - News Writing
1st Place - Front Page Design
HM - Front Page Design

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
2nd Place - News Writing
3rd Place - Editorial Cartoon
HM - Front Page Design
2nd Place - Inside Page Design
4th Place - News Photo
3rd Place - Feature Photo

On-The-Spot Competition
3rd Place - Editorial
2nd Place - Page Design

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GUARDSMAN
Mail-In Competition
Overall General Excellence
3rd Place - News Writing
1st Place - Investigative Reporting
4th Place - Critical Review
3rd Place - Sports News
HM - Sports Feature
HM - Front Page Design