Daily Titan wins ten awards for arts & entertainment reporting
The Daily Titan received ten recognitions in five different categories from the LA Press Club's 11th National Ares & Entertainment Journalism Awards. Four students finished as high as 2nd place, including Diane Ortiz in the "Best Arts & Entertainment Story" category and Lauren Diaz in "Best Arts & Entertainment Profile." Brian Alvarado led the way for the Titans with two 2nd place finishes, one 3rd place finish and two finalist placements.
Below is all the awards the Daily Titan won. A list of the complete awards can be found here.
BEST ARTS OR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS STORY
2nd place - Diane Ortiz, Daily Titan, "Brea Improve previews the updagrades they've made to their new, expanded location"
BEST ARTS OR ENTERTAINMENT NEWS FEATURE
2nd place - Brian Alvarado, Daily Titan, "Ty Dolla $ign concert has start studded surprises at The Observatory"
3rd place - Brian Alvarado, Daily Titan, "Rapper IDK hits stage at House of Blues for ASAP Ferg's Mad Man Tour"
Finalist - Brian Alvarado, Daily Titan, "The Smokers Club Festival lights up the Queen Mary with musical energy"
BEST ARTS OR ENTERTAINMENT PROFILE
2nd place - Lauren Diaz, Daily Titan, "CSUF student and award-winning artist Josephine Hernandez overcomes visual impairment"
Finalist: Priscill Carcido, Daily Titan, "CSUF master's student helps paint positivity with artistic passion"
BEST ARTS OR ENTERTAINMENT PHOTO
2nd place - Katie Albertson, Daily Titan, "Dancing drag queens celebrate LGBTQ culture at CSUF"
3rd place - Brian Alvarado, Daily Titan, "The Smokers Club Festival lights up Queen Mary with musical energy"
Finalist - Brian Alvarado, Daily Titan, "Rapper IDK hits the stage at the Houes of Blues during ASAP Ferg's Mad Man Tour"
BEST COMMENTARY/CRITIQUE
Finalist - Harrison Faigen, Daily Titan, "Avengers: Infinity War introduces Thanos, the best Marvel villain yet"