National Student Media Awards

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.[6]

As of the 2020 awards, submissions are invited in a number of categories.[7][8] These included Editor of the Year (previously won by UCD's University Observer),[9] Magazine of the Year (previously won by DCU's Flux),[9] Newspaper of the Year (including previous winners The University Times,[10] Trinity News,[11] and University Observer), Sports Writer of the Year (previously won by The College View),[11] and Website of the Year (previously won by Sin.ie).[11][6]

Judges

Judges have included:

References

  1. ^ "Gabija Gataveckaite wins Journalist of the Year at the Smedias 2019". IrishExaminer.com. 11 April 2019. Archived from the original on 12 April 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  2. ^ "About the Awards". National Student Media Awards. Archived from the original on 30 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Smedias Winners 2017". Oxygen.ie. 2017. Archived from the original on 11 April 2017. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  4. ^ "Smedias 2010 - The National Student Media Awards". Oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on 23 March 2010. Retrieved 13 March 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
  5. ^ "Smedias 2009 (17 Apr 2009)". Oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on 17 February 2013. Retrieved 13 March 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
  6. ^ a b Hilliard, Mark. "NUI Galway student newspaper Sin wins National Student Media Awards". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  7. ^ "The National Student Media Awards". Oxygen.ie. 2019. Archived from the original on 27 November 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  8. ^ a b "Smedias 2010 - Winners List". Oxygen.ie. Archived from the original on 26 April 2010. Retrieved 7 February 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  9. ^ a b c "Student journalist of year wins on the double". The Irish Independent. 22 April 2010. Archived from the original on 25 April 2010. Retrieved 26 April 2010 – via Wayback Machine.
  10. ^ Carbery, Genevieve (4 April 2010). "TCD paper takes prize". The Irish Times. Retrieved 7 February 2020.
  11. ^ a b c "Trinity News scoops six Smedia Awards". RTÉ.ie. 12 April 2001. Archived from the original on 17 April 2001. Retrieved 7 February 2020 – via Wayback Machine.
  12. ^ a b "NUI Galway Student Awarded Top Irish Radio Prize at the National Student Media Awards". NUIGalway.ie. 2018. Archived from the original on 31 October 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2020.