February 19, 2016
The Lantern Named Top Ohio Student Newspaper

The Lantern received the Frank E. Deaner Award for Excellence in Collegiate Journalism, Division A, for the sixth year in a row. The Ohio Newspaper Association presents this award to the top college newspaper in Ohio. Congratulations to the School of Communication students and faculty who work hard to make The Lantern and Lantern TV a premiere news source.
Other awards that The Lantern and Lantern TV won at the ONA awards:
- First place for in-depth reporting
- First place for design
- Second place for news coverage
- Second place for best website
- Second place for best multimedia package
- Third place for best multimedia package
- Third place for headline writing
- Third place for photojournalism
- Third place for sports coverage
- Third place for arts and entertainment
For more information, view a Lantern article.