{"id":62,"date":"2026-04-29T12:53:11","date_gmt":"2026-04-29T16:53:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mspawards\/?page_id=62"},"modified":"2026-04-30T11:16:20","modified_gmt":"2026-04-30T15:16:20","slug":"2026-msp-award-winners","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.temple.edu\/mspawards\/2026-msp-award-winners\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 MSP Award Winners"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Feature-News Package<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1CuDmcMCsItzsHAsAqvl5ydkeMZOB5IUv\/view?usp=sharing\">Temple Student Chased Into Dorms<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s):&nbsp;Sujan Upreti<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2<sup>nd<\/sup>&nbsp;Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: Grays Ferry Parking Garage Collapse<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s):&nbsp;Gabriel Linington<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3<sup>rd<\/sup>&nbsp;Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: Youth Soccer Players Gear Up for the World Cup in Philadelphia<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s):&nbsp;Lucy Potts, Jessy Xu<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Long Form Script<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1<sup>st<\/sup>&nbsp;Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/open?id=1qgDOOeSURl58f3Pv_lh9BtLGrCKEmCvJ\">Auggie Is So Over, Thinking<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s):&nbsp;Nalani Chiles &amp; Makai Rieves<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Short Form Audio Production\/Sound Design<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/on.soundcloud.com\/dUy8chRxvFlOInczqx\">Si My World Ep.8: War of the Worlds<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Sianna Blackwell<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: PRESS START &#8211; Applying Media Theory to Video Games<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Adam Martin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3rd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: Hyperreal Hotline: Creating the Matrix with Fly Brains<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Brandon Dreibelbis<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Research\/Media Analysis Paper<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/tuprd-my.sharepoint.com\/:w:\/g\/personal\/tus51900_temple_edu\/IQCuBCT3LpjQT7CWJNKCnklzAd88NeH_UrWQNOS1cN2USmE?e=fehqIe\">TikTok and the New Age of Imperialism<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Hugo Rodgers<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: An Analysis of &#8220;7 Rings&#8221;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Lucy Potts<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3rd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: The Future of Artificial Intelligence in the Music Industry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Madeleine Veras<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Music Production<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/drive.google.com\/file\/d\/1NP0io6X2kWNu2j_GxSVFSQlyj1AYm0gH\/view\">A Thousand Times (JD Glass)<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Jordan Domally, Nikodem Rentley, Andrew Rhines, Ben Inglee, Simon Gardner, Jack Rosti, Ian Costello<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Website<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/22golivia.wixsite.com\/og-media-portfolio\">OG Media Portfolio<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Ollie Gomez<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: Alex Fisher \u2013 Internship Portfolio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Alex Fisher<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3rd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: Faith Brennan \u2013 Creative Portfolio<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Faith Brennan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Graduate Creative Project<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/SrxcbJ1Hssk\">Between the Lines: Navigating the Standard of Black Women, Code-Switching, Intersectionality and Corporate Gaze<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Aniyah Pinkney<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>2nd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: Media Forms<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Alana Cooper-Russ, Emily Briggs, Ziran Yuan<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><strong>3rd Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: A Byte to Remember<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Student Name(s): Zey Engin<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Best Talent Reel<\/strong><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><strong>1st Place<\/strong>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Project Title: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=hUJlSkLNZpE&amp;t=3s\">Pat Dallahan &#8211; 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