{"id":3289,"date":"2026-04-16T10:33:48","date_gmt":"2026-04-16T15:33:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/?p=3289"},"modified":"2026-04-16T19:02:22","modified_gmt":"2026-04-17T00:02:22","slug":"the-messenger-wins-big-at-the-2026-kansas-collegiate-media-awards","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.jccc.edu\/messenger\/2026\/04\/16\/the-messenger-wins-big-at-the-2026-kansas-collegiate-media-awards\/","title":{"rendered":"The Messenger Wins Big At The 2026 Kansas Collegiate Media Awards"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong><em>The Messenger&#8217;s All Kansas 2-Year, Online and Digital plaque in the newsroom.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>(Photo by: Baptiste Raffin)<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>In its first year of eligibility, The Messenger won 18 awards at the 2026 Kansas Collegiate Media Awards last weekend in Wichita, including All Kansas For Online &amp; Digital Media for a 2 year school.<\/p>\n<p>The individual awards are for work produced in 2025, while All Kansas is for current work.<\/p>\n<p>Here is the breakdown by category:<\/p>\n<p><strong>First Place<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Staff, Kansas Award, 2-Year, Online &amp; 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