The Eastern Echo was named on May 8 as the 2024 College Publication of the Year by the Michigan Press Association.
The College Better Newspaper Contest winners were presented at the 2025 MPA Convention at the Bavarian Inn Lodge in Frankenmuth, Michigan.
The overall award is given to the publication that earns the most accumulated points in all editorial categories of the newspaper contest.
This is the second year in a row The Echo has received the honor.
The Eastern Echo also won awards in several other categories: news story, investigative story, sports feature, news column, sports column, feature photo, writer, front page design, and non-front page design.
Plumbing issues cloud fall move-in by Alex Kreps - 2nd place, news story
Reuse and Resell: Generation Z's bargain hunt drives thrift store market sales by Noah Cimaroli - 3rd place, investigative reporting
EMU football’s Brian Dooley surrenders his own athletic scholarship for walk-on Zack Conti by Blake McQueary - 2nd place, sports news/feature
EMU basketball court’s new name honors record-holding leader by Blake McQueary - 3rd place, sports news/feature
Opinion: 3 local queer artists to follow this Pride Month and beyond by Madison Cantrell - 2nd place, column, review or blog, news
From Canada to Campus: Callum Robinson's Journey of Triumph in Transforming EMU Track's Future by Elena Davis - 2nd place, column, review or blog, sports
The Great Vannzee; the story of EMU Sports' superfan and celebrity by Blake McQueary - 3rd place, column, review or blog, sports
Ameera Salman, 1st place, best writer
Aaron Hughes, 3rd place, best writer
