In recent years, the Daily Cal has earned dozens of awards on a regional and national level for its comprehensive and high-quality coverage of UC Berkeley, the city of Berkeley and the entire UC system. In 2016, the Society of Professional Journalists declared the Daily Californian to be the best daily student newspaper in California, Nevada, Arizona and Hawaii.
Below is a partial list of awards earned by the Daily Cal in recent years.
2016-2017
Society of Professional Journalists
1st place Best All-around Daily Student Newspaper
The Daily Californian staff
Finalists Best Breaking News Story
Thousands of East Bay high schoolers flood Berkeley streets protesting Trump victory by staff
Finalist Best Feature Writing
‘The sky in the east was bright red’ by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks
Finalist Best News Reporting
19 campus employees violated UC sexual harassment policies in past seven years by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Katy Abbott and Melissa Wen
Finalist Best Sports Column Writing
Sports with Sophie by Sophie Goethals
California News Publishers Association
1st place Best All-around Newspaper
The Daily Californian staff
1st place Best Profile Feature
The come up: Ivan Rabb stays true to Oakland by Winston Cho
Second place Best Enterprise News Story or Story
19 campus employees violated UC sexual harassment policies in past seven years by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks, Katy Abbott and Melissa Wen
Second place Best Illustration
Gene Wilder: Remembering the wild ride by Willow Yang
Second place Best Sports Action Photo
Cal football prepares to face flailing Ducks by Ethan Epstein
Second place Online General Excellence
The Daily Californian staff
California College Media Association
1st place Best Newspaper Website
The Daily Californian by Staff
1st place Best Interactive Graphic
Seating Arrangements by Sahil Chinoy
1st place Best Non-Breaking News Story
The Fight for a Field by Austin Weinstein, Hooman Yazdanian
1st place Best Editorial
Sexual Harassment Culture at UC Berkeley Must End by Karim Doumar
2nd place Best Overall Newspaper Design
The Daily Californian by Staff
2nd place Best Blog
The Daily Clog by Staff
2nd place Best Sales Promotion Materials
Fall Media Kit by Trevor Greenan, Patrick Nguyen
2nd place Best Feature Story
The Sky in the East was Bright Red by Alexandra Yoon-Hendricks
2015-2016
California College Media Association
