Salem native participates in national journalism conference

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WALLA WALLA, WA (03/09/2012)(readMedia)-- Hannah Bauer of Salem, Ore. was one of thirteen students who recently traveled to Seattle to represent The Pioneer, Whitman College's student newspaper, at the Associate Collegiate Press conference.

The Pioneer won two awards from ACP: third place for a four-year school weekly print publication and second place for a small school publication website.

The conference has attendees from colleges and universities across the country. Conference-goers take part in workshops on print journalism, web journalism, publishing magazines and radio broadcasting. Participants also receive feedback and awards for their school publications.

Bauer, the daughter of Jim and Lonna Bauer, is a 2009 graduate of Blanchet Catholic School. She is currently a junior English major at Whitman and a staff reporter for The Pioneer.