Jennifer Gish’s (’09, BA in English, journalism emphasis) headline, “Facebook a friend again,” was part of The Orange County Register staff entry that won the American Copy Editors Society’s 2011 headline contest.

They earned first place in their division: newspapers with circulations between 160,001 and 240,000.

The judges said: “This choice wasn’t close for any of us, really. Orange County’s staff said a lot in a few words, and their entry was consistent: Each hed popped. We liked that they submitted heds across several sections of the paper, showing that they don’t rely on one or two headline stars.”

For more information, go to the American Copy Editors Society website at http://www.aces2011.org/events/18/headline-contest-winners/

Congratulations Jennifer!