On April 16, the staff of听听brought home a from a regional conference of the听Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ), including the award for best digital-only student听publication. This was the third year that听The CU Independent听has recieved that distinction at SPJ's region 9 conference, which brings together journalists from Colorado, Wyoming, New Mexico and Utah.
The student news website was also a finalist听for the best use of multimedia award.
Additionally, indvidual staff members were recognized for their work, with听Kaley Laquea winning first place for online opinion and commentary. Here is a full list of the awards recieved by students from听The CU Independent:
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1st Place Awards
CU Independent Staff 鈥撎鼴est Digital-Only Student Publication
Kaley Laquea 鈥撎齇nline Opinion & Commentary
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Finalist Awards
CU Independent Staff 鈥撎鼴est Use of Multimedia
Ellis Arnold 鈥撎齇nline News Reporting听
Emily McPeak 鈥撎齇nline Opinion & Commentary
Sarah Farley, Alexis Clark and听Danny Anderson 鈥撎齇nline News Reporting
Ellis Arnold 鈥撎齇nline Feature Reporting听
Jordyn Siemens 鈥撎鼼eneral News Reporting听
Alissa Noe 鈥撎齋ports Writing