Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Greer Scholarship winner Claire Bauer
 holds up a mic as she interviews a student on the Super Bowl results Feb. 13. Bauer interviewed students to create a compilation of reaction interviews.

2024 Greer Scholarship winners named

February 28, 2024

Senior Claire Bauer at Rock Canyon High School was named the Colorado Student Media Association Dorothy Greer Scholarship winner for 2024. She will receive a $3,000 college scholarship as she moves on...

CMU hosts Media Day April 8

CMU hosts Media Day April 8

February 26, 2024

The 2024 Media Day hosted by Colorado Mesa University is here. As the host of Media Day this year, The Criterion Newspaper, we invite your school to join us on Monday, April 8th, to participate in a day...

J-Day location changes for 2024, 2025

J-Day location changes for 2024, 2025

December 14, 2023

Your Colorado Student Media Association board is proud to announce that we have accepted a proposal from Colorado University in Boulder to change the location of our annual CSMA Journalism Day in...

Benson scholarship winner powerhouse of journalistic excellence

Benson scholarship winner ‘powerhouse of journalistic excellence’

May 21, 2023

Grace Olson, senior at Arapahoe High School, is the 2023 Eric Benson Scholarship winner. This is a one-time $2000 scholarship funded by Sue and Bruce Benson in honor of their son. Olson has worked...

2023 portfolios impress judges

2023 portfolios impress judges

May 9, 2023

Each year, CSMA recognizes strong student work through the “XXX of the Year” portfolio competitions, which encompass various areas of speciality: Reporter, Designer, Photographer, Broadcast Journalist,...

Katie Fisher walking freshman sports writer Jacob Swanson through edits.

2023 Colorado Journalist of the Year demonstrates sophistication

February 28, 2023

Senior Katie Fisher at Grandview High School was named the Colorado Student Media Association Dorothy Greer Scholarship winner for 2023. She will receive a $3,000 college scholarship as she moves on to...

2022 Benson Scholarship winner holds mastery of storytelling

2022 Benson Scholarship winner holds mastery of storytelling

May 5, 2022

Kim Mayorga, senior at Eagle Valley High School, is the 2022 Eric Benson Scholarship winner. This is a one-time $2000 scholarship funded by Sue and Bruce Benson in honor of their son. Judges were impressed...

Kira Zizzo covers the protest at the Douglas County School District headquarters after Superintendent Corey Wise was fired without cause.

2022 Colorado Journalist of the Year has ‘clear record of success’

March 1, 2022

Senior Kira Zizzo at Rock Canyon High School was named the Colorado Student Media Association Dorothy Greer Scholarship winner for 2022. She will receive a $3,000 college scholarship as she moves on to...

Awards recognize excellence of student work

October 7, 2021

Each year, CSMA provides multiple opportunities for students to gain feedback on their work, whether in a critique, contest or portfolio form. Each format provides something different, and each allows...

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