Contests – CSMA

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...

First publication portfolio contest reveals diverse coverage

March 17, 2021

The Publication Portfolio contest - which focused on stories that were investigative, inclusive, connecting, clarifying, and entertaining - only had a handful of entries, but each publication really showcased...

Publication portfolio competition to ‘connect the dots’

February 4, 2021

CSMA Publication Portfolio Contest - Spring 2021 “Connecting the Dots” Journalism aims to inform, but it can also aim to connect. Show off your work that hits the following “dots” to earn...

Colorado scholastic journalism wins numerous awards at NSPA 2020

November 30, 2020

Even on a national stage, Colorado publications shine. Check out this amazing list of winners (and, of course, the work itself). Adviser Pioneer Award: Kristi Rathbun Story: Honorable...

Oregon student journalist covers protests

She's fearless but not reckless in her nightly reporting on the Portland protests

July 30, 2020

This young woman is not typical and we don't advocate for students putting themselves in harm's way to do their reporting, but it's an inspiring story that deserves to be part of our "Fearless" series. And...

Six schools earn vouchers recognizing ONE DAY coverage

Online and video entries dominate our challenge to cover December 6, 2019 in school communities

January 28, 2020

Erie HS's Tiger Media earned the top award in this annual coverage competition, which brings a $200 voucher to be used for any CSMA event in 2020. This includes J-Day, as well as Summer Adviser Workshop...

Tinkerversary celebrates 50 years of student free speech

Mary Beth Tinker and her brother John were suspended with three other Des Moines, Iowa, high schoolers in 1965 for wearing black armbands to protest the Vietnam War

February 22, 2019

By Mark Walsh / Education Week February 21, 2019 This Education Week blog post provides a quick history of the Tinker...

Five schools awarded vouchers honoring great ONE DAY coverage

Nov. 9 provided students with wide array of events

December 4, 2018

There were a limited number of entries in our ad hoc coverage contest, called ONE DAY, but the quality was so high that five schools will share in the awards. Each school will receive a $200 voucher to...

ONE DAY coverage contest focuses on Friday, Nov. 9

November 8, 2018

Our ONE DAY coverage challenge returns with a fall date this time around. Ernie Pyle, the great WWII reporter, once said, “If you want to tell the story of a war, tell the story of one soldier.” For...