Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

Colorado Student Media Association

CSMA

ONE DAY coverage contest focuses on Friday, Nov. 9

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...

Teaching is not for the faint of heart

May 16, 2018

The next time someone spouts off about teachers whining or not working enough or whatever the latest angle might be justifying current working conditions, this column by Dave Perry, of the Aurora Sentinel,...

Support the Five Freedoms with our fall First Amendment Contest

Support the Five Freedoms with our fall First Amendment Contest

August 30, 2017

Last year our special fall contest grew from FEARLESS, and we hope you and your staffs will continue to be fearless in reporting and leading the community. This year we are sponsoring a contest highlighting...

Student reporting helps community avoid unqualified adminstrator

April 22, 2017

Here is the best-reported article on how Pittsburgh, Kansas student journalists used dogged reporting to expose a new principal as unqualified. They are heading to Washington for the White House Correspondence...

Three media programs honored for FEARless reporting

Three media programs honored for FEARless reporting

February 8, 2017

The top three entrees in our fall, 2016 coverage challenge, titled FEARless, each received a $300 voucher to use toward any CSMA sponsored event in 2017. Judges included Jeff Browne, Mary Beth Tinker,...

Winter Thaw focuses on journalistic ethics

Winter Thaw focuses on journalistic ethics

February 7, 2017

DOING ETHICS Paul Voakes, who teaches Media Law & Ethics at CU Boulder: Ethics can be taught. We DO ethics, as opposed to HAVE ethics. He began with a discussion of Deontology (see PowerPoint shared...

The results of the election have increased fear among some

The results of the election have increased fear among some

November 14, 2016

Some school communities may be experiencing post-election stress. Some communities may be feeling outright fear. Some are applauding the election results. Some are puzzled about the future. Check out...

Eaton journalists facilitate community debates on mascot

October 30, 2016

Sometimes being FEARless is simply helping a community have a civil discussion about an issue. Community members, students and district employees conducted a great civil dialogue at the Red Ink’s...

Palmer Ridge paper endorses a candidate for president

Palmer Ridge paper endorses a candidate for president

October 24, 2016

The editorial board of The Bear Truth, the student newspaper of Palmer Ridge HS, in Monument, anticipated some push back when they voted to run an editorial endorsing the Democratic candidate for president....

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