CSPA Announces 2012 Digital News Gold and Silver Crowns

The Columbia Scholastic Press Association announced it Gold and Silver Crown winners March 16 during its spring convention at Columbia University.

13 sites were awarded Gold Crowns and 14 schools were awarded Silver Crowns.

To see the list of all 27 schools awarded Crowns, click through to the CSPA website here.

Aaron Manfull

Aaron is in his 26th year of advising student media. He is currently the Director of Student Media at Francis Howell North High School in St. Charles, Missouri. He is the Journalism Education Association Digital Media Chair and co-Director of Media Now. He is the 2023 JEA Teacher Inspiration Award Winner and is a former Dow Jones News Fund National Journalism Teacher of the Year. He is one of the authors of the textbook "Student Journalism and Media Literacy." You can find him on X and Instagram @manfull. He's a proud father. A transplanted Iowan. And an avid Hawkeye Fan.

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3 thoughts on “CSPA Announces 2012 Digital News Gold and Silver Crowns

  • March 21, 2012 at 1:14 pm
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    There are some really good online publications.

    I just read through El Estoque. Does anyone know what template is used? It is one of my favorite.

  • March 21, 2012 at 9:04 pm
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    Thanks, Bryan. The kids adapted the theme “Magazinum” from WPZoom .

    Anyone else curious about another school’s theme? Here’s a tip: if you install a toolbar that allows you to see the source code of a page, you can usually find basic information like theme names, colors used, etc. It’s also a great way to quickly find out if a site is WordPress, Joomla!, Drupal…

  • March 22, 2012 at 8:54 pm
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    You are welcome. (and thanks Michelle for the source code tip.) I have accessed the screen by mistake. Now I know what to do with it.

    Maybe you or someone else can answer another question.

    Do we know the oldest online publication on the list of crown winners? I am curious how publications were started, but also how they have changed.

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