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CSPA Awards Programs: Recognizing Excellence

CSPA offers two major awards programs to honor excellence in student publications: the Crown Awards and the Gold Circle Awards.

U-High Students Get a ‘Crash Course in Real-World Journalism’ at the 2024 DNC

Six student journalists tackled the Democratic National Convention head-on, gaining interviews with major political figures—and some firsthand experience.

Reporting and Writing on the War in Israel and Gaza for Student Newsrooms

The tragic events unfolding in Israel and Gaza that began on October 7 are complex to understand and difficult to report on, especially from afar.

The CSPA Fall Conference is a one-day event that offers 60 sessions to approximately 1,200 attendees. Here, 2023 conference goers discuss the experience.

In this video, Summer Journalism Workshop students discuss the importance of journalism and storytelling, and how CSPA helped them hone their craft.