The Ithacan won the Columbia Scholastic Press Association's Gold Crown Award at the CSPA Spring Convention and took home four Apple Awards at the College Media Association's NYC24 convention this weekend in New York.
The Ithacan wins Gold Crown Award, 4 Apple Awards at CMA NYC24
By Casey Musarra, March 16, 2024
From left, first-year students Julia Hargreaves and Kaeleigh Banda, sophomore Prakriti Panwar, CSPA director Jennifer Bensko Ha, sophomore Vivian Rose, first-year student Jacquelyn Reaves and student media adviser Casey Musarra stand with the Gold Crown Award.
The Ithacan was presented the Gold Crown on Friday at Columbia University. It's the second straight year that The Ithacan has won the Gold Crown for Hybrid News — CSPA's highest recognition for student publications for overall excellence.
First-year student and Ithacan newsletter editor Jacquelyn Reaves holds up the first-place Apple Award certificate for Best Newsletter.
On Saturday, The Ithacan took first place for Best Newsletter in Divisions II and III as a "Best of Show" at CMA's annual spring convention at the New York Marriott Marquis in Times Square.
The Ithacan also finished second for Best Newspaper, third for Best Social Media Coverage of a Single Event for Cortaca coverage, and received an honorable mention for Best Podcast for "On the Same Page."