CU Independent

CU Independent
TypeStudent news website
Founded1978
Headquarters1511 University Ave. Room 206b, 478 UCB
Boulder, CO 80309-0478
United States
Websitecuindependent.com

The CU Independent is the student-run news publication for the University of Colorado Boulder. It has been digital-only since 2006, when it became one of the first major college newspapers to drop its print edition.[1]

The website has a staff of about 20 students serving as editors, reporters, and photographers. Most are journalism majors, but students from other majors also contribute.

The students update the online edition with new content at least once a day during the fall and spring semesters. The website serves desktop and laptop computers as well as smartphones and other mobile devices.

There are about 20 section editors who assign stories to reporters and work with the visual staff to produce photographs, videos, and graphics. Two managing editors and the editor-in-chief oversee the website.

In 2016[2] and 2019,[3] the CU Independent won an Online Pacemaker Award presented by the Associated Collegiate Press. It has also won several regional awards from the Society of Professional Journalists including Best Independent Online Student Publication in 2014,[4] 2015,[5] 2016,[6] and 2018.[7]

  1. ^ ""The Campus Press in cyberspace," Inside CU, March 13, 2007". Archived from the original on March 19, 2015. Retrieved August 12, 2014.
  2. ^ "CU Independent wins collegiate journalism's preeminent award". 7 December 2016.
  3. ^ "ACP - 2019 Online Pacemaker Award winners".
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  6. ^ "Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards winners announced in Salt Lake City".
  7. ^ "Region 9 Mark of Excellence Awards winners announced in Albuquerque, N.M."