Independent excellence

In addition, CU Independent was honored last December by the Associated Collegiate Press as one of four college news sites to receive the 2016 Online Pacemaker award, the pre-eminent award for collegiate journalism. This was CUIs first time winning the award after being named a finalist in 2015.
This award is a huge testament to how hard this staff works on a daily basis, says Xandra McMahon (Jour17), CUIs former editor-in-chief. For years weve been pushing our creative limits, and this win validates all that hard work.
McMahon, along with CU Independent colleagues Charlotte Bowditch and Jordyn Siemens, earned the best online in-depth reporting award for their piece, .
Fellow staffer Dani Pinkus earned the award for best online opinion and commentary for her .