IDS named best student newspaper in SPJ awards
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The Indiana Daily Student newspaper staff won the Corbin Gwaltney Award for Best All-Around Student Newspaper in the 2023 National Mark of Excellence Awards.
The Society of Professional Journalists gave the awards and announced them on May 21. National winners will advance to the contest for the Mark of Excellence Best in Show, SPJ’s top prize.
The Mark of Excellence Awards honor the best in student journalism, and national contenders were previously recognized as first-place winners in one of SPJ’s 12 regional competitions.