The Oklahoma Daily came in second in the Best Overall Newspaper category for its size at the April 21st SPJ Oklahoma Pro Chapter awards ceremony.
OUDaily.com was awarded third place for design. Also awarded were Chris Lusk who grabbed a second place award for his Page One Layout & Design and the team was awarded second place for Features Page Layout & Design.
The Oklahoma Daily and
OUDaily.com recently won three
Silver Crowns. The Crowns are the top awards given by the
Columbia Scholastic Press Association. The print edition won silvers for fall 2010 and spring 2011 semesters. The website was judged in February.
In other awards news, the 2011 edition of Sooner yearbook was named a finalist for the Associated Collegiate Press’s
Pacemaker award. The Pacemakers, which are frequently referred to as the "Pulitzer Prize of collegiate journalism," will be awarded at the
National College Media Convention in Chicago in October.
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