The CUNY Graduate School of Journalism’s NYCity News Service won three awards Saturday, April 10th in the Society of Professional Journalists’ Region 1 Mark of Excellence competition.
The multimedia news web site, which debuted in 2007, took home its third consecutive first-place prize for Best Independent Online Student Publication in Region 1, which covers much of the Northeast. The honor puts the News Service in contention for a national award later this year.
“NYCity Snapshot: 2009 Economic Pulse” – a package of recession-related stories led by an interactive map featuring video interviews of scores of New Yorkers – placed second in the Online News Reporting category.
“Brooklyn Bridges Cultures,” which put faces to changing immigration patterns in the borough via 18 multimedia story packages, took third-place in the Online In-Depth Reporting competition.
The awards were announced during a luncheon at The New Yorker Hotel as part of Region 1’s annual Spring Conference, which was held at the CUNY J-School.