The Indiana Daily Student and Arbutus yearbook earned 11 awards in the David L. Adams Apple Awards competition, which were announced Saturday, March 1, at the College Media Association national spring convention in New York City.
The IDS earned three first place awards in the categories of Best Multimedia Package, Best News Photography and Best Social Media Engagement. The Apple Awards are named in honor of the longtime director of the IDS.
The complete list of winners from the IDS and Arbutus include:
-- Natalie Fitzgibbons, Lydia Norton, Theo Hawkins, First Place, Best Multimedia Package, " 'You just don't know.' After their abortions, three Indiana women hope election will restore rights."
-- Jacob Spudich, First Place, Best News Photography, "Protestors clash with police at IU"
-- Staff, First Place, Best Social Media Engagement, "Club Chronicles"
-- Natalie Fitzgibbons, Second Place, Best Yearbook Cover, "Arbutus"
-- Marissa Meador, Jacob Spudich, Second Place, Best Opinion Column, "The IDS has no confidence in the Media School's plan for student media"
-- Staff, Second Place, Best Multimedia Ad Campaign, "Fall Housing Fair"
-- Staff, Second Place, Best Social Media Coverage of a Single Event, "Dunn Meadow protest"
-- Grace Richardson, Third Place, Best Single-Media Ad, "You're going to want this later"
-- Nora Barth, Honorable Mention, Best Newsletter, "IDS Daily Rundown"
-- Staff, Honorable Mention, Best Newspaper, "IDS Oct. 31, 2024"
-- Briana Pace, Honorable Mention, Best Feature Photography, "Kane Brown"
IDS co-editor-in-chiefs Marissa Meador and Jacob Spudich, managing editor Tory Basile and creative director Alayna Wilkening attended the convention with Director of Student Media Jim Rodenbush. Meador and Wilkening participated in a keynote panel discussion, "Trickle-down Trump: How the President's attacks on the press can affect you -- and what you can do about it."
“I am so grateful for the opportunity to share the IDS’ experience responding to public pressure from now-Lt. Governor Micah Beckwith as well as guidance for how smaller schools can resist attempted censorship,” said Meador, reflecting on her experience.
The panel, hosted by Michael Koretzky of the Society Professional Journalists also included Jonathan Gaston-Falk from the Student Press Law Center and Lindsie Rank from Foundation for Individual Right and Express (FIRE).
