- Onward State
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Onward State URL onwardstate.com Type of site Student-run blog for the Penn State community Owner Davis Shaver Launched November 17, 2008 Onward State is a student-run blog geared towards members of the Penn State community in Pennsylvania. The blog provides news, features, and event-listings. Founded in November 2008, U.S. News and World Report named Onward State the "Best Alternative Media Outlet" in February 2009.
Blogger Alison Go of U.S. News and World Report organized the contest "Best Alternative Media Outlet" at the beginning of 2009. Onward State, still a fledgling organization, was surprisingly nominated. Pitted against Onward State were seasoned blogs from UC Berkeley, Vassar, Wesleyan, Columbia, Georgetown, Middlebury, Yale, and an Ivy League conglomerate. Snatching 24.76% of the vote, Onward State finished in first place, pleasantly surprising the PSU bloggers.[1][2]
The Daily Collegian first acknowledged Onward State at the time of the blog's victory. The two Collegian articles brought greater awareness of the blog to the Penn State community. In an interview with the Collegian about next year's contest, Davis Shaver explained "We have big ambitions... I think that we're just going to be more established, more of a name within the Penn State community by then. There is a strong possibility of being Alternative Media repeat champions."[3]
References
- ^ Go, Alison (February 18, 2009). "Best Alternative Media Outlet: Onward State". U.S. News and World Report. http://www.usnews.com/education/blogs/paper-trail/2009/02/18/best-alternative-media-outlet-onward-state. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
- ^ Which nontraditional medium do you prefer? U.S. News and World Report.
- ^ Karas, Kristen (February 19, 2009). "Last-minute voting propels student-run blog to victory in national poll". The Daily Collegian. http://www.collegian.psu.edu/archive/2009/02/19/lastminute_voting_propels_stud.aspx. Retrieved April 20, 2011.
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