Carmage Walls Nominations: "under 50,000" circulation
Winning entries will be announced at the Joint SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting, Oct. 6-8 in Chicago.
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Winning entries will be announced at the Joint SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting, Oct. 6-8 in Chicago.
MORECarmage Walls Nominations: "under 50,000" circulation (group 3)
Winning entries will be announced at the Joint SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting, Oct. 6-8 in Chicago.
MORECarmage Walls Nominations: "under 50,000" circulation (group 2)
Winning entries will be announced at the Joint SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting, Oct. 6-8 in Chicago.
MORECarmage Walls Nominations: "under 50,000" circulation (group 1)
Winning entries will be announced at the Joint SNPA-Inland Annual Meeting, Oct. 6-8 in Chicago.
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Newport News and Palestine writers awarded Carmage Walls Commentary Prize
The editorial staff of the Daily Press in Newport News, Va., and the editor of the Palestine (Texas) Herald-Press were awarded top honors in the competition this year for the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize, presented Thursday, Oct. 11, at the SNPA News Industry Summit.
In the over 50,000 circulation bracket, top honors went to the Daily Press Editorial Staff (Marisa Porto, publisher and editor-in-chief; C.W. Johnson, opinion editor; Robert Brauchle; Mike Holtzclaw; and David Ress).
In the under 50,000 circulation group, first place went to Jeffery Gerritt, editor, Palestine Herald-Press, Palestine, Texas.
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The awards (first- and second-place honors in each circulation category) will be presented during SNPA's News Industry Summit in Nashville. The winners also will be posted Oct. 11 by early afternoon on the SNPA website.
Several additional Honorable Mentions also will be announced Oct. 11.
The prize is named for the late Benjamin Carmage Walls whose newspaper career spanned seven decades. Walls primarily owned community newspapers and advocated strong, courageous and positive editorial page leadership.
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Next week: Finalists to be announced for Carmage Walls Commentary Prize
The Sept. 4 issue of the SNPA eBulletin will include an announcement about the finalists for the Carmage Walls Commentary Prize.
Awards will be presented at the News Industry Summit in Nashville, Oct. 10-12.
MORE38 entries received in the "under 50,000" circulation bracket
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America's Newspapers – the association formed from the merger of the Inland Press Association and Southern Newspaper Publishers Association – was ceremonially launched October 6 at its inaugural annual meeting in Chicago.
Dean Ridings will be its chief executive officer, effective Nov. 11.
America's Newspapers unites two of the oldest press associations to form one of the industry's largest advocates for newspapers and the many benefits to their communities, civil life, freedom of expression and democracy.
"Newspaper journalism provides a voice for the voiceless, challenges elected officials, shines a light on government, calls for change when change is needed, and exposes corruption and injustice," said Chris Reen, the president and publisher of The Gazette in Colorado Springs who will serve as the first president of America's Newspapers.
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New association launches today;
SNPA-Inland merger is complete
A new association formed by the consolidation of SNPA and the Inland Press Association was officially launched today. The name of the new association will be announced on Oct. 6 at the association's first annual meeting in Chicago.
Edward VanHorn, SNPA's executive director, said that the merger unites two of the country's oldest press associations into a progressive new organization that will use its bigger and more powerful voice to be an unapologetic advocate for newspapers.
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