NNPA Merit and Messenger Awards showcase top Black Press performances
SEATTLE (NNPA) - In a show of excellence in professional journalism and Black Press principles, editors and publishers of the National Newspaper Publishers Association lined up for honors in the annual Merit Awards Competition during the NNPA summer conference in Seattle last week.
''An outstanding list of judges has spent hours pouring over entries in this year's competition and we are appreciative of their dedication and hard work,'' said NNPA Foundation Chairwoman Dorothy Leavell. ''Many of these judges come back year after year and many say they are amazed at the high quality of entries and the increasing number of participants.''
In the Merit Awards, Black newspapers from across the nation were recognized for their excellence in 21 categories ranging from best photography to circulation promotion.
In the A. Philip Randolph Messenger Awards, NNPA reporters and publishers were awarded in five categories.
''We, at Miller, are very pleased and honored to again recognize some of the best journalism in the business,'' said Larry Waters. Miller's director of Multicultural Relations. ''We applaud you for following in the footsteps of A. Philip Randolph by sharing your stories and vision when no one else seems to care, and, above all else, for telling them truthfully.''
The Messenger Award winners are: Responsibility category, Cheryl Smith, Dallas Weekly; Employment Category, Alvin Reid, St. Louis American; AIDS/HIV category, Ayana Jones, The Philadelphia Tribune; Cultural Diversity category, Edmund W. Lewis, The Louisiana Weekly and the Heritage category, Valencia Mohammed and Zenitha Prince, the Washington Afro-American.
Top honors in the Merit Awards, the General Excellence and the John B. Russwurm Trophy that is given to the newspaper receiving the most points in all 19 Merit awards categories, went to the Los Angeles Sentinel.
The Publisher of the Year Award for the publisher receiving the highest number of votes from his or her peers went to Sam Logan of the Michigan Chronicle.
The glitzy, semi-formal gala in Seattle's Fairmont Hotel June 22 celebrated the past, present and future of the Black Press during its 180th year and the NNPA in its 67th year.
The winners are:
General Excellence 1st: Los Angeles Sentinel 2nd: New York Amsterdam News 3rd: Indianapolis Recorder
Best Editorial 1st: Richmond Free Press 2nd: Los Angeles Sentinel 3rd: Los Angeles Wave
Best Column Writing 1st: Wilmington Journal 2nd: Indianapolis Recorder 3rd: Capital Outlook
Best Community Service 1st: Seattle Medium 2nd: Dallas Weekly 3rd: Indianapolis Recorder
Best News Story 1st: Capital Outlook 2nd: Houston Defender 3rd: Richmond Free Press
Best Feature Story 1st: Los Angeles Sentinel 2nd Philadelphia Tribune 3rd: South Suburban Citizen
Best News Picture 1st: Wilmington Journal 2nd: St. Louis American 3rd: New Pittsburgh Courier
Best Editorial Cartoon 1st: Charlotte Post 2nd: Minnesota Spokesman Recorder 3rd: Philadelphia Tribune
Best Layout and Design (Broadsheet) 1st: St. Louis American 2nd: Indianapolis Recorder 3rd: New Pittsburgh Courier
Best Layout and Design (Tabloid) 1st: New York Amsterdam News 2nd: Atlanta Voice 3rd: Madison Times
Best Special Edition Broadsheet 1st: The Winston Salem Chronicle 2nd: St. Louis American 3rd: Houston Defender
Best Circulation Promotion 1st: Jackson Advocate 2nd: St. Louis American 3rd: Indianapolis Recorder
Best Women’s Section 1st: New Pittsburgh Courier 2nd: Charlotte Post 3rd: Los Angeles Sentinel
Best Youth Section 1st: Philadelphia Tribune 2nd: New Pittsburgh Courier 3rd: Jackson Advocate
Best Original Advertising 1st: Houston Defender 2nd: Los Angeles Sentinel 3rd: St. Louis American
Best Use of Photographs (Broadsheet) 1st: St. Louis American 2nd: Carolina Peacemaker 3rd: New Pittsburgh Courier
Best Use of Photographs (Tabloid) 1st: Madison Times 2nd: Washington Informer
Best Church Page 1st: Los Angeles Sentinel 2nd: Indianapolis Recorder 3rd: New Pittsburgh Courier
Best Sports Page 1st: The Winston Salem Chronicle 2nd: New Pittsburgh Courier 3rd: Philadelphia Tribune
Best Business Section 1st: New Pittsburgh Courier 2nd: Philadelphia Tribune 3rd: Los Angeles Sentinel
Best Entertainment Section 1st: New York Amsterdam News 2nd: Indianapolis Recorder 3rd: New Pittsburgh Courier
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(Posted by Brotha Ash from Brotha Ash Productions) Rating
Congratulations to the New Pittsburgh Courier for winning NINE MERIT AWARDS in Seattle. I am proud to work for the Courier especially because it is a Black Owned Publication. THANK YOU AND KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK.
Brotha Ash!!!
