BET.NOLA.com is the media initiative that captured this year's Mega-Innovation Award |
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NOLA.com, The Times-Picayune, The Advocate and The Acadiana Advocate were honored with the 2022 Mega-Innovation Award at the Mega-Conference for their sports betting vertical: BET.NOLA.com.
During a Monday afternoon session at the Mega-Conference, Judi Terzotis, president and publisher, and Kevin Hall, chief revenue officer, presented the entry that was recognized this year with the Mega-Innovation Award. They were joined by Alisha Owens, vice president, sales, and Robert Young, vice president, digital solutions.
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Mega-Innovation Award Finalist: Border Belt Independent |
The Border Belt Independent, a nonprofit, online newsroom that covers four rural, high-poverty counties in southeast North Carolina, has developed a model to bring in-depth reporting to underserved areas, both online and in print.
The entry, presented by Les High, publisher, was a finalist for this year's Mega-Innovation Award.
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Mega-Innovation Award Finalist: Stacker |
This entry, presented at the Mega-Conference by Rob Powell, head of local, was a finalist for the 2022 Mega-Innovation Award.
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Dialogue, collaboration and bold innovation are themes running through the Mega-Conference |
The conference kicked off on Monday, April 11, with the first of two sessions that prominently featured representatives from Google. America’s Newspapers’ CEO Dean Ridings moderated the keynote session, featuring P.J. Browning, president and publisher of The Post and Courier; Conan Gallaty, CEO and president of the Tampa Bay Times, and Chris Jansen, head of local news, global partnerships, for Google.
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Coverage of the 2022 Mega-Conference will continue in our next newsletter
Thank you to our conference speakers, sponsors, exhibitors and all who participated in this week's conference in Orlando!
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