Deadline to submit an entry for editorial, commentary award is two weeks away
Carmage Walls Commentary Prize - win cash and recognition!
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Lissa Walls Cribb, CEO of Southern Newspapers, which underwrites the cash prizes, says: "My father, Carmage Walls, believed a newspaper was a semi-public trust which should reflect and serve its community by providing constructive criticism and positive leadership.
"Central to providing that leadership are local editorial pages. Editorial pages that are relevant, insightful and engaging should be the 'town hall' for a community and serve a role that no other institution or organization can.
"It takes courage and commitment by talented and resourceful editors and writers to shine a light on their community and offer praise when earned and constructively criticize when necessary."
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America's Newspapers will recognize editorial page excellence at its annual meeting this fall |
The Carmage Walls Commentary Award recognizes thoughtful, courageous and constructive editorial page leadership on issues specifically relevant to the newspaper’s primary readership.
Awards will be presented in each of two circulation categories — over 50,000 circulation and under 50,000 circulation.
In each circulation group, the first-place winner will receive a plaque and a cash award of $2,000. Second-place winners will receive a plaque and $1,000.
Entry fees are just $25 and this contest is open to all members of America's Newspapers.
Entries must have been published — online or in print — by a daily or non-daily newspaper between Jan. 1, 2021, and May 27, 2022. The deadline for entries is 4 p.m. CDT on Friday, May 27.
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Meet 2 more participants in the America's Newspapers Executive Development Program
Additional participants will be featured in upcoming newsletters.
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Vice President of Sales
Shaw Media
Crystal Lake, Illinois
Years in the Industry: 27 years
Previous Experience: Daily Herald Media Group: retail sales, category sales, major retail sales, auto sales, local sales manager, category sales manager, niche director and director of advertising.
Shaw Media: group advertising director and director of revenue.
What I like most about my job: We are the generation that gets to figure out the next business model for our industry, which I find very exciting.
What's the greatest opportunity for newspapers in the future? Technology has given our industry the opportunity to deliver relevant local news to a wide variety of audiences in the way they want to consume it. The opportunity is to harness these tools and transform a "newspaper" into a local news and information source found in various forms (read, listen, view).
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Associate Editor
The Astorian /
EO Media Group
Astoria, Oregon
Years in the Industry: 3 years
Previous Experience: I worked previously as The Astorian's arts and entertainment editor.
What I like most about my job: Working with our reporters, editors, photographers and designers in creating impactful work for our readers.
What's the greatest opportunity for newspapers in the future? The ability to reach different generations of readers through print and digital stories that are packaged in ways that are engaging to them across platforms.
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Dallas Morning News parent company elevates Grant Moise to CEO, Katy Murray to president |
Grant S. Moise, president and publisher of The Dallas Morning News, is being promoted to chief executive officer of its parent corporation — making him the first non-founding family member in nearly a century to lead the company.
DallasNews Corporation’s board of directors announced the leadership change Thursday.
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From left: Katy Murray, newly named president of DallasNews Corporation; Robert W. Decherd, executive chairman; and new CEO Grant Moise. (Juan Figueroa / The Dallas Morning News) |
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Gage Church is named editor of the Ames Tribune |
A veteran Des Moines Register editor, Gage Church, has been named editor of the Ames (Iowa) Tribune.
Church said his focus will be on producing trustworthy community journalism, coaching younger journalists and telling stories in varied and sometimes experimental ways.
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James Dao tapped to lead Boston Globe Opinion |
James Dao has been named the editorial page editor of The Boston Globe. He will lead the Globe's Opinion team, one of the highest profile positions at New England's largest media company.
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Zeina Karam named deputy Europe news director for The Associated Press |
Zeina Karam, The Associated Press’ current news director for Lebanon, Syria and Iraq, has been named deputy news director for Europe, rounding out the region’s leadership team.
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Jelani Cobb appointed dean of Columbia Journalism School |
Jelani Cobb has been named dean of Columbia Journalism School, as of Aug. 1. Professor Cobb is the Ira A. Lipman Professor of Journalism and director of the Ira A. Lipman Center for Journalism and Civil and Human Rights.
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Publisher opportunity with Leader Publications |
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Immediate opening as Publisher of Leader Publications producing The Leader Shopper, The Niles Daily Star, The Dowagiac Daily News, Michiana Life, a quarterly lifestyle magazine printed on glossy paper, and associated websites.
Boone Newspapers, Inc. seeks to produce the highest quality products the economics of the community served can support. And then, by ingenuity and imagination, we strive for a higher quality yet in an effort to serve and build that community.
Leader Publications is based in Niles, Michigan, offering the feel of a small town within minutes of access to what big cities have to offer – without the big city rush.
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