The following are 2016 WVPA winning editorial entries in either pdf and jpeg format: D4 – BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING – Legal Issues 06-24-15 D3 – BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING – 4 c D2 – BEST LEGAL AFFAIRS REPORTING – ET_052715_A001 D4 – BEST IN-DEPTH OR INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING- FEb 13 p 1[Read More…]
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WVPA releases list of all winners from 2016 Newspaper Contest
CHARLESTON, W.Va — The West Virginia Press Association has released the list of all winners in the 2016 WVPA Newspaper Contest. Open this link: 2016 WVPA Contest Winners The list is in PDF form and will print on legal-size paper. Congratulations to all winners. 2016 WVPA Contest Winners
Glenville’s Corcoran wins top honor; Four newspapers top General Excellence
Glenville Democrat’s Corcoran wins Adam R. Kelly Award; Spencer Newspapers again operates top newspaper in W.Va. MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Four West Virginia newspapers earned first-place General Excellence awards, which honor outstanding achievement by circulation division, in the 2016 West Virginia Press Association Better Newspaper Contest. The General Excellence Award winners are The Charleston Gazette-Mail in Division[Read More…]
Charleston Gazette-Mail, Exponent Telegram, Times Record and Moorefield Examiner earn top advertising honors
Advertising Excellence recognized by the West Virginia Press Association MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – Four West Virginia newspapers earned first-place General Excellence awards, which honor outstanding achievement by circulation division, in the 2016 West Virginia Press Association’s Advertising Awards Competition. The General Excellence Award winners are The Charleston Gazette-Mail in Division I,[Read More…]
Frank Wood recognized as Distinguished West Virginian at WVPA Convention 2016
WVPA Convention Reminder: President’s Reception at WVU Media Innovation Center
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — WVPA’s Convention 2016 opens Thursday, Aug. 4, with the President’s Reception in honor of WVPA President Ed Dawson. It starts at 6:30 p.m. and is being held at WVU’s Media Innovation Center in the Evansdale Crossing Building, fourth floor. The reception is presented by WVU University Relations. During the President’s[Read More…]
Newz Group partnership gives member newspapers off-site backup
From Executive Director Don Smith: In the coming days and weeks, all West Virginia Press Association newspapers should be getting a call from Newz Group. These calls are coming with the support and urging of the WVPA and are about your access to free off-site archiving and backup. It’s a[Read More…]
Heavy rains fall on WV flood victims
A heavy rain pours across the flood ravaged areas of West Virginia. Predictions call for three inches and flash flooding. Today, on Independence Day, thousands of West Virginians sit cold and damp in tents, shelters, their vehicles and their damages homes – most still without power – watching the rain[Read More…]
WVPA Convention 2016 Registration open; Register and reserve rooms today
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — Registration for the West Virginia Press Association’s 2016 Convention, Aug. 4-6 is open. “West Virginia — Focusing on the Opportunities” is the theme of the WVPA’s 2016 Convention, Aug. 4-6. The WVPA is inviting its 77 member newspapers and guests to Lakeview Golf Resort and Spa in Morgantown[Read More…]
When will West Virginia recover?
By Don Smith WV Press Executive Director It’s been four days since the flood. State and national officials have declared much of the state a disaster area. The recovery has started. But when will the flood recovery end? We should not consider the flood recovery finished until the elderly women stop[Read More…]
