Central City News Honored by NNA

November 20, 2012 0 Comments

National Honors to Central Paper for Writing, Ad Design, Freedom of Press

CHARLESTON, SC — The Central City News won six top national journalism awards at the 126th Annual National Newspaper Association convention in Charleston, South Carolina. The NNA has 3,000 member newspapers, and 800 competed for awards.

Central City News editor Woody Jenkins, who won 1st Place for Best Feature Writing, said the awards are a way the newspaper can pay back in a small way all that the Central community does to make the News a success. “This is such a wonderful community, and we hope that we can bring positive recognition to the people of Central.”

“At the Central City News, we try to tell the true story of Central as it unfolds week after week. We want to be a continuing archive of the people, the events, and the issues of this community. It’s an honor for us to have the opportunity to observe and be part of this unique community where the American dream and American values are still very much alive.”

Jenkins credited the staff members of the newspaper for the paper’s success. “Candi Lee is our business manager and anchor who holds all of us together. She can be a tough taskmaster who makes sure we are all on track. But she does it all with humor and a positive spirit. Our graphic artist and ad designer, Terrie Palmer, is a true professional who gets the job done in the right way and on time. She is a master of her craft. Our account executives, Shara Pollard and Jolice Provost are persistent, determined, hard-working, and creative. Without them, nothing would happen. They do a great job and make our work fun and enjoyable. When we get awards from press organizations, it is a tribute to our wonderful community and our great staff whose hard work make it all possible,” Jenkins said.

National Newspaper Association

126th Annual Convention

Charleston, South Carolina

3,000 Newspapers Nationwide

Best Feature Story – 1st Place

“Central Adopting Adalee, 3, and Smith, 2” by Woody Jenkins,

Editor, Central City News

Freedom of Information

2nd Place among all daily

and non-daily papers in U.S.

Honoring Central City News staff’s fight for public records in city where government is privatized.

Best Serious Column