Among all the individual awards at the annual Nevada Press Association convention, one of the most important and prestigious of our honors sometimes gets overlooked. The award — for community service — recognizes the effort that newspapers and their staffs make to be leaders and contributors, whether it be for …
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This award goes to journalists who have been in the profession less than five years. It recognizes their outstanding work, and is intended to encourage them to remain in the business. Urban dailies Bethany Barnes Las Vegas Review-Journal Through a series of hard-hitting articles published over the course of the …
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Urban 1. Matthew Crowley, Las Vegas Review-Journal Hazardous waists, Taming of the achoo, Wrappers’ delight 2. Steve Bornfeld, Las Vegas Re- view-Journal If you can’t stand the wheat, get into the kitchen; Well done, readers, on making rare steak suggestions; Man who cried Wolfgang 3. Brad Bynum, Reno News …
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Patrick Everson Las Vegas Review-Journal No good reason to oppose charter school This editorial stood out because it addressed an issue that seemed very relevant to local readers, and also because it was one of the few entries that didn’t deal with open government laws. We all champion those laws, …
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Sean Rademacher The Sunday Sunrise Health — We’re Here for Life’s Ouch Moments Excellent, humorous, eye-catching and most importantly effective advertising.
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Silver Star Award Danny Miller Nevada Magazine From the nomination: Danny Miller is the production manager for Nevada Magazine, but that’s just his title. His dedication to the continued success of the magazine and it’s website goes far beyond the job description. We couldn’t do this without him. Judge’s comment: …
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The Nevada Press Association’s top individual awards go to outstanding journalists in two categories. Here are this year’s winners. For Urban Daily, Urban Weeklies and Magazines: Yesenia Amaro Las Vegas Review-Journal From the nomination: Yesenia Amaro is an unstoppable force. In two short years as a Review-Journal staff writer, covering …
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D. Brian Burghart Reno News & Review Fatal Encounters Series Judge’s comment: Powerful series on an important issue, with ties to national news stories and the growing concern about government abuse of power and the public’s distrust of all officers because of the hidden truths in a few cases. Several …
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The Nevada Press Association recognized the best in Nevada journalism this evening at its annual awards banquet, presenting hundreds of awards for outstanding writing, reporting, photography, advertising and design. The banquet at the Nugget in Sparks was attended by about 170 people from newspapers, magazines and web sites around Nevada. …
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Laura Myers, a longtime Associated Press reporter and editor and the Las Vegas Review-Journal’s political reporter, bounced between humanitarian work and journalism, both careers taking her all over the world. She was born in Las Vegas on Aug. 26, 1961, and mostly raised and educated in Northern Nevada, graduating from …
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