Former Chicago Tribune managing editor Jane Hirt will headline the NPW’s spring convention April 23, 2016, in Lincoln. A 25-year veteran of the news media industry, Hirt embodies the NPW’s 70th anniversary convention theme of “Embracing the Future, Respecting the Past.” The UNL journalism graduate was called a “charismatic leader who could make change happen” […]

GENOA – Long-time Kearney Hub reporter and columnist Lori Potter, was named the 2015 Communicator of Achievement (COA) by the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) at its fall conference in Genoa on Oct. 3. The award is the highest honor NPW can bestow on a member and is based on exceptional achievement in the communications field, […]

ANCHORAGE. Twelve Nebraska professional communicators earned top awards in the 2015 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) Excellence in Communications Contest. The awards were announced at the NFPW convention held Sept. 10-12 in Anchorage, Alaska. Entries in the national competition had to have earned first place at the state level to qualify for the national […]

Nebraska high school journalism students received a total of 14 awards in the 2015 National Federation of Press Women (NFPW) High School Communications Contest for work completed during the past school year. The awards were announced at the NFPW convention on Sept. 11 in Anchorage, Alaska. Award winners from Nebraska are: Morgan Keith, Bellevue West […]