WATERTOWN â The staff of the Watertown Daily Times, the Malone Telegram and NNY Magazines have been honored by the New York Press Association for their excellent work in the associationâs 2020 Better Newspaper Contest.
The association, which oversaw the judging of 2,440 entries from 151 newspapers across the state, awarded recognition at the organizationâs 2021 NYPA Virtual Spring Conference. The conference was streamed online for the second year in a row due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Videos were streamed live and posted to the associationâs website.
The staff of Northern New York Newspapers earned 16 awards â three more than the year prior â including five in first place, two in second place, five in third place and four honorable mentions. There were a total of 437 awards given out during this yearâs virtual recognition ceremony.