The Times-Tribune staff has a lot to celebrate after taking top honors in the Kentucky Press Association s 2020 Excellence in Kentucky Newspapers competition. The Times-Tribune took first place in its
The Daily Independent’s editorial department hauled in 10 Kentucky Press Association awards, which was announced during a virtual version of the “2020 Excellence In Kentucky Newspapers” presentation on Friday.
By Carla Slavey
Commonwealth Journal Feb 6, 2021
Feb 6, 2021
The Commonwealth Journal has cause to celebrate this week after staff learned the newspaper took Second Place in its category for General Excellence at the annual Kentucky Press Associationâs contest.
The Somerset newspaper is part of the Daily Division 2 in the contest.
Editor Jeff Neal described learning of the paperâs accomplishments after what has been an emotional week for the staff.
âI am very proud of the Commonwealth Journal staff. Itâs dedicated to bringing its readers the best coverage of local news in the state,â Neal said. âItâs fitting that on the week our humble reporter, Bill Mardis, left us, that the CJ placed second in General Excellence and won several awards in the KPA contest. I know Bill would be proud.â
Duke, who now lives in Hopkinsville, will be covering Hopkinsville City Council and general news assignments.
She graduated from the University of the Cumberlands in December 2020 with a degree in Communication Arts with an emphasis in Journalism and minor in business administration.
While in college, Duke worked as a staff photographer through the ranks to managing editor for the campus newspaper, The Patriot. She completed her time at the paper as the editor-in-chief.
During her four years on The Patriot staff, Duke won awards from the Kentucky Press Association for writing, photography, graphic design and advertising work, as well as an award from the Associated Collegiate Press.
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People from across the country are looking for ways to help families of the 10 people killed at a King Soopers in Boulder on March 22.
We ve compiled a list of area groups that are collecting contributions in the aftermath of the shooting. In July, we published this statement in recognition of the work we needed to begin at CPR to confront issues of diversity, equity and inclusion in our newsroom and organization as a whole. We know this work is urgent, and we are dedicated to doing it thoroughly and connecting it with our vision and mission to reach all and serve everyone in Colorado.