For the eighth year in a row, The Dispatch was named the best among Ohio s largest newspapers by the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors association. Dispatch.com was awarded first place for best digital presence for the third year straight.
The Dispatch and its staff won 24 awards, including nine first-place entries. Longtime editor Danny Goodwin, who retired in 2020, was inducted into the Ohio Journalism Hall of Fame. It s a great honor for The Dispatch to be named best large newspaper and website in Ohio by our peers, said Alan D. Miller, editor of The Dispatch and regional editor for the USA TODAY Network of 21 Ohio daily newspapers.
From staff reports
COLUMBUS Members of the Herald-Star staff earned two second-place awards and a third-place award in the 2020 Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper contest.
Executive Editor Ross Gallabrese finished second in the best editorial writer category. Ed Puskas of the (Ashtabula) Star Beacon finished first in the category, while Benjamin Lanka of The (Newark) Advocate was third.
Inside the Paint, our annual high school basketball preview edition, earned second-place honors in the best special sports section category. The Medina Gazette’s Fall Football Preview finished first in the category, while The (Celina) Daily Standard’s Fall Sports Preview was third.