The Virginian-Pilot, Daily Press, The Virginia Gazette, Inside Business and other Virginia Media papers won more than 70 awards Saturday from the annual Virginia Press Association news and advertising contest. The Pilot won the grand prize sweepstakes award for overall excellence in news and advertising among daily newspapers. The papers won more than 30 first-place awards. Veteran reporter .
THE GORGE — Columbia Gorge News received six first-place awards at the 2023 Better Newspaper Contest announced at the Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association convention Sept. 28-29.