Village Voice Media Papers Dominate NABJ Finalists
By AAN Staff
july 10, 2006 08:48 am
The finalists in the National Association of Black Journalists' 2006 Salute to Excellence Awards
were announced Friday, and six of the nine nominations in the "Newspaper - Circulation Under 150,000" division are Village Voice Media newspapers. The other three finalists are not alt-weeklies. Riverfront Times is the leader with three nominations: "Newspaper - Enterprise" for Randall Roberts' "It Was Just Like Beverly Hills"; "Newspaper - Sports" for Mike Seely's "Alley Cat"; and "Newspaper - Features" for Ben Westhoff's "Rap vs. Rapture." Dallas Observer has two contenders in the "Newspaper - Sports" category: Keven McAlester for "Balls Out" and Paul Kix for "Alone No More." Finally, Chuck Strouse of Miami New Times is nominated in the "Newspaper - Commentary" category for "Free this Priest." The awards recognize exemplary coverage of people or issues in the African diaspora. Winners will be announced August 19 at the NABJ convention in Indianapolis.
Tags:
Editorial,
Riverfront Times,
Dallas Observer,
Miami New Times,
Village Voice Media (defunct),
Randall Roberts,
Mike Seely,
Chuck Strouse,
Ben Westhoff,
Keven McAlester,
Paul Kix