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NCJ’s Greenson Takes Second Freedom of Information Award

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The Society of Professional Journalists NorCal announced its winners of the James Madison Freedom of Information Award this week, “recognizing people and organizations who have made significant contributions to advancing freedom of information.” Among the recipients is the Journal‘s own news editor Thad Greenson, for his investigative story “The Soeth Files” (May 4, 2023). The […]

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NCJ’s Greenson Wins Free Speech and Open Government Award

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The First Amendment Coalition has announced its Free Speech and Open Government Award winners for 2023, honoring the work of the Journal‘s own News Editor Thadeus Greenson alongside journalists at The New York Times, Bloomberg and MuckRock. The annual award recognizes “outstanding contributions to the advancement of free expression or the people’s right to know […]

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El Leñador Takes Home Awards

by Kimberly Wear

Cal Poly Humboldt’s student-run bilingual newspaper El Leñador and its staff won a number of awards, including the “People’s Choice” award in Best of Show, at a college newspaper conference earlier this month. The paper published in English and Spanish was also recognized with first place wins for Best Special Issue/Section, Best Arts and Entertainment […]

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Humboldt-Del Norte Medical Society Presents Award to Teresa Frankovich

by Iridian Casarez

The Humboldt-Del Norte Medical Society presented three “Outstanding Contribution” awards to local physicians recognizing their contributions to the area including former Humboldt County Public Health Officer Dr. Teresa Frankovich. Frankovich was awarded the “Outstanding Service to Our Community” award for “her tireless work in coordinating efforts to deal with the COVID pandemic in Humboldt County, […]

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NCJ Editor Nabs National Food Writing Award

Thadeus Greenson

We are elated to announce today that North Coast Journal arts and features editor Jennifer Fumiko Cahill won the Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s 2020 award for best food writing, while the paper’s Media Literacy Issue took second place for best special section. The nonprofit association includes nearly 100 member papers throughout the country, including many […]

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Journal Named a Finalist for two National Awards

Thadeus Greenson

The accolades keep coming. We were proud to report last month that the Journal took home a dozen awards from the California Newspaper Publishers Association’s annual statewide contest, and we’re prouder today to announce that we’ve been named a finalist in two categories in the esteemed national Association of Alternative Newsmedia’s annual throwdown. The association, […]

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NCJ Editor Nabs National Awards

Thadeus Greenson

The North Coast Journal’s own Jennifer Fumiko Cahill got some national recognition this week. At its annual newspaper contest awards ceremony over the weekend, the Association of Alternative Newsmedia announced that Cahill, our arts and features editor, finished second in the Food Writing category and received an honorable mention in Best Columns in our circulation […]

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Drumroll for CNPA Awards

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Kind of a long drumroll, in fact. The California Newspaper Publishers Association has announced its finalists for first or second place awards in its 2016 Better Newspapers Contest and the North Coast Journal is up for seven. But we won’t know the final results until next month. But while we’re waiting, here is the list […]

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And one more

Heidi Walters

We’ve learned that Ryan Burns is up for a prestigious Mirror Award — and a $5,000 prize if he wins — for a story he wrote while still with the Journal, “Ferndale Gothic.” The Mirror Awards are presented by Syracuse University’s S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications and recognize the best reporting by media on the […]

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