The New Jersey Press Association (NJPA) recognized Greater Media Newspapers for editorial and advertising excellence with 23 awards in its Better Newspaper Contest.
The awards — for editorial, photography and advertising — were celebrated in two ceremonies held in April at the Hamilton Manor, Hamilton. More than 600 awards were presented to newspapers in the Garden State during the two events.
During Press Night on April 25, Greater Media’s editorial excellence was honored with 18 awards for photography, reporting, general news, writing and illustration, as well as column writing and sports.
Awards were given for photography, and for sports and news that appeared in the Atlanticville, East Brunswick Sentinel, Edison Metuchen Sentinel, Examiner, Independent, North-South Brunswick Sentinel, Suburban and News Transcript. At the Advertising Awards Celebration on April 11, Greater Media received five awards for ad campaigns that appeared in the Atlanticville, Examiner, News Transcript and East Brunswick Sentinel.
The NJPA also lauded the 2013 Bernard Kilgore Memorial Scholarship winner, Jullian Bao of Edison. The student is a senior at J.P. Stevens High School, Edison, where she is editor-in-chief of the school newspaper, The Hawkeye.
The NJPA comprises 18 New Jersey daily newspapers, three out-of-state dailies, more than 165 weekly newspapers, four non-English and seven specialty publications. It was formed in 1857.
Greater Media publishes 10 community newspapers as well as online publications covering Middlesex, Monmouth and Ocean counties. Greater Media is a family-owned company founded in 1956 by two Yale classmates. The media conglomerate also owns 23 radio stations in Boston, Charlotte, Detroit, Philadelphia and New Jersey.