Daily Press takes home 10 awards at NMPA Convention

The Daily Press took home 10 awards in the 2017 New Mexico Press Association Better Newspaper Contest ... She also took home two second-place awards — one for Real Estate Advertisement, and one for Community/Newspaper Event Advertisement.

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Daily Press Reporter Benjamin Fisher continued his streak with another first-place award for his reporting in the Environmental or Agriculture Writing categoryThis year, his winning piece was “Molding the Mimbres,” about a partnership between New Mexico Game and Fish and The Nature Conservancy to rebuild habitat along the Mimbres River for two endangered native species — the Chihuahua chub and Chiricahua leopard frogs. “Nice job explaining a complicated topic to a general readership,” the judges wrote. Last year, Fisher swept the category, taking home both first- and second-place awards. Sports Editor Dean Thompson took home second place for Best Sports Photo, and the Press took home second-place awards for Best News Coverage and Editorials. “We maintain the largest newsroom in the area,” Seibel said, “and I’ve always believed it’s the best newsroom of its size in the stateFor the past four years, our staff has been recognized for the hard work they do to cover Grant County, each year bringing home more awards than the year before.” “Their work builds readership, which in turn attracts advertisers — and their support allows us to invest in the newsroom and continue the cycleOur success means success for the businesses that advertise with us, and ultimately that means a better community for everyone.” The Daily Press competes in the Daily Class 2 category, with other daily newspapers across the state with circulations under 11,000. —CHRISTINE STEELE (Press Staff Photo by C.P Thompson)NMPA President and Daily Press Publisher Nickolas Seibel hands Desiree Delgado, Press office and advertising manager, one of her five awards Saturday night during the New Mexico Press Association Convention and annual awards banquetThe Daily Press came away with 10 awards, including second place in its category for Best News Coverage. 20000 Article Categories: Main · Top Stories Vets share stories on the small screen Social share Weather Latest Headlines Main Ashburn tapped as Chamber’s Citizen of the Year Written by Nickolas Seibel Second mountain lion spotted in town by C.PThompson Gila diversion group defends plan in Santa Fe by Benjamin Fisher Six new firefighters join department by Christine Steele Daily Press publisher to lead state’s newspapers by Silver City Daily Press Veterans honored by Silver City Daily Press Archive news calendar November 2017 M T W T F S S « Oct 12345 6789101112 13141516171819 20212223242526 27282930 Contact usTelephone(575) 388-1576Fax(575) 388-1196The Silver City Daily PressP.OBox 1371 Silver City, NM 88061Opening Times Monday through Friday 8 a.mto 5 p.m.