In a series of tweets by staffers at the Mansfield News Journal, it was shared that the team there had won a series of awards in the Ohio Associated Press Media Editors newspaper competition.
The recognitions were awarded Saturday during the organization’s annual conference at the Easton Hilton in Columbus.
1812Blockhouse salutes our fellow members of the media for these achievements. You do the area proud!
@MansfieldNJ wins third place for General Excellence at the 2017 APME awards. #njnow pic.twitter.com/CJAJzdinUd
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018
The News Journal has finished in the top 3 for three straight years. #njnow
— Mark Caudill (@MNJCaudill) March 24, 2018
@MansfieldNJ wins second place for Best Digital Presence.
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018
Congratulations @EmilyMills818 for a 3rd-place APME award in Explanatory Reporting for her coverage of the Mohican Memorial Forest use plan.
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018
In the APME Best Sports Writer category, it's a second place for @jspencermnj and a first for @ConnorCasey_PC.
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018
Congratulations @jjmolyet for third place APME for Best Photographer.
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018
Congratulations @jspencermnj for second place APME for Best Sports Columnist.
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018
And @jspencermnj follows up with a first place APME as Best Sports Feature Writer. Congratulations!
— Gere Goble (@GereMaries) March 24, 2018