The Horace Greeley Award is a
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
award for public service journalism.
History
It is an annual and regional American journalism award that recognizes excellence in the print media of
New England
New England is a region comprising six states in the Northeastern United States: Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, and Vermont. It is bordered by the state of New York to the west and by the Canadian provinces ...
and is named in honor of prominent 19th-century editor and publisher
Horace Greeley
Horace Greeley (February 3, 1811 – November 29, 1872) was an American newspaper editor and publisher who was the founder and newspaper editor, editor of the ''New-York Tribune''. Long active in politics, he served briefly as a congressm ...
. It is administered by the
New England Press Association in
Boston, Massachusetts, and awarded occasionally. The first award was given in 1966 to the ''
Revere Journal
The ''Revere Journal'' is the local newspaper for Revere, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1881 with E. H. Pierce as editor
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or c ...
''.
Winners
*''
Revere Journal
The ''Revere Journal'' is the local newspaper for Revere, Massachusetts, United States. It was founded in 1881 with E. H. Pierce as editor
Editing is the process of selecting and preparing written, photographic, visual, audible, or c ...
'' (1966)
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* Maura J. Casey of the New London ''Day''][
]
References
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American journalism awards
1966 establishments in Massachusetts
Awards established in 1966
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