The Horace Greeley Award is a

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award for public service journalism.

History

It is an annual and regional American journalism award that recognizes excellence in the print media of

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 ''

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''.

Winners

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'' (1966) * Maura J. Casey of the New London ''Day''

References

{{Horace Greeley American journalism awards 1966 establishments in Massachusetts Awards established in 1966 Horace Greeley