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Schneps Media newspapers win big at 2020 New
York Press Association Better Newspaper Contest
Schneps Media — the parent company
of more than 70 publications across
New York City, Long Island, Westchester
County and Philadelphia — is proud to
announce that its editors, reporters, photographers,
graphics artists, web developers
and sales team achieved new heights
in the 2020 New York Press Association
Better Newspaper Contest.
Th e annual awards, presented during
the New York Press Association’s Spring
Conference in Albany, New York, recognize
outstanding, high-quality journalism
produced by community newspapers
throughout the Empire State.
Schneps Media newspapers earned 49
awards in various categories recognizing
outstanding editorial, graphic and
photographic content, website development
as well as excellence in advertising.
It’s an all-time record number of Better
Newspaper Contest awards for the media
outlet, and refl ects the high-quality work
of its team of editors, reporters, photographers,
graphic designers and salespeople
amid a trying 2020.
“I am bursting with pride at the huge
recognition of our talented team, both
writers and artists, both digitally and in
print,” said Victoria Schneps, president of
Schneps Media.
“We are so proud of our team across
all divisions of the entire company,” said
Joshua Schneps, CEO of Schneps Media.
“Th ese recognitions prove what we
already know and appreciate: We have the
best team in the business!”
QNS.com, the online home for Th e
Queens Courier, TimesLedger and
Ridgewood Times newspapers in
Queens, won First Place for Best News
Website. Queens Courier photographer
Dean Moses won third place for Best
Feature Photo, while Moses and Angélica
Acevedo (Coverage of Business, Financial
& Economic News) and Jacob Kaye (Best
Online News Project) earned honorable
mentions.
Gay City News, which focuses on
LGBTQ issues in New York City and
beyond, won 12 NYPA Better Newspaper
Contest awards, including three First
Place prizes for Coverage of Crime/
Courts/Police, News Story and Special
Sections Glossy Niche.
amNewYork Metro, New York City’s
largest circulated daily newspaper, took
home two First Place prizes in its fi rst
year of eligibility for the contest, including
Spot News Coverage and Best Front Page.
Th e Brooklyn Paper won First Place
in News Series on how the COVID-19
pandemic ravaged hospitals, businesses
and communities across Brooklyn.
Reporter Rose Adams won the First
Place in the Th omas Butson Award for
In-Depth Reporting for her story on
deaths at a Brooklyn nursing home amid
the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dan’s Papers, the weekly newspaper
of the Hamptons, took home three
First Place awards in the prestigious
advertising categories of Best House Ad,
Best Large Space Ad and, for its Behind
the Hedges magazine, Best Real Estate
Home Section.
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