APME honors Mississippi newspapers
The Clarion-Ledger and The News-Star of Monroe, La., received the Margaret Dixon Award on Friday at the Associated Press Managing Editors meeting for Louisiana and Mississippi. The Jackson AP staff selected the Sun Herald for the Mark Twain Award for Mississippi.
More from the event…The Jackson paper took over a dozen awards at the meeting.
The Hattiesburg American captured 20 awards.
The Greenwood Commonwealth won seven, including four first place awards.
The Mississippi Press took three awards.
The Daily Leader in Brookhaven won four.
The Daily Journal, a model of restraint these days, waited a week to announce its 23 awards.
Props to the Natchez Democrat for its 30 awards. Count ‘em.