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Notable accomplishments in the New England newspaper industry

Leah Lamson, editor of the Worcester Telegram & Gazette, is one of five recipients of the 2011 Yankee Quill Award.

HALL of FAME

Honoring lifetime achievement at New England newspapers

George W. Wilson
Concord Monitor

This honor is presented posthumously to George W. Wilson, longtime publisher of the Concord Monitor in New Hampshire and president of Newspapers of New England, Inc. In nearly 40 years with the company Wilson built newspapers known for aiming higher than their small size. As a result, Monitor journalists are regularly sought out by the nation’s most prestigious news organizations. Wilson served on the board of the Associated Press and was named president of both the American Newspaper Publishers Association and the New England Daily Newspaper Association, and he was a member of the board of directors of the Washington Post.

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Important industry news for New England newspapers

Warner: Simplicity key to drawing readers online

A simple writing style plays a pivotal role when it comes to grabbing a reader’s attention online and holding onto it, according to Stuart Warner, a Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist...

Selling by not trying to sell: a new approach to ad sales

If you want to sell advertising, you have to stop selling advertising, according to Richard Farrell...

Raise Your Voice helps readers engage pols, papers

The idea that people are inspired to political action when reading or watching the news inspired Andrew Swayze to co-found Raise Your Voice in January 2011...

Dialogues help ease access at scenes of spot news events

At the NENPA winter convention in February, presenters of a workshop on photographing emergency situations hope to spark a dialogue with their audience – the same technique they recommend for developing a rapport with officials who respond to such incidents...