The Republican, Sunday Republican earn 2021 New England Distinguished Newspaper of Year awards – masslive.com

The New England Newspaper and Press Association honored The Republican and Sunday Republican as distinguished newspapers of the year for 2021.

The recognition was announced recently during the fall conference of the association. The event was held virtually due to continuing concerns about the COVID-19 pandemic.

Awards are wonderful, and we appreciate them. What is even more wonderful is the day-to-day work of our reporters and editors, who stand on their heads to tell the communitys story on a straight-up basis, striving hard for objectivity and fairness in a world that seems to be forgetting what that means, said George Arwady, publisher and CEO of The Republican.

The Distinguished Newspaper honors came in the daily and Sunday categories for newspapers with weekday circulations over 20,000 and Sunday circulations of more than 25,000. This marks the fourth straight year in which The Republican and Sunday Republican landed in the top honors among New England newspapers. In 2019, The Republican was Newspaper of the Year in both the daily and Sunday categories.

The awards are based on a review of two editions in each category, one of which can be chosen by the entrants and the other an edition designated by the judges panel. Then, the papers are reviewed, and the honors determined by experts and readers impressions of the quality of the reporting and writing, use of photos, design and presentation, online offering, and overall utility and value.

Being named a Distinguished Newspaper of the Year for both our Sunday and daily editions is an honor we do not take lightly, especially amid this pandemic. It is an entire team effort, from advertising to circulation to our press team, said Cynthia G. Simison, executive editor. Our content and publications teams work hard in tandem to keep each days newspaper an interesting and informative product for our readers. Its rewarding to know the judges recognize the hard work and creativity by all.

In the comments delivered by the judges, there was praise for the local news coverage, as well as for the quality of photography and the exceptional amount of advertising.

In the comments on the weekday entry, the judges wrote: It provided all of the news stories that I would like to see if I lived there and good color throughout the newspaper.

Among the comments on the Sunday entry, the judges wrote, I was drawn more to the many special features and sections of the paper, rather than the news, and A wide variety of stories, many of them caught my eye. On the quality of photography, judges wrote: The photography in this newspaper is outstanding, and The photos support the stories and draw the readers in. On quality of local news coverage, one judge said, high quality local news coverage.

In the daily category, Newspaper of the Year honors went to the Republican-American of Waterbury, Connecticut, and the Providence Journal was also named a distinguished newspaper. In the Sunday category, the Providence Sunday Journal was named Newspaper of the Year, and the Worcester Telegram & Gazette joined The Republican as a distinguished newspaper for 2021.

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