Kidsville News!, a literacy and educational newspaper based in Fayetteville, NC, has stepped up to sponsor the National Newspaper Association’s new Newspaper And Education contest. “Kidsville News! is very proud to be partnering with NNA to sponsor the NAE awards,” said Bill Bowman, president and founder of Kidsville News!
“We thank Kidsville News! for its generous support in helping us recognize the significant role newspapers play in supporting community educational programs,” said NNA Contest Chair Jeff Farren, publisher of the Kendall County Record in Yorkville, IL. “This generous sponsorship will ensure each of the contest’s 10 first place winners will receive a check for $100 and an award certificate,” he said.
NNA believes successful newspaper education partnerships should be celebrated, so it has created this enhanced Newspaper In Education contest to highlight newspaper/school partnerships (levels K through community college) that focus on developing fully informed citizens. Both traditional Newspaper In Education programs and non-traditional programs are eligible for entry.
The contest launches March 2012 and is open to NNA member and non-member newspapers. It will recognize newspapers that have established internships, supported school programs, assisted student journalists and helped local education through activities that reach beyond news coverage. More information can be found on NNA's website.
Contest winners will be informed if they have won by mid-August 2012, and will also be acknowledged during the NNA’s 126th Annual Convention & Trade Show, Oct. 3-7, 2012, in Charleston, SC.
In recognition of its sponsorship, Kidsville News! will be named as a sponsor for the NAE contest in all advance publicity and a representative of its company will be invited to join NNA’s contest chair and outgoing past president in presenting the NAE awards to a representative of the winning newspapers in attendance during the awards ceremony in Charleston.
“NIE has been a very important part of our success,” said Bowman. “We’re excited!”