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The Syracuse Press Club has released the finalists for the 47th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The contest received 390 entries across 56 categories. Judges from partner press clubs in California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin had the daunting task of reviewing and ranking the top entries for each category. On average, fewer...
The Syracuse Press Club has released the finalists for the 47th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The contest received 390 entries across 56 categories. Judges from partner press clubs in California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin had the daunting task of reviewing and ranking the top entries for each category. On average, fewer...
The Syracuse Press Club has released the finalists for the 47th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The contest received 390 entries across 56 categories. Judges from partner press clubs in California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin had the daunting task of reviewing and ranking the top entries for each category. On average, fewer...
The Syracuse Press Club is pleased to announce the winner of the 2025 A. Brohmann Roth Newcomer Award, based on stellar work by a young reporter in 2024. Congratulations to Patrick McCarthy, a staff reporter at Central Current covering government and politics! McCarthy was born and raised in Syracuse, N.Y. He developed his love...
The Syracuse Press Club is thrilled to announce the winner of our prestigious 2025 Bill Carey Award for Journalist of the Year. The club annually recognizes one journalist who stands out among peers for contributions to news coverage in a 12-month period (2024). Congratulations to Marnie Eisenstadt, our 2025 Journalist of the Year! Marnie Eisenstadt...
The Syracuse Press Club has released the finalists for the 47th annual Professional Recognition Awards. The contest received 390 entries across 56 categories. Judges from partner press clubs in California, Florida, Idaho, Louisiana, Ohio, Texas and Wisconsin had the daunting task of reviewing and ranking the top entries for each category. On average, fewer...
The Syracuse Press Club is pleased to announce the winner of our 2025 Selwyn Kershaw Professional Standards Award. This award is presented to individuals whose high journalistic standards serve as an inspiration to others. Congratulations to David Wilcox, the managing editor of The Citizen in Auburn and auburnpub.com! David has been working at The...
Join us for another meeting of the media minds at Syracuse Press Club’s 4th annual Media Mixer, featuring a panel of experts in AI from Syracuse University’s Newhouse School. What AI tools are quickly gaining interest among reporters, media professionals and students? What are best practices and industry standards? What media jobs are most likely to change as...
Central and Northern New York newsrooms gathered under one roof to celebrate the best of local journalism at the 2024 Syracuse Press Club Professional Recognition Awards. 200 guests attended the banquet on Saturday, May 4 to receive their awards and placements. Glenn “Gomez” Adams of TK99 and Violet Scibior of CNY Central served as esteemed...
The Transparency Award, formerly known as the President’s Award for Best News Source, is given to those who provide access, information, and insight to journalists covering stories important to the citizens of Central New York....