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Dan Laidman, a former journalist, received the 2019 CNPA Freedom of Information Award on May 4 at CNPA’s California Journalism Awards Gala. Laidman has spent the last eight years at Davis Wright Tremaine LLP, a CNPA Allied Member, to defend the press and fight on behalf of media companies, journalists and the public for access…

Were you at the Gala? Or couldn’t make it to Long Beach? You are invited to view three galleries of Gala photos, captured by Carlos Delgado Photography: Gala GeneralRed CarpetPhoto Booth

If you missed last week’s awards announcement, you can view all the winners, plus judges’ comments and links to work, here.

Black tie was mandatory for 2015 CNPA President Dean Eckenroth, President-Elect Chuck Champion (above) and others who helped to pack the house for the California Journalism Awards on Saturday night, May 4 in Long Beach. CNPA President Paulette Brown-Hinds, chair of the Gala Committee, welcomed guests, and 2005 President Will Fleet was master of ceremonies.…

Final preparations are underway for the California Journalism Awards Gala, set for this Saturday evening, May 4 at The Westin Long Beach. The Gala, from 6 to 10:30 p.m., is sold out. At the event, attendees will see the best journalism in California from 2018. And for the first time, CNPA is presenting a gallery…

The CNPA Board of Directors approved five applications for membership at its Quarterly Meeting on April 18 in Sacramento: Active Coalinga Press (weekly); Mary Blyth Jones, publisher The Upbeat Times (monthly), Santa Rosa; Paul Doyle, publisher Allied Interlink, Berrien Springs, MI; Brad Hill, CEO Myles Mellor Crosswords, Lake View Terrace; Myles Mellor, owner Site Impact,…

Tickets are SOLD OUT for the California Journalism Awards Gala, set for Saturday evening, May 4 at The Westin Long Beach. The black tie-optional event is designed to recognize and celebrate CNPA members’ best published work from 2018. Thanks to CNPA’s generous event sponsors, early bird ticket prices were dramatically reduced in order to allow…

Coalinga Press has applied for membership in CNPA. Mary Blyth Jones is owner and publisher of the weekly newspaper, which provides “local news, stories and resources for Coalinga and the surrounding area.” Coalinga Press, founded in 2018, delivers a tabloid newspaper every Tuesday. Coalinga is a city of nearly 17,000 residents in western Fresno County.…

Cal Western Circulation Managers Association (CWCMA) and Northwest International Circulation Executives (NICE), two longstanding organization with members in media companies in 12 western states, are excited to announce the date of their second webinar in a series of three this year. Scheduled for 1 to 3 p.m. Pacific on Thursday, April 25, it will address…

Tickets are SOLD OUT for the California Journalism Awards Gala, set for Saturday evening, May 4 at The Westin Long Beach. The black tie-optional event is designed to recognize and celebrate CNPA members’ best published work from 2018. Thanks to CNPA’s generous event sponsors, early bird ticket prices were dramatically reduced in order to allow…