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St.
Louis American again voted nation's best African-American newspaper
(July 28, 2012) The St. Louis American was again named the top African-American newspaper in the country by the National Newspaper Publishers' Association. This marks the eighth time that the St. Louis American has won the prestigious John B. Russwurm Award, honoring the best of the best African-American newspapers in the U.S. The award was the finale of the NNPA's special annual Merit Awards Gala, which was held recently in Atlanta. "I couldn't be more proud of and thankful to our dedicated, hard-working team at the American," said Donald M. Suggs, publisher of the St. Louis American, now the largest weekly newspaper in the entire state of Missouri. "We have a business model focused on ‘value'…providing value for both our readers and our advertisers. We deeply appreciate this award and look to continue to be increasingly more in touch with our readers in print, online, through social networking, and within the community." At the awards ceremony, the American's website, stlamerican.com, received the first place A. Philip Randolph MillerCoors Messenger Award for Best Newspaper Website. Other NNPA awards the American received included several first place awards: General Excellence, Best Layout and Design, Best Lifestyle Section, Best Special Edition (Diversity, A Business Imperative), Best News Pictures, Best Use of Photographs, and Best Sports Section. With a circulation of 66,000 papers distributed every Thursday, The St. Louis American is now the single largest weekly newspaper in the entire state of Missouri (making Missouri the only state where the largest weekly is a targeted, ethnic publication). For further information visit www.stlamerican.com. The National Newspaper Publishers Association, also known as the Black Press of America, is a 72-year-old federation of more than 200 Black-owned newspapers across the United States. Go to Target Market News homepage RECENT STORIES Flowers Communications retains and expands its assignment with MillerCoors Bounce TV adds the Detroit market with Scripps/WXYZ-TV agreement Former GM marketing chief returns to Detroit with Jackson & Partners agency Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 25 - July 1 BET Awards easily take No.1 cable show, VH1 remains week's top cable network Black TV Ratings for Week of June 25 - July 1 'America's Got Talent,' Olympic trials give NBC a win with black viewers E. Morris Communications creates winning debut campaign for juice drink line Africa Channel signs sponsorship deal to compete in 2013 NASCAR racing season Black journalists honor NorthStar publisher as 'Entrepreneur of the Year' Black Cable TV Ratings for Week of June 18 - 24 VH1 wins the week's trifecta on the Top 25 cable favorites in black households Black TV Ratings for Week of June 18 - 24 Black viewers were 35 percent of the total audience for NBA championship game Africa Channel signs sponsorship deal to compete in 2013 NASCAR racing season Click here for more recent news stories and our news archive Return to top of page |
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