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News Journal earns first place in General Excellence at 2023 KPA awards banquet

The News Journal brought home 23 awards Friday night at the annual Kentucky Press Association convention awards banquet, including its seventh First Place General Excellence Award in eight years. The News Journal garnered seven first place awards in 27 categories plus the first...
Posted On 31 Jan 2024
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News Journal brings wins sixth first place General Excellence Award in seven years

The News Journal brought home 20 awards Friday night at the annual Kentucky Press Association convention awards banquet, including its sixth First Place General Excellence Award in seven years. The News Journal garnered a total of eight first place awards in 26 categories plus...
Posted On 01 Feb 2023
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Kentucky Press Association accepting applications for summer internships

Are you a college student who could use an extra $4,000 and pick up some valuable work experience to put on your resume? Then you should strongly consider applying for a summer internship through the Kentucky Press Association.

News Journal wins fifth General Excellence Award in six years

The News Journal claimed 19 awards Friday at the annual Kentucky Press Association Convention awards banquet, including its fifth First Place General Excellence Award in six years. News Journal Publisher Don Estep said that he was proud of the News Journal staff, which he said...

News Journal wins 15 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards

The News Journal has brought home 15 awards, including a second place finish in General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper division of the Kentucky Press Association’s Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards contest. This was the first time in five years that the News...
Posted On 10 Feb 2021
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News Journal takes home top prize in General Excellence for fourth consecutive year

For the fourth consecutive year, the News Journal has been named the best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky. The News Journal brought home 12 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including first place in General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper division, during the...
Posted On 29 Jan 2020

University of the Cumberlands’ student newspaper The Patriot wins second place General Excellence Award

Although it couldn’t quite equal its success of the prior two years, the University of the Cumberlands student newspaper, The Patriot, received 10 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including a second place General Excellence Award in student publications class one, during...
Posted On 29 Jan 2020

Few Americans can name our First Amendment rights

Have Americans always been so ignorant of their First Amendment rights or is this just a modern day phenomenon? In a recent survey sent to us by the Kentucky Press Association only 14 percent of Americans were able to name Freedom of the Press as one of the freedoms guaranteed by...
Posted On 25 Oct 2019

News Journal again named best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky

For the second year in a row, the News Journal has been named the best large weekly newspaper in Kentucky. The News Journal brought home a total of 24 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards, including a first place award for General Excellence in the large weekly newspaper...
Posted On 31 Jan 2018

UC student newspaper named best in its class

The Patriot, the student newspaper at the University of the Cumberlands, has been named the best in its class. The paper received 22 Excellence in Kentucky Newspaper Awards during the Kentucky Press Association’s annual awards banquet Friday, including a first place General...
Posted On 31 Jan 2018