by Angelita Faller | Jun 29, 2025 | communications contest, Member Highlight
Arkansas Press Women (APW) has named Richard Plotkin as the recipient of its inaugural Distinguished Service Award, created to recognize and celebrate individuals who have demonstrated outstanding service and leadership within the communications industry, particularly...
by Angelita Faller | Jun 27, 2025 | Member Highlight
Arkansas Press Women (APW) has awarded its inaugural investigative journalism mini-grant to Josie Lenora, politics and government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio. Lenora will use the $750 grant to support an in-depth podcast season examining the political career...
by Angelita Faller | Dec 11, 2024 | Member Highlight
Arkansas Press Women member Josie Lenora serves as the government reporter for Little Rock Public Radio. This up and coming reporter is the recipient of the National Press Foundation’s Elections Journalism Fellowship, and she is explaining how this fellowship impacted...
by Angelita Faller | Jun 1, 2024 | communications contest, Member Highlight
For the third year in a row, Dwain Hebda, founder and president of Ya!Mule Wordsmiths, has won the Arkansas Press Women’s Sweepstakes Award. Hebda, who also serves as editor in chief of AY Media Group and lead writer for Wheelhouse Publishing, is sharing invaluable...
by Kristin Higgins | Dec 30, 2023 | APW History, Member Highlight
Arkansas Press Women members closed out 2023 by electing Angelita Faller of Little Rock as their next president. Faller, who serves as news director at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, brings a wealth of experience in journalism, communications, and digital...
by Angelita Faller | Jan 31, 2023 | Member Highlight
Arkansas Press Women members recently honored a former scholarship recipient and ace reporter who has transformed into a top-notch educator teaching the next generation of journalists at the University of Central Arkansas. APW President Kristin Netterstrom Higgins...
