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...
by Richard Plotkin | Oct 12, 2022 | Member Highlight
For Mary Hightower, being president of Arkansas Press Women underscored the importance of learning the needs of her members. “Being a leader in APW gave me a greater perspective on what it means to be a member,” said Hightower, who served as president from 2009 to...
by Angelita Faller | Oct 12, 2022 | communications contest, Member Highlight, NFPW
For Dwain Hebda, president of Ya!Mule Wordsmiths, journalism is in his blood.His father ran their hometown’s weekly newspaper, the Nance County Journal, and Hebda has fond memories of spending his childhood days in the small town of Fullerton, Nebraska, learning the...
by APW | May 1, 2022 | Member Highlight, Scholarship
LITTLE ROCK – Arkansas Press Women (APW) has selected Emma Jones, a junior at Harding University, as the recipient of its 2022 scholarship. Jones will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a membership to APW during the Arkansas Press Women Awards Ceremony May 21 at...
by APW | Jun 9, 2021 | Member Highlight, NFPW2021
EDITOR’S NOTE: Michelle Duster, the great-granddaughter of Ida B. Wells, will kick off the NFPW Virtual Conference at noon Friday. Duster’s most recent book is Ida B. the Queen: The Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells. APW and NFPW member Philip Martin, an...
by arkpresswomen | Oct 12, 2019 | Member Highlight
Kristin Netterstrom Higgins of Bryant has been named president of Arkansas Press Women for a second term. APW was established in 1949 to give women a voice in journalism during a time when many women published family-owned newspapers but were unable to compete in...
