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Arkansas Press Women Celebrates 75th Anniversary in June 2024
Arkansas Press Women (APW) will be celebrating its 75th anniversary in June 2024. To celebrate its legacy, APW will present to its members over the next two years the fruits of its project to scan, organize, and make accessible...
Hightower Honored as 2023 Communicator of Achievement
As the chief communications officer for the University of Arkansas System of Division of Agriculture, Mary Hightower has truly made agriculture the business of the everyday Arkansan – by providing clear, actionable information based on the Division’s research and...
APW Celebrates 2023 Award Winners
Arkansas Press Women announced the winners of its annual Communications Contest during an awards luncheon Saturday, May 20, 2023, on the campus of the NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville. Work produced in a variety of communications fields during 2022...
Mia Waddell Receives ’23 APW Scholarship
Arkansas Press Women has selected Mia Waddell, a senior at the University of Central Arkansas, as the recipient of its 2023 scholarship. Waddell will receive a $1,000 scholarship and a membership to the 74-year-old statewide professional communication organization...
Journalist Remembered for Professionalism, Advocacy for Arkansas FOI
Brenda Blagg, an award-winning Arkansas journalist, syndicated columnist, and a longtime member of Arkansas Press Women, died Dec. 14, 2022, in Fayetteville. She was 75. Blagg served in various leadership roles for the organization, including APW president. She also...
Arkansas Press Women Honors UCA Instructor David Keith
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...
APW Raises Funds for Charlotte Schexnayder Journalism Internship
“Mrs. Charlotte is smiling.” This is what Ashton Adcock, chairman and chief executive officer of Merchants & Farmers Bank, said after hearing the Charlotte Schexnayder Journalism Internship has been fully funded for a second consecutive year. The bank’s main...
Reconnect, Recharge at Fall APW Mini-Conference
APW, an organization for professional and student communicators, will host a fall conference featuring student journalists and a political expert discussing the mid-terms at a gathering Nov. 12 on the University of Central Arkansas campus. A panel discussion featuring...
Benefits of APW Membership and Leadership
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...
Arkansas Press Women Sweepstakes Winner Dwain Hebda Shares Experiences as Journalist
Arkansas Press Women Sweepstakes Winner Dwain Hebda Shares Experiences as Journalist