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Celebrating APW’s 75th anniversary through history
This year marks Arkansas Press Women’s 75th anniversary. Founded in 1949 by Roberta Fulbright, we remain true to our mission: supporting and empowering communicators across Arkansas. To take a deep dive into our organization’s history, join Wendy Plotkin in her work...
Faller Named APW President
Arkansas Press Women members closed out 2023 by electing Angelita Faller of Little Rock as their next president.
Charlotte Schexnayder Journalism Internship Recipient Joe Santana Gains Valuable Experience at Hometown Newspaper
For the second summer in a row, aspiring journalist Joe Santana has had the opportunity to gain valuable professional experience as a reporter while interning at his hometown newspaper, the Dumas Clarion. Santana, a senior mass communication major at the University of...
Now Open: 2024 APW Professional Communications Contest accepting entries
Entering the 2023 Arkansas Press Women Professional Communications Contest yielded more than awards for KUAF National Public Radio investigative journalist Jacqueline Froelich. Even her listeners were among those who conveyed...
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...