Nogales International third in the nation’s best newspapers contest

Wick News Service

The Nogales International placed third in the Inland Press Association 2008 "Nation's Best Weekly Newspaper" contest for 2009.

“This is a competition which only attracts the very best U.S. weeklies. Your achievement is to be commended,” said Ray Carlsen of the Inland Press Association.

The Nogales International took first place in this contest for 2001 and 2007.

“There must be a rule in the bylaws that says you can’t win two years in a row,” joked Aulton Utsey, the NI’s copy editor. “But, seriously, it is a great honor.”

“In these hard times for the newspaper industry, it means even more to be thought of so highly by our peers,” added William Wilczewski, NI assistant editor. “Not only are we proud of all our employees, but we are also happy to know that our readers can see that we rank up there with the nation’s finest. We always strive to give them the very best news that our community has to offer.”

The presentation of awards will take place Feb. 25 at the Westin Riverwalk Hotel in San Antonio, Texas, during the Inland Press Association's Key Executives Conference.
 
According to an IPA press release, judges for the competition were veteran newspaper people — Dr. David Nelson, former Time Inc. and Knight-Ridder editor, now a senior professor at Medill School of Journalism, Northwestern University; Arne DeLuca, former daily newspaper publisher and now principal in the newspaper training organization, Institute of Continuing Education; and Bill Roesgen, former editor and publisher of the Racine, Wis., Journal-Times and Lincoln, Neb., Journal Star.