Star-Revue snags 4 awards in state-wide newspaper competition, by Kimberly Gail Price

The New York Press Association is a state-wide trade group for local journalism founded in 1953. The Red Hook Star-Revue joined NYPA in the Spring of 2012.
Since that time, we have won 13 awards in their annual Better Newspaper Contest (BNC). This year, the Star-Revue was honored with four awards. Each award is accompanied by a description of why the entry was chosen for recognition.

First place: Coverage of Education
The Red Hook Star-Revue, Brooklyn
George Fiala and Kimberly Price
“Kimberly Gail Price’s article on PS 15’s project draws the reader in to share real moments with real people. An outstanding read with a fantastic lead: ‘That’s so Brooklyn!’“

First Place: Best Advertising Campaign – Mark’s Pizza
The Red Hook Star-Revue, Brooklyn
George B. Fiala
“The campaign shows creativity and humor. These ads jump off the page in a way that is eye catching and illuminates the product. It also shows the paper’s knowledge of the community.”

Second Place: Best Interaction with Readers
The Red Hook Star-Revue, Brooklyn
George Fiala and Kimberly Price
“Great concept – instead of telling the readers what the paper thinks, the paper asked readers to share their opinions.” (This was a page of reader comments about Estate4’s plans for the waterfront)

Second Place: Best Editorial Cartoon
The Red Hook Star-Revue, Brooklyn
Vince Musacchia
“Looks like this artist will be sorely missed.”

Editor’s Note: Vince drew editorial cartoons for the Star-Revue until 2013. He remained a dear friend to the paper even after he stopped drawing for us. He passed away in 2015, and was entered in this category posthumously. Publisher, George Fiala was a life-long friend to Vince, and we will always be grateful that he chose to share his talents with us.
As a community publication, the competition among our peers is fierce. Washington publishers chose excellence above all else. We are thrilled at being selected among the best of the best. But mostly the Star-Revue is so proud to call Red Hook our home!

The annual NYPA Spring convention is a chance to meet with fellow publishers, editors and reporters. We sit in sessions and learn from professionals about reporting, editing, advertising and technology. And we celebrate the art of respectable, professional journalism.

For one weekend a year in Saratoga Springs, we get to know our peers. We understand the uphill battles they face, because we face our own. We listen, we learn, we encourage, and we congratulate. We remind one another that print cannot be dead if so many of us still exist.

The convention is held every year at the Gideon-Putnam Hotel. The NYPA prepares an extravagant weekend for their members, including a mock casino paper money, an awards banquet, and ice cream and coffee breaks.

Seminars are led by Pulitzer Prize winners, icons of the journalism community and life-long professionals who have dedicated their entire careers to the betterment of ensuring that media continues to thrive and remain trustworthy. Every year, the Star-Revue emerges with enthusiasm and fresh ideas to bring back to our community.

We may be small, but we are mighty. We may feel isolated, but we are connected to a community. We love what we do, and we thank every one of our readers for the support you have shown over the past 6 years. If you stop reading, we’d just be talking to ourselves! – Kimberly Gail Price