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06/06/2018
Cleveland Press Club honors Akron Beacon Journal, Medina County Gazette and Plain Dealer journalists with 2018 Excellence in Journalism Awards
The Akron Beacon Journal was named the best daily newspaper with larger than 75,000 circulation while the Medina County Gazette won the honor for newspapers under 75,000 circulation at the Press Club of Cleveland's 40th Annual All-Ohio Excellence in Journalism Awards on Friday night.
The Plain Dealer won second place in the large newspaper category, while The Chronicle-Telegram was named second best in the smaller circulation category.
The all-Ohio journalism competition and awards banquet, held at the House of Blues in downtown Cleveland, recognized work from daily and non-daily newspapers, television and radio stations, online outlets, trade and business publications and freelance journalists.
"This year we had 750-plus entries, judged by Press Club members in Idaho, Los Angeles, Milwaukee, New Orleans, Orange County, San Diego, Southeast Texas, Syracuse, and Western Pennsylvania," said Press Club of Cleveland president and former Plain Dealer managing editor Thom Fladung, managing partner of Hennes Communications.
