Pennsylvania News Media Association

07/21/2025

Founded on June 13, 1874, by Harry E. Slep and George J. Akers as the Evening Mirror, The Altoona Mirror has been part of the Slep family for five generations. Today, Publisher Dan Slep continues the legacy his great-great-grandfather began.

To commemorate the anniversary, the Mirror published a 56-page tabloid edition filled with history, heart and hometown pride.

Read more in our recent Member Spotlight: https://panewsmedia.org/how-the-altoona-mirror-celebrates-151-years-of-local-journalism/

Learn more about the Altoona Mirror at https://www.altoonamirror.com/

📸 Mirror Publisher Dan Slep, seated, is surrounded by, from left, Stephanie Miller, Todd Miller and Deb Miller, also descendants of the founding family. (Patrick Waksmunski/Altoona Mirror)

To commemorate the anniversary, the Altoona Mirror published a 56-page tabloid edition filled with history, heart and hometown pride.

07/21/2025

On July 16, PNA hosted the 30th Annual PNA Media Lawyers Conference at The Best Western Premier The Central Hotel & Conference Center in Harrisburg. The event brought together media law attorneys from across the state for a day of case law discussions, litigation insights and legislative updates impacting the media industry.

The program also included training on the Rules of Professional Conduct.

We’re proud to support continued legal education and collaboration among Pennsylvania’s leading media law professionals.

https://panewsmedia.org/event/30th-annual-media-lawyers-conference/

07/18/2025

PNA President and CEO William Cotter and Jane Hungarter met with the team from The Morning Call (Allentown) on Wednesday to provide an update about PNA key initiatives, including training opportunities and ongoing legislative efforts to modernize public notices. TMC is also hosting a summer intern from PNA’s newsroom internship program.

Learn more about the newsroom internship program at https://panewsmedia.org/newsroom-internship-program/

Learn more about The Morning Call: https://www.mcall.com/

📸 PNA’s Bill Cotter, center, is shown with Morning Call team members, from left, Todd Wendling, Crissa Shoemaker DeBree, John Misinco and Jim Feher.

📸 PNA’s Jane Hungarter, center, is shown with Morning Call team members Todd Wendling, John Misinco and Jim Feher.

07/18/2025

PNA Director of Marketing and Membership Jane Hungarter had the pleasure of visiting with members of The Chestnut Hill Local staff on Tuesday, including Publisher Daralyse Lyons and Brian Nelson, a summer intern at the publication, who is one of 11 participants in PNA’s inaugural newsroom internship program.

PNA partnered with the Philadelphia Chapter of the (NABJ) National Association of Black Journalists and the Pittsburgh Black Media Federation to create a paid, summer internship program for journalists or recent graduates from schools of higher education that have accredited journalism programs.

Learn more about the newsroom internship program at https://panewsmedia.org/newsroom-internship-program/

Connect with the Chestnut Hill Local at https://www.chestnuthilllocal.com/

📸 CHL editorial team members are from left: Maggie Dougherty, Lucy Tobier, Abby Weiss, Daralyse Lyons, Brian Nelson (seated), Tommy Tucker, Wendy Rosenfield, and Kristin Holmes.

07/17/2025

🏆 The Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association will present several prestigious awards at our 100th Anniversary Gala on Nov. 13, including three exciting new honors in 2025!

✨ New in 2025:
• News Media Industry Executive of the Year
• Innovator of the Year
• Emerging Leader of the Year

🏅 Plus annual favorites:
• PNA Hall of Fame 25 in 2025
• Lifetime Achievement Award
• Benjamin Franklin Award for Excellence

📅 Deadline to apply: Aug. 15
Apply now: https://panewsmedia.org/contests-and-awards/

Each year, the PNA and the PNA Foundation conduct many contests and awards programs, recognizing the outstanding achievements of professional and student journalists, sales staff, carriers and company leaders. We […]

07/16/2025

Help us honor a century of press excellence by sharing your insights and memories today! We invite you to share your favorite memories, milestones and moments.

Whether it's a tribute to a Hall of Fame inductee, a story about a local journalism legend, a memory from a member visit in your office, an insight from a training session or conference, or a reflection on the people and events that shaped your career, we want to hear it.

Email your response to [email protected].

07/15/2025

The PBA Media Awards Competition is now open for submissions! The awards honor excellence in journalism that increases public understanding of the legal system and promotes improvements of our laws, the courts and law enforcement agencies.

There is no cost to enter.

The awards ceremony will be in conjunction with the Keystone Media Awards luncheon on Oct. 17.

https://pab.org/pba-media-awards-competition-open-for-submissions/

07/14/2025

Keeping their communities informed and entertained is the key to success for the Kane Republican, Ridgway Record and St. Mary’s Daily Press. It is this commitment that makes local community news a valuable source for rural Pennsylvania.

Read more about the unique methods they are using to connect with readers, like the annual Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous 40-page guide, in our recent member spotlight: https://panewsmedia.org/unique-methods-used-by-rural-newspapers-to-connect-with-their-readers/

📸 Steve Backus, 2025 Chainsaw Carvers Rendezvous featured artist

07/12/2025

Thank you to everyone who joined us at Colonial Golf & Tennis Club for the annual PNA Foundation golf outing in June!

We are so grateful to our members, board directors, trustees, partners, vendors and friends for spending the afternoon in the sun with us!

07/11/2025

Registration is now open for Pennsylvania’s premier advertising conference Sept. 24-26 in State College. Learn more, register and download the 2025 PNA Advertising Conference Program at https://panewsmedia.org/event/pna-advertising-conference/

07/10/2025

Congratulations to the winners of the inaugural A-Mark Prize for Investigative Journalism Awards! Spotlight PA an independent, nonpartisan and nonprofit newsroom based in Harrisburg, swept the awards, earning first-, second- and third-place prizes .

Read the full press release and learn more at: https://panewsmedia.org/contests-and-awards/a-mark-prize-for-investigative-journalism-in-pennsylvania/

07/10/2025

🏆 Congratulations to the 2025 News Organization of the Year winners!

Multi-day Publications
🥇 First Place – Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
🥈 Second Place – PennLive.com/The Patriot-News, Harrisburg

Weekly Publications
🥇 First Place – TheBurg, Harrisburg
🥈 Second Place – The Chestnut Hill Local

We’re proud to honor these outstanding news organizations for their dedication to quality journalism.

Read the full press release and learn more: https://panewsmedia.org/contests-and-awards/news-organization-of-the-year-noy/

Award Details Since 1990, the Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association (PNA) Foundation’s News Organization of the Year Contest, formerly known as the Newspaper of the Year Contest, has given Pennsylvania news media companies […]