Northeast News secures more Awards in Missouri Press competitions

Once again The Northeast News came away from the annual Missouri Press Association Convention at the Elms Hotel in Excelsior Springs with more awards for excellence in Journalism, Advertising and Marketing.


This year in the Better Newspaper contest, the paper secured six awards for excellence in Journalism in the Weekly Newspaper Category. Managing Editor Abby Hoover scored a First Place award for Best Feature Story for her “Book inspires paper route in Northeast” that ran in October of 2020. Additional awards included two second place awards, one to Abby Hoover for Best Coverage of Government for her story on Operation Legend and Bryan Stalder for Best Editorial Cartoon “They will kill millions.”


The Northeast News also secured three Third Place awards, one to Art and Creative Director Bryan Stalder and Publisher Michael Bushnell for Best Video for a story on The Reiger Distillery pivoting to making hand sanitizer. Former Managing Editor Elizabeth Orosco secured two Third Place awards, one for Best Coverage of Government for a story on the City budget and one for Best Feature Photograph that accompanied a story on Cliff Drive.


On the Advertising and Marketing side of the house, The Northeast News garnered eight awards in the Weekly Newspaper category. Those awards included First Place, Best Advertising Sales Tool to Elizabeth Orosco and Marketing Representative Krystin Miller, First Place to Art & Creative Director Bryan Stalder for Best Ad Designer, First Place for Best Ad Series for the weekly Independence Avenue CID center-spreads and First Place for Best use of Full Color Ad for an ad created for the Kansas City Museum advertising their annual Dia de los Muertos celebration, and First Place for Best Single House Ad for an ad celebrating our Best in Show award in the 2020 Missouri Advertising and Marketing Executives competition sponsored by the Missouri Press Association.


The paper also received a Second Place award going to Bryan Stalder and Krystin Miller for Best Online Ad Designer, Third Place to Abby Hoover, Elizabeth Orosco and Bryan Stalder for Best Sponsored Content/Native Advertising and a Fourth Place award to Bryan Stalder and Abby Hoover for Best Special Section for a piece created for a Jackson County election.
“Just super proud of our team here at the House of News,” Publisher Michael Bushnell said. “It’s a real treat to work with such a talented team dedicated to bringing outstanding Community Journalism to the Historic Northeast community.”

Want Northeast News articles sent straight to your inbox each week? Subscribe below!
Enter your email address and click on the Get Instant Access button.
We respect your privacy

Comments are closed.

  • Frontier School’s annual Multicultural Festival returns to celebrate culture and diversity

    May 24th, 2023
    by

    Daisy Garcia-MontoyaEducation Reporter After a three year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, families and students gathered on Saturday, May […]


    Affordable units coming to historic Paseo buildings

    May 24th, 2023
    by

    Abby HooverManaging Editor The Twelfth Street Heritage Development Corporation (TSHDC) plans to open the first of 11 Jazz Hill apartment […]


    Anual Festival Multicultural de Frontier Schools regresar a celebrar culturas y diversidad

    May 24th, 2023
    by

    Daisy Garcia-MontoyaEducation Reporter Después de tres años de no poder albergar el festival debido a la pandemia de COVID-19, familias […]


    KC Media Collective

    May 24th, 2023
    by

    The group of nonprofit news outlets gathered at Independence Boulevard Christian Church on Thursday, May 18, for the first in […]


    PD Listening Session

    May 24th, 2023
    by

    Kansas City, MO Police Chief Stacey Graves sat down with a small group of Historic Northeast community leaders to discuss […]


    KCPD Press Conference:

    May 24th, 2023
    by

    KCPD officers and community partners gather to speak at the press conference. Riyana Parks-Shaw speaks on distributing money to community […]


    Motorcyclist dies in crash near Truman Rd and Indiana

    May 22nd, 2023
    by

    A motorcycle driver is dead following a crash early this morning. Emergency crews responded to Truman Road and Indiana Avenue […]


    All Gussied Up!

    May 20th, 2023
    by

    Volunteers and Trustees of Elmwood Cemetery took advantage of stellar weather Saturday to make sure the 147 year old cemetery […]


    New orchard planted in Maple Park

    May 17th, 2023
    by

    Michael BushnellPublisher “When it’s cherry blossom time in Orange, New Jersey, we’ll make a peach of a pear.” While those […]


  • Jackson County COMBAT celebrates 30 years

    May 17th, 2023
    by

    Abby HooverManaging Editor Jackson County COMBAT, a tax funded organization that grants money to organizations working to create a strong, […]


    May is Mental Health Awareness Month

    May 17th, 2023
    by

    Sponsored content Sarah Getch, PhD, Program Director/Associate Professor of Health Service Psychology at Kansas City University has a few ideas […]


    Northeast News celebrates reporter’s academic success

    May 17th, 2023
    by

    Abby HooverManaging Editor Northeast News Education Intern Daisy Garcia Montoya completed her Masters in Public Administration – Urban Policy (MPA) […]


    Shooting now ruled a homicide

    May 16th, 2023
    by

    On Sunday, May 7th, just before 6:15pm, Kansas City, MO Police officers were called to the area of 12th street […]


    Mulch fire has crews working around the clock

    May 16th, 2023
    by

    By Grace Kertz, Editorial Intern Another cloudy day in the Northeast… or is it? Residents throughout the Northeast have reported […]


    Charges filed in Northeast dog attack

    May 11th, 2023
    by

    Charges have been filed in Kansas City, Missouri Municipal Court against the owners of two dogs that attacked three people […]


    New short-term rental regulations a win for urban neighborhoods

    May 10th, 2023
    by

    Abby HooverManaging Editor After months of advocacy by neighborhood leaders and residents, Kansas City has passed stricter rules for non-owner […]


    Historic cemetery hosts first Elmwood Bike Rodeo

    May 10th, 2023
    by

    Abby HooverManaging Editor The Missouri Active Outdoors Foundation and Elmwood Cemetery invited families to join them for the first annual […]


    Art As Mentorship supports young artists through summer programs

    May 10th, 2023
    by

    Abby HooverManaging Editor UPDATE: As of May 16, the May 21 concert at Knuckleheads has been postponed until July 15 […]


  • Northeast Newscast


  • Remember This?

    Remember This?

    May 24th, 2023
    by

  • Want articles sent directly to your inbox each week? Subscribe below!
    We respect your privacy and will not distribute your information.