Twenty-six of the 55 awards AMP bestowed this year were first-place awards that moved on to the NFPW
National awards: Graphics 3rd: Savannah Bullard, WVUA 23 News, Wings Over Courtland Page Design - Newspaper 2nd: Savannah Bullard , The Crimson White, Dance Alabama Culture Spread Specialty Articles - Green/Environmental HM: Solomon Crenshaw, Jr., SCJr Content Providers, Toxic: Life in the shadows of major pollution sources Specialty Articles - Personal essay 1st: Meredith Cummings, SPJ Quill magazine, What I learned in my great American newsroom trip Specialt
2019 Communications / Media Contest Now Open
The 2019 AMP Communications Contest and the National Federation of Press Women Professional Contest are now open for submissions. This year's contest has several new categories, including Novella, Personal Essay, and E-letters, along with an updated entry system to make submitting your entry easier. The AMP Communications Contest is for communications/media professionals in Alabama, with winners eligible to compete in the National Federation of Press Women national contest (i
2018 AMP Alabama Communications Contest Winners
Our annual communications contest is a great opportunity to be acknowledged for good work and to get feedback on how to improve. And the 2018 results show the continued benefits and popularity of this annual contest. We had entries in 29 categories. We need to give a thanks to the 16 judges and our contest director, Meredith Cummings, who volunteered their time for this important AMP benefit. Donna Francavilla (pictured) was our sweepstakes winner, meaning she had the highest
Find a Freelancer Leads to AMP Member Getting a New Alabama Client for Writing Projects
Herb Patterson's profile on the Alabama Media Professionals' website says he's retired and an artist. But the skill that made an Alabama construction company hire him is writing, particularly Herb's experience in technical writing--or at least, not travel writing. Herb has his professional profile on AMP's new Find a Freelancer section of the association's website and is helping the FAF team to spread the word about this resource. The company did an online search for "freelan
Christmas Party Was Fun for All
A wonderful time was had by all at Alabama Media Professionals' holiday party. We enjoyed an excellent meal, a game of Dirty Santa, and great conversation. Special thanks to Carolanne Griffith Roberts, who hosted the event at her home, and to party co-chairs Sandra Bearden and Marti Slay. #christmasparty #Alabama #communications #freelancers #organization #PastEvents
Now Accepting Alabama Communications Contest Entries
AMP Contest Director Meredith Cummings has announced earlier dates for entering our 2018 Alabama-level Communications Contest. The AMP Communications Contest is for communications/media professionals in Alabama, with winners eligible to compete in the National Federation of Press Women national contest (if they are NFPW members). In 2018, the NFPW conference (where national winners are announced) moves to June, and so contest deadlines will change accordingly. AMP winners wil