Black Press Media recently won two awards for digital innovation in the news media industry.
The company91Ƶs 2018 Amateur Photographer of the Year contest won Best Contest and/or Promotion in North America in its category (more than 750,000 unique visitors) from the Local Media Association, a U.S.-based organization with more than 3,000 active members.
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The contest received more than 25,000 photos from 6,000 entrants for categories such as wildlife, people, pets and food.
91ƵBlack Press Media91Ƶs amateur photographer contest capitalized on the public91Ƶs innate desire to create and contribute, earning them new audience in the process,91Ƶ the judges said. 91ƵThe results were quantitatively impressive, and qualitatively stunning!91Ƶ
The company also won Best Email Newsletter for its weekly 91ƵThis Week in B.C.91Ƶ newsletter from Second Street, a U.S.-based business that provides software for media companies and marketers to run contests and interactive content.
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91ƵThis Week in B.C.,91Ƶ launched in June 2018, comes out every Saturday morning with the best stories you might have missed from our newsrooms across the province. It has more than 10,000 subscribers. To sign up, enter one of Black Press Media91Ƶs contests and opt-in for the newsletter .
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