NPW Provides…
NETWORKING
NPW spring and fall conferences provide networking and professional development opportunities. The conferences are held in various locations around the state and utilize area experts. Each conference features workshops, speakers and discussions designed to enhance members’ knowledge and skills as well as to promote interaction and the exchange of ideas and information.
FEEDBACK
Media professionals provide feedback on every entry submitted to NPW’s annual communications contest. First place entries advance to the national competition. This method is used for both the professional contest and for the high school contest, which is endorsed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals.
RECOGNITION
Each year NPW recognizes a Communicator of Achievement from within its organization and also inducts new members into the Nebraska Women Journalists Hall of Fame, open to all. In addition, NPW provides two scholarships: one to a high school senior planning to seek a post-secondary education in a communications-related field, and one to a Nebraska full-time college or university communications student entering at least the junior year.
NPW Is…
Nebraska Press Women is a dynamic organization of women and men who are engaged in careers spanning the communications spectrum. Some are new to the communications industry. Many are experienced professionals, both active and retired. Some live in rural areas, others in cities.
Individually, we work in print and electronic journalism, public relations, advertising, freelancing, graphic design, digital media, marketing, photography and more. We’re authors and educators. We work for schools, government, non-profits and companies, both large and small.
Collectively we are committed to the highest ethical standards in communications, protecting First Amendment rights, professional growth, the next generation of communicators and networking with each other.
We draw strength, enrichment and friendship from one another.
Upcoming Events…
Latest NPW News…
Batie Named Runner-Up NFPW Communicator of Achievement
Barb Bierman Batie of Lexington, Neb., has been named the runner-up for the 2023 Communicator of Achievement Award from the National Federation of Press Women (NFPW). Batie was recognized during a celebration at the organization’s annual conference held June 22-24,...
Nebraska Students Win 17 National Communication Awards
Nebraska high school students earned two first places, two second places, four third places and nine honorable mentions in the National Federation of Press Women High School Communications Contest. Winners were announced during a May 17 awards ceremony held via Zoom....
NPW Communications Contest Winners Announced
All three NPW Sweepstakes Award recipients in the Nebraska Press Women Communications Contest this year are from central Nebraska. The three and their placements include: Mary Jane Skala, Kearney Hub lifestyle writer and columnist, first; Lori Potter, Kearney-based...
Two Added to Hall of Fame
Two trailblazing journalists, one in broadcast journalism and the other in journalism education, were inducted into the Marian Andersen Women Journalists Hall of Fame on April 22. Ceremonies were conducted during the Nebraska Press Women’s spring conference awards...
Nebraska Students Win NPW Communications Contest Awards
Twenty-three first-place entries in the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) High School Communications Contest have advanced to the National Federation of Press Women competition. National award winners will be announced May 17 during an online celebration. Students from 13...
Barb Batie Named COA
Lexington journalist Barb Batie was named the 2022 Communicator Achievement (COA) by the Nebraska Press Women (NPW) at its recent fall conference in Kearney. This award is the organization’s highest honor for members. It recognizes professional achievement, community...
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