The Arkansas Advocate won first-place honors in the National Federation of Press Women’s National Communications Contest for its series on prison overcrowding.
Deputy Editor Antonette Grajeda and reporters Ainsley Platt and Tess Vrbin won first place in the in-depth reporting category. Winners were announced Saturday at the group’s annual conference in Ellicott City, Maryland.
NFPW is a nationwide organization of women and men pursuing careers throughout the communications industry, including print and electronic journalism, freelancing, new media, books, public relations, marketing, graphic design, photography, advertising, radio and television…