The New England Newspaper & Press Association named Rhode Island Current as the region’s top digital news outlet of 2024 at an awards ceremony on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. (Janine L. Weisman/Rhode Island Current)
Rhode Island Current was honored as the region’s digital news publication of the year by the professional trade organization for newspapers in all six New England states at an awards luncheon Saturday in Providence.
The New England Newspaper & Press Association (NENPA) celebrated distinguished publications and outstanding achievements in community journalism during the organization’s annual Fall Publisher’s Conference at the Omni Providence. The Newspapers of the Year and Online Publications of the Year competition is judged by New England readers who are enlisted by the association to evaluate entries from a news consumer point of view. Judges evaluated quality of reporting, use of photos, design, overall utility and news value and how well news outlets reflected and cared about the communities they serve.