Black Press Media recently won two awards for digital innovation in the news media industry.
The company鈥檚 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.
鈥淏lack Press Media鈥檚 amateur photographer contest capitalized on the public鈥檚 innate desire to create and contribute, earning them new audience in the process,鈥� the judges said. 鈥淭he results were quantitatively impressive, and qualitatively stunning!鈥�
The company also won Best Email Newsletter for its weekly 鈥淭his Week in B.C.鈥� 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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鈥淭his Week in B.C.,鈥� 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 Media鈥檚 contests and opt-in for the newsletter .
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