NORTH KINGSTOWN – The Rhode Island Press Association on Friday presented awards across more than 45 categories to journalists throughout the state for writing, design and photography in its editorial contest for 2023.

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The association also formally inducted the next three members of its Journalism Hall of Fame: James N. Rhea (posthumous), of The Providence Journal; Barry Fain, of Providence Media; and John Pantalone, founding editor, Newport This Week.

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Lily Neves, a sophomore at Roger Williams University, was presented with this year’s student scholarship.

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During the annual banquet, the association elected officers for the coming year: Ethan Shorey, of The Valley Breeze, as president; Carlos Muños, of Globe Rhode Island, as vice president, Sarah Francis, retired, as treasurer, and Will Richmond, of The Providence Journal, as secretary.

 

The award winners are attached here:

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