Courier wins three NNPA Messenger Awards during 2024 NNPA Annual Convention

Normally, those in Baltimore, home to the rabid Ravens fans of the NFL, aren’t too fond of the Terrible Towel-waving, Steel City-marching Pittsburghers who love their Steelers.But on June 20, 2024, Pittsburgh got a little love while in the Charm City.During the National Newspaper Publisher Association’s annual Messenger Awards at the Four Seasons Hotel in Baltimore, the New Pittsburgh Courier won three national awards for its editorial and journalistic prowess.The Courier won two second-place awards for Best Layout & Design (Broadsheet) and Newsletter Excellence, and a third-place award for Best Business Story/Feature.In the past four years (2021-2024), the Courier has won 18 NNPA Messenger Awards, including seven in 2021, five in 2022, and three in 2023. The Courier was named the third-best African American newspaper in the country in 2021, and won first-place in the Newspaper Excellence category in 2022. The Courier’s parent company, Real Times Media, also owns the Michigan Chronicle (Detroit), which took home five awards on June 20. The Chronicle placed first for Best Facebook Campaign, second-place for Website Excellence and Best Entertainment Section, and third-place for Best Education Story/Feature and Best Original Photography.Overall, Real Times Media won eight awards, after winning seven in 2023.“These awards are...