The New Dominion Magazine wins two VPA awards
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The New Dominion Magazine won two awards in the 2009 News Contest sponsored by the Virginia Press Association. The awards were presented Saturday night in Roanoke at the VPA’s News Conference and Annual Meeting.
The New Dominion Magazine competes in the crowded specialty-publications division, which includes a total of 38 publications with circulation bases ranging from a few thousand to several hundred thousand per issue.
The ND won a second-place award among specialty publications in the special-sections category for its real-estate section. The spotlight award for the magazine was the third place in design and presentation, a category encompassing the editorial content, the quality of the photography and the design and layout of the magazine. Continue reading “The New Dominion Magazine wins two VPA awards” »
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Maybe a law was broken in registrar e-mail exchange
An AFP reader might have a point regarding a possible violation of laws in a discussion between the former voter registrar in Waynesboro and a candidate for the appointment to the post.
“Providing information about the manner in which a specific vote is cast, or any information regarding an individual’s votes, is ABSOLUTELY illegal – no questions asked,:” reader Donna Kent noted in a comment posted to the AFP site on Thursday on a comment thread for our Online Extra on the e-mail exchanges between former Waynesboro registrar Mary Alice Downs and the current registrar, Lisa Wooten. Continue reading “Maybe a law was broken in registrar e-mail exchange” »
The debut of The Green Issue
The April 2009 edition of The New Dominion Magazine is making its way out into coffeeshops and restaurants and libraries and businesses across the Central Shenandoah Valley. It’s our first Green Issue, focusing on the local green economy in our cover story and taking a look at how green thinking is impacting our real-estate market and more. Continue reading “The debut of The Green Issue” »
New Dominion honored by Virginia Press Association
The New Dominion Magazine won three awards for journalistic excellence in its first year of eligibility in the prestigious Virginia Press Association News Contest. The awards were announced Saturday at the Association’s annual conference in Norfolk.
The competition was fierce in the top category for nondaily newspapers and magazines, whose 45 publications include Virginia Living, Virginia Business, Style Weekly and the Washington Business Journal. The New Dominion took home top honors in this grouping in Public Affairs Writing for a story in the Spring 2008 edition by editor Chris Graham entitled “The Senior Boom,” which examined issues faced locally related to our growing senior population. Continue reading “New Dominion honored by Virginia Press Association” »
The March 2009 New Dominion is on the streets
The March 2009 edition of The New Dominion Magazine is on the streets this week.
The cover story is “Black, white and red all over” - a look by ND editor Chris Graham at the hemorrhaging in the news-media and book-publishing industries and what those of us on the inside are doing to try to stanch the bleeding.
Also featured in the magazine …
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AFP, ND editor named GM of Waynesboro Generals
The Waynesboro Generals are announcing today that Chris Graham of Waynesboro has been named the team’s new general manager.
Graham, 36, is the co-owner of Augusta Free Press Publishing in Downtown Waynesboro and the editor of The New Dominion monthly print magazine and Augusta Free Press Online based in Waynesboro. The Staunton native grew up in Augusta County and is a graduate of Wilson Memorial High School and the University of Virginia. Continue reading “AFP, ND editor named GM of Waynesboro Generals” »
The February New Dominion magazine is on the streets
The February edition of The New Dominion print magazine is out and about at locations across the Central Shenandoah Valley and Charlottesville. Links to stories on our sister website TheNewDominion.com and our web extras are here. To find out where you can pick up your copy, click here. Continue reading “The February New Dominion magazine is on the streets” »
Today’s Agenda
Among the items on Today’s Agenda – make it a note to update Today’s Agenda more regularly. The focal point today is the January edition of The New Dominion print magazine. It’s (finally!) out on the streets. Newsletter subscribers will get a full rundown in their e-mail boxes today. You can also check it out online.
AFP, New Dominion, local Dems headed to D.C. for Obama inauguration
The Augusta Free Press/The New Dominion and the Waynesboro Democratic Committee are teaming up to sponsor a bus trip to Washington, D.C., on Jan. 20, 2009, to witness Barack Obama’s inauguration as the 44th President of the United States. Continue reading “AFP, New Dominion, local Dems headed to D.C. for Obama inauguration” »
AFP News: New edition of The New Dominion on newsstands
The Fall 2008 edition of The New Dominion is on newsstands this week.
Stories featured in the Fall edition include:
- Understanding Islam: Mosque opens doors to Valley
- Special Report: We can’t leave them behind
- The head of the class
- Authorized Personnel Only: Behind the scenes in health care
- A negative into a positive: Staunton woman’s gift from God inspiring others
- The Second Battle of Lexington
- Your Guide to the Holidays – 2008
- Remember when … downtown had a grocery store?
- Photog aims to capture the Faces of Waynesboro
- The rise and fall of kings: Richard II at The American Shakespeare Center
To find out where you can pick up a copy, go to http://thenewdominion.com/distribution/ to access our list of drop locations.
