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‘Cleveland Jewish News’ named by AP as best Ohio newspaper for its size

In total, “The Cleveland Jewish News” captured 18 awards, including six first-place awards.

View of Downtown Cleveland Skyline, taken from the Superior Viaduct. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.
View of Downtown Cleveland Skyline, taken from the Superior Viaduct. Credit: Wikimedia Commons.

The Associated Press has named The Cleveland Jewish News the best Ohio newspaper for outlets with a daily circulation of 8,000 to 11,999.

In total, The Cleveland Jewish News captured 18 awards, including six first-place awards.

The AP announced the winners on March 23 as the annual May awards ceremony was canceled due to the coronavirus pandemic.

“It is particularly gratifying to see the hard work of our journalists rewarded for their exceptional reporting on important community news stories we told over the past year,” said Kevin S. Adelstein, CEO and publisher of The Cleveland Jewish News and president of the Cleveland Jewish Publication Company. “This is local, community journalism at its core.”

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