The Shelbyville News

Name/Title

The Shelbyville News

Description

Headline- "Missouri judges declare The Shelbyville News top daily" Left column highlights The Shelbyville News's HSPA Blue Ribbon win. The year 1979 was the first year the competition was open to all newspapers, regardless of size. Shelbyville's newspaper was in the state's bottom third in terms of circulation. Depsite that, the newspaper scored a 99 out of 100 in the competition. The competition was judged by a panel from the University of Missouri School of Journalism, the first journalism school in the world.

Collection

John C. DePrez and Lee Marks

Acquisition

Accession

2021.002

Source or Donor

Lee Marks & John C. DePrez, Jr.

Acquisition Method

Gift

Made/Created

Date made

1979

Condition

Overall Condition

Excellent

Create Date

May 25, 2021

Update Date

May 25, 2021