It is a disservice to the public that the Page One Awards (recently taking place) don’t acknowledge community newspaper excellence. As an alley contributor who has written for a handful of community papers over three decades, this publication is an oasis. To be sure, while its activist bent is clearly leftist, editorial integrity avoids the pitfall of being de facto propaganda. Rather than forward a publisher’s vested agenda, the alley holds the community’s well being first and foremost, informing and acting on behalf of the same. It does readers immense good to remain in existence all these years.
Dwight Hobbes
Editors’ Note:
Page One Awards contest is an annual event put together by the Minnesota Society of Professional Journalists. The awards contest recognizes and celebrates outstanding journalism in Minnesota. Learn more about the event and the worthy winners at https://www.mnspj.org/2025/06/26/mnspj-2025-page-one-awards-winners/.
