NNAF selects publisher of The Atlanta Voice for board of directors

The National Newspaper Association Foundation (NNAF) announced Janis L. Ware, steadfast of The Atlanta Voice to its committee of directors. As a subordinate of the board, Ware volition service a 1 twelvemonth word which began October 2021.

“It is an grant to beryllium included connected this committee of respected newspapers passim the country,” Ware said. “While I person ever believed that the enactment that my squad and I bash is important, not conscionable locally but nationally, I proceed to beryllium amazed by the radical and organizations who admit our enactment and its importance.”

NNAF is the acquisition limb of the National Newspaper Association (NNA). Its ngo is to beforehand quality literacy, support the First Amendment, and heighten the quality, relation and capabilities of assemblage newspapers and assemblage journalists.

Its committee of directors is besides composed of David Fisher, Fisher Publishing Inc.; Clara Garcia, Valencia County News-Bulletin; Jeanie Hankins, The Wickenburg (Arizona) Sun; Steve Haynes, The Oberlin (Kansas) Herald; Robb Hicks, Eclipse Media; Randy Keck, The Community News; Deone McWilliams, Northside Vibes by Flavor News; Daniel Richardson, Magic Valley Publishing, Inc.; Jeanne Straus, Straus News; Jeremy Waltner, Freeman (South Dakota) Courier; and Brett Wesner, Wesner Publications.

For implicit 30 years, Ware led The Atlanta Voice and transformed it into the nationally recognized, award-winning work that it is today. She expanded the section Black-owned paper to see a robust website, progressive and engaged societal media channels, video production, and a accordant newsletter.

“When my father, J. Lowell Ware, started The Atlanta Voice 56-years-ago, it was to supply a dependable to the voiceless. Today, the dependable that helium created inactive exists, lone it has grown stronger and louder than ever. We, astatine The Atlanta Voice, volition proceed to marque that dependable louder and louder until it cannot beryllium ignored. And being invited to beryllium a subordinate of the NNAF committee of directors is impervious that the close radical are proceeding our voice.”

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