NEW ORLEANS - (June 10, 2016) The National Association of Real Estate Editors (NAREE) today announced the winners of its 66th Annual Journalism Awards, recognizing excellence in reporting, writing and editing stories about residential and commercial real estate. Josh Salman, Sarasota Herald-Tribune, received NAREE’s Platinum Award for Best Individual Entry. The President’s Gold Award for Best Freelance Collection went to Ken Harney of the Washington Post Writers Group. Ralph Bivins of Realty News Report, earned the Silver Award and Eugene Meyer, freelance writer, New York Times, took the Bronze. Konrad Putzier of The Real Deal was the Gold Award Winner of the Ruth Ryon Award for Best Young Journalist for reporters 30 years old and younger. Nick Nehemas, Miami Herald, won the Silver Award in the Young Journalist category. The Bronze Award went to Greg Vellante, TecHome Builder. NAREE presented the awards June 10, 2016, at its 50th Annual Real Estate Journalism Conference at Harrah’s Hotel in New Orleans. A panel of expert judges from the E.W. Scripps School of Journalism at Ohio University selected all award winners. Professor Emeritus Patrick S. Washburn, a former news reporter and editor, chaired the panel.
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