Touchstone Entries are Now Open

For more information, click here for our entry form!!

You’ve done great work and we want to see it!! Each year, the Press Club of Toledo honors the best of journalism and community service in our area at the Touchstone Awards. This year, we have expanded the number of journalism categories to recognize even more of the excellent work produced in the Toledo region. We invite you to enter your work!!

An independent panel of judges will be evaluating stories from newspaper, radio, TV and internet journalists, as well as a new category for PR campaigns.

The 2021 Touchstone Awards Call for Entries is here (2021 Touchstone Awards Call for Nominations). It’s easy to enter and there’s no limit to the number of entries you can submit, but you must not delay! The deadline to enter this year’s Touchstones will be August 30, 2021!

Our 23rd annual Touchstone Awards Ceremony will be held on October 21 at the Toledo Club, with Dr. Nicole Kraft (author of “Always Get the Name of the Dog”) as guest speaker. In the meantime, please look over your work published between June 30, 2020 and June 30, 2021 and submit your best!

We will look forward to celebrating your journalism contributions at our 23rd annual Touchstone Awards

Pressing Issues with Kelly McBride

Fascinating Pressing Issues tonight with Kelly McBride, Senior Vice President at The Poynter Institute and Chair of Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership. She discussed the changing and dynamic world of social media ethics for journalists. Thanks to everyone who attended. We’ll have a recording available soon.

Pressing Issues: Social Media Ethics for Journalists

Social Media has changed journalism forever. Kelly McBride of the Craig Newmark Center for Ethics and Leadership will educate our community on how journalists can use social media and maintain strong professional ethics.

THURSDAY, JUNE 24, 2021 AT 7 PM EDT

To get the zoom link, please RSVP to pressclub@bex.net