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== Media Resources ==
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For urgent/immediate information during a championship, please call John Chew
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at +1 416 876 7675. For less urgent inquiries, please email us at
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<a href="mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org">info@scrabbleplayers.org</a>.
  
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Photos and video from recent/ongoing events can be found in our
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[https://bit.ly/naspamedia current media archive], and used with credit to
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NASPA.
  
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* May 13, 2021: [https://bookriot.com/history-of-scrabble-dictionary/ Book Riot] provides an overview of Scrabble dictionaries - including the NASPA Word List.
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* May 6, 2021: [https://www.pressherald.com/2021/05/06/augusta-woman-fulfills-dream-of-appearing-on-jeopardy-and-wins-big-too/ The Portland Press Herald] interviews Maine player [[Jamie Logan]] about tournament Scrabble and her appearance on Jeopardy!
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* July 29, 2024: [https://www.wamc.org/show/the-best-of-our-knowledge/2024-07-29/competitive-scrabble-and-the-penguin-and-the-egg WAMC Northeast Public Radio] interviews players and organizers at the Albany (NY) July 4th tournament.
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* May 4, 2021: San Antonio (TX) player [[Ricky Rodriguez]] was featured on the [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/san-antonio-proud-5th-grader-starts-petition-for-jackson-mohr-day local Fox News affiliate] for his petition to honor a young boy who died unexpectedly.
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* 2024 Scrabble Players Championship
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* April 26, 2021: [https://www.mymcmedia.org/maryland-sen-kagan-honored-for-advocacy-social-justice-work Montgomery County Media] reports on Maryland State Senator [[Cheryl Kagan]] being honored with the 2021 Hyman Bookbinder Award. Among those offering tributes was NASPA CEO [[ John Chew]] who recounted how Cheryl led us to Baltimore for the [[North American SCRABBLE Championship | NASC]].
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** August 3, 2024: [https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/letter-perfect-conversation-2024-north-american-scrabble-aqpoc/ LinkedIn Games] newsletter editor Paolo Pasco interviews [[Mack Meller]] about his SPC win.
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* April 20, 2021: [https://globalnews.ca/toronto/program/the-john-oakley-show The John Oakley Show] interviewed [[John Chew]] from 15:48 to 15:58 about Mattel&rsquo;s plans to remove offensive slurs from the Collins lexicon.
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** July 25, 2024: [https://wsbt.com/news/local/scrabble-players-championship-results-king-word-game-vocabulary-strategy-skill-titles-century-center-south-bend-indiana WSBT] covers the playoffs.
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* April 18, 2021: [https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/18/more-than-a-survivor-at-100-shes-still-making-art The Orange County Register] profiles NASPA Lifetime Member [[Desiree Engel]] who turned 100 the day after she competed in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXZs_hE8MQM Tossup] spelling bee for competitive Scrabble players.  
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** July 25, 2024: [https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2024/07/23/scrabble-ultimate-premier-league-set-to-close-busy-south-bend-july/74499019007/ 93.1FM WIBC] announces the winners.
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* April 14, 2021: [https://7news.com.au/entertainment/games/scrabble-bans-long-list-of-words-players-are-no-longer-allowed-to-use--c-2593627 7NEWS] in Australia covers the ongoing debate about the removal of offensive slurs and recaps [[John Chew]]'s interview with [https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/us/scrabble-slurs-ban-trnd/index.html CNN] last year.
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** July 25, 2024: Local media celebrate Pakistan's [[Waseem Khatri]], who placed 2nd in the Collins division.
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* April 12, 2021: [https://www.cc.com/video/09ontf/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-scrabble-players-want-slurs-banned-from-the-word-list The Daily Show with Trevor Noah] featured a segment where Dulce Sloan talked to [[Lisa Odom]] and [[Will Anderson]] about the decision to remove offensive slurs from the NASPA Word List.
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*** [https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/826433-Waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-North-American-Scrabble-Championship Dunya News]  
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* March 17,2021: [https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/17/2194469/0/en/Having-words-with-friends-will-benefit-people-struggling-with-literacy.html Frontier College's annual Scrabble for Literacy fundraiser] will take place online on March 18 with the participation of NASPA members [[Jackson Smylie]], [[Joshua Sokol]], [[John Chew]], and [[Will Anderson]]. An edited version of the online event can be viewed on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3J1_7vcpng&t=3402s YouTube].
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*** [https://www.app.com.pk/sports/waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-north-american-scrabble-cship Associated Press of Pakistan]
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* February 27, 2021: [http://media.wgvc.com/w/DC_Scrabble_Club_171 Washington NASPA Club #711] director [[Ted Gest]] writes a [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/readers-critique-the-post-a-caveat-to-condolences/2021/02/26/55ec3e58-7849-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html Letter to the Editor] about a recent Washington Post essay on playing Scrabble with a robot.
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*** [https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/61836 PTV Network]
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* January 6, 2021: [https://7news.com.au/business/aboriginal-activist-takes-on-scrabble-over-racist-slurs-in-popular-board-game-c-1904696 7News] mentions NASPA's decision to remove slurs in article on campaign to remove slurs in Australia.
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*** [https://www.urdupoint.com/en/sports/waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-north-american-sc-1846935.html Urdu Point]
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** July 24, 2024: [[Media:2024_Winners_Press_Release.pdf|NASPA]] announces the winners.
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** July 23, 2024: [https://www.abc57.com/news/century-center-hosts-day-one-of-the-scrabble-player-championship ABC 57] covers the championship on Tuesday afternoon.
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** July 23, 2024: [https://www.southbendtribune.com/story/news/local/2024/07/23/scrabble-ultimate-premier-league-set-to-close-busy-south-bend-july/74499019007/ South Bend Tribune] covers the championship.
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** July 21, 2024: [https://www.wndu.com/2024/07/21/2024-scrabble-players-championship-taking-place-century-center/ WNDU] covers Day 2 of the championship.
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* May 15, 2024: Brad Phillips recounts his first visit to [[Club Roster|New York (NY) NASPA Club #56]] in the [https://www.theparisreview.org/blog/2024/05/15/scrabble-anonymous Paris Review].
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* April 19, 2024: [https://www.cbc.ca/listen/live-radio/1-63/clip/16057270 CBC Radio One] talked with [[John Chew]] about Canadian English lexicography in a wide-ranging interview that touched on NASPA and the validity of the word QAJAQ.
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* April 12, 2024: [https://www.womansworld.com/posts/entertainment/scrabble-tips Woman's World] asks [[2023 SPC]] champion [[Joshua Sokol]] for game tips
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* April 11, 2024: [https://scrippsnews.com/ Scripps News] interviewed [[John Chew]] live about Scrabble Everywhere
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* April 9, 2024: [https://www.prnewswire.com/news-releases/300-scrabble-experts-heading-to-south-bend-in-for-annual-championship-302112293.html NASPA] issues a press release on the eve of National Scrabble Day.
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* March 17, 2024: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/dc-md-va/2024/03/17/scrabble-club-dc-washington-new-words/ Washington Post] reporter Joe Heim visits NASPA Club #171 in Washington, DC.
  
 
== Previous Years ==
 
== Previous Years ==
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* [[2023 Press Archive]]
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* [[2022 Press Archive]]
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* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]

Latest revision as of 22:28, 18 August 2024

Media Resources

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