Revision as of 10:05, 15 July 2020

Recent Mention

• July 6, 2020: Yorkton (SK) This Week interviews John Chew about the organization of tournament SCRABBLE.
• The inclusion of slurs in the lexicon
  • July 14, 2020: Mass Live recaps the issue.
  • July 12, 2020: Click Lancashire reports on the decision.
  • July 12, 2020: The Gamer covers the issue.
  • July 12, 2020: The Irish Post discusses the possible removal of CULCHIE.
  • July 11, 2020: Kildare Nationalist comments on CULCHIE as one of the offensive words.
  • July 10, 2020: Stefan Fatsis reports on the drama following the decision in Slate.
  • July 10, 2020: Miles Klee writes an essay about the decision in Mel.
  • July 10, 2020: Mix 93.1 covers the decision.
  • July 10, 2020: Reuters reports on the decision.
  • July 10, 2020: Irish Central summarizes the NEWSTALK interview about CULCHIE.]
  • July 10, 2020: Newstalk FM host Sean Moncrieff talks with John Chew about how offensive the word CULCHIE is.
  • July 9, 2020: Sam Leith offers his opinion in Unherd.
  • July 9, 2020: Deseret News outlines the issue.
  • July 9, 2020: Cox Media Group outlets report on the decision.
  • July 9, 2020: Express columnist Virginia Blackburn offers her opinion.
  • July 9, 2020: Nova reports that CULCHIE might be removed.
  • July 9, 2020: PR Daily wrapup quotes Hasbro press release and John Chew's letter to members.
  • July 9, 2020: CNN interviews John Chew about the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 8, 2020: The Telegraph reports on the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: USA Today recaps the New York Times article.
  • July 8, 2020: WiLD 94.9 reports on the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: ABC News Radio interviews John Chew about the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: NPR reports on the decision to eliminate slurs.
  • July 8, 2020: BBC News reports on the debate.
  • July 8, 2020: Daily Mail columnist Christa D'Souza frets that WRINKLIES may be removed.
  • July 8, 2020: Winged Nation summarizes the debate.
  • July 8, 2020: Gay Nation looks at the issue from the LQBT perspective.
  • July 8, 2020: Yahoo! Sports reviews the issue.
  • July 8, 2020: Mashable discusses the debate.
  • July 8, 2020: Kotaku reports on the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 8, 2020: The John Oakley Show interviewed John Chew from 15:35 to 15:45.
  • July 7, 2020: Out reports on the issue.
  • July 7, 2020: The New York Times interviews John Chew and NASPA members about the inclusion of slurs. Hasbro announces that NASPA has agreed to remove all slurs.
  • July 6, 2020: Reuters reports on the debate.
  • July 6, 2020: The Times interviews John Chew and WESPA Chair Chris Lipe about the removal of slurs.
  • July 5, 2020: The Daily Mail recaps the debate on removing slurs.
  • June 29, 2020: Calgary Eyeopener host Rob Brown interviewed John Chew about removing slurs from the NWL.
  • June 25, 2020: Article about CBC As It Happens interview includes additional comments from NASPA member Frank Tangredi.
  • June 24, 2020: John Chew appears on As It Happens on CBC. Interview begins at about the 28-minute mark.
  • June 24, 2020: The Globe and Mail interviews NASPA CEO John Chew.
  • June 18, 2020: Stefan Fatsis discusses the debate on the inclusion of slurs in the lexicon in Slate.
• June 2, 2020: The Daily Hampshire Gazette interviews NASPA Member and Youth Player Jack Carpenter who placed 2nd in last weekend's online School SCRABBLE Championship (OQuaSSA).
• May 11, 2020: The Montclarion recaps the appearance of NASA member Mina Le on Jeopardy!
• April 26, 2020: The Saige Jones podcast interviews Joe Edley about his life (and SCRABBLE career) and the impact of meditation.
• COVID-19 Coronavirus
  • March 18, 2020: The Calgary Sun reports that Siri Tillekeratne and Albert Hahn continue to play SCRABBLE while on a cruise ship unable to dock anywhere because of COVID-19.
  • March 14, 2020: Stefan Fatsis discusses the impact of COVID-19 on organized SCRABBLE activity in Slate.