Latest revision as of 10:38, 25 July 2021

These press articles and releases appeared in 2020.

• October 26, 2020: Sports Illustrated looks at the tournament scene.
• September 5, 2020: Decorah News reports on Iowan Mike Johnson being named a Scrabble Expert.
• August 6, 2020: Yahoo! Life discovers some high-scoring words on the NASPA Records page.
• July 29, 2020: The Sun Chronicle interviews expert player Bradley Whitmarsh.
• July 18, 2020: Sports Destination Management interviews John Chew about NASPA and our championship.
• July 6, 2020: Yorkton (SK) This Week interviews John Chew about the organization of tournament Scrabble.
• The inclusion of slurs in the lexicon
  • December 21, 2020: The Weekend Australian comments on the removal of slurs.
  • October 5, 2020: Howard Warner, the president of the New Zealand Association of Scrabble Players, looks at the impact of the issue on international play.
  • October, 2020: NASPA Grandmaster Scott Appel writes about the decision to remove slurs in his monthly column - Your Word Against Mine - in Games World of Puzzles.
  • August 31, 2020: The Purple Evolution interviews Tim Bottorff about the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: Openly interviewer Oscar Lopez speaks to John Chew about the decision to remove slurs. Interview begins at 23:50.
  • July 16, 2020: Mandatory discusses the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: The Great Courses Daily examines what makes words taboo in light of the decision to remove offensive slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: Associations Now interviews John Chew about the decision to remove slurs.
  • July 16, 2020: Julie Rose interviews Arkansas player Josephine Flowers on Top of Mind on BYUradio. The interview occurs about 1 3/4 hours into the episode.
  • July 14, 2020: News Talk 780 KOH announces the decision.
  • July 14, 2020: Language reports on the decision to remove slurs.
  • 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 the offensiveness of CULCHIE.
  • 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. An edited version of this article appeared in Canada the following day in the National Post.
  • 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.
• March 7, 2020: Nautilus reports on the role of tile values and luck in Scrabble - including quotes from John Chew, Stefan Fatsis, and Lynda Woods Cleary.
• February 5, 2020: The Cornwall Standard-Freeholder reports on the Montreal vs. Ottawa tournament held on February 1.
• January 29, 2020: Pacific NW Magazine visits Seattle (WA) NASPA Club #253.