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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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== Current Year ==
 
== Current Year ==
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* August 4, 2022: [https://highschool.latimes.com/daniel-pearl-magnet-high-school/more-than-a-game-los-angeles-scrabble-club-creates-community-through-competition/ The Los Angeles Times HS Insider] visits [http://www.thescrabbleclub.com/ Los Angeles (CA) NASPA Club #44].
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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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* Media outlets cover the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]].
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* 2024 Scrabble Players Championship
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** July 29, 2022: Hayes Gardner's article about the championship appeared on the front page of the [https://www.baltimoresun.com/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-scrabble-championships-20220729-vmbip4b3rbeklkyj6mrlh2lbnm-story.html Baltimore Sun] and was reprinted in several other newspapers, including:
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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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*** August 1, 2022: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/local/scrabble-baltimore-championship/2022/08/01/0f4b59f4-0f36-11ed-9b03-dbb994d49c4e_story.html The Washington Post]
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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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*** July 29, 2022: [https://webringnet.com/north-american-scrabble-champion-crowned-in-baltimore-as-game-returns-to-spectator-sport-baltimore-sun/ webringnet]
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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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* Pakistan media outlets cover [[Waseem Khatri]] who placed 2nd in the CSW division at [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]].
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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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*** [https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/826433-Waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-North-American-Scrabble-Championship Dunya News]  
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** July 26, 2022: [https://baltimorefishbowl.com/stories/2022-scrabble-players-championship-spells-fun-for-baltimore-as-host-city/ Baltimore Fishbowl] interviews [[John Chew]] and details the role of [[Cheryl Kagan]] in bringing the championship to Baltimore.
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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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* July 13, 2022: [https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/blog/scrabble-players-championship-stats-and-trivia-over-the-years/ WordFinder] gathers stats and trivia about Scrabble championships over the years.
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*** [https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/61836 PTV Network]
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* July 2, 2022: [https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/war-of-words-scrabble-players-are-being-censored The Spectator] writes about [[John Chew]] and NASPA&rsquo;s role in the removal of offensive slurs from international play.
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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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* Boston (MA) media outlets cover NASPA youth player [[James Donnelly]]'s recent 2nd place finish in the [[National School SCRABBLE Championship | North American School Scrabble Championship]] in Washington (DC) and his plans to attend the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship |Scrabble Players Championship]] in Baltimore (MD).
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** July 24, 2024: [[Media:2024_Winners_Press_Release.pdf|NASPA]] announces the winners.
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** June 30, 2022: [https://www.bostonglobe.com/2022/06/30/metro/looking-v-i-c-t-0-r-y-hingham-high-junior-heads-national-scrabble-championship/ Boston Globe]
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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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** June 15, 2022: [https://www.hinghamanchor.com/hingham-high-school-student-takes-s-e-c-o-n-d-at-the-2022-north-american-school-scrabble-tournament/ Hingham  Anchor]  
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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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* San Antonio (TX) media outlets cover NASPA youth player [[Ricky Rodriguez]] as he prepares to compete in the [[National School SCRABBLE Championship | North American School Scrabble Championship]] in Washington (DC).
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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 12, 2022: [https://www.kens5.com/article/life/young-scrabble-champion-san-antonio-texas-another-win-tournament/273-7bca11cf-eef0-4fc7-951d-3a59c72cab57 KENS 5]
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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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** May 12, 2022: [https://www.ksat.com/news/local/2022/05/12/a-way-with-words-young-san-antonio-scrabble-star-with-autism-competing-in-national-tournament/ KSAT 12]
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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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** May 9, 2022: [https://www.expressnews.com/news/local/article/Just-scoring-points-Scrabble-brings-San-17157948.php San Antonio Express-News]
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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 19, 2022: [https://www.foxla.com/news/101-years-young-anaheim-woman-celebrates-epic-milestone-with-fellow-scrabble-club-34-members Fox 11 Los Angeles] joined [https://scrabbleclub34.wordpress.com/ Huntington Beach NASPA Club #34] to celebrate the 101st birthday of club member [[Desiree Engel]].
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* April 11, 2024: [https://scrippsnews.com/ Scripps News] interviewed [[John Chew]] live about Scrabble Everywhere
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* March 22, 2022: In [https://slate.com/culture/2022/03/competitive-scrabble-playing-words.html?fbclid=IwAR1BKwOd84mUBt3tX0n2NR_gm5JESnqfWxr-4XudCtEjAG14XsRvQkMHeeg Slate], [[Stefan Fatsis]] writes about playing in NASPA tournaments in Albany over New Year's and in Kingston (ON) in March.
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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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* January 10, 2022: [https://wordfinder.yourdictionary.com/blog/john-chew-offers-inside-look-at-naspa-and-scrabble-word-lists/ WordFinder] interviews [[John Chew]] about NASPA and the process of creating the word list.
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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]]
 
* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]

Latest revision as of 21:28, 18 August 2024

Media Resources

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