The New Standard
Encyclopedia
The New Standard is a free distribution semi-monthly Jewish news publication servicing the Greater Columbus, Ohio
area. It competes with The Ohio Jewish Chronicle, a weekly newspaper that has been serving the Columbus Jewish community since 1922. The paper was founded by Daniel Newman in 2003 and was sold to Blue Streak Strategies LLC January 2009. The New Standard's web site consists of content from its publication and some web exclusive material. In 2005 the paper received a Simon Rockower Award
to Noam Shpancer for excellence in Commentary writing from the American Jewish Press Association. In 2007 the paper received two Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Feature Writing. First place for Bill Cohen's “The Jewish Comfort Zone” and Third place for “Preparing the Dead: Burial Societies Provide Vital Service for Fellow Jews” by Jennifer Hambrick. Its readership is 30,000 and is audited by the CVC.
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There was an online news publication that started publishing the same year with the same name: The NewStandard
http://newstandardnews.net/. It was published by PeoplesNetWorks, a small, nonprofit collective. It stopped publishing in April, 2007.
Columbus, Ohio
Columbus is the capital of and the largest city in the U.S. state of Ohio. The broader metropolitan area encompasses several counties and is the third largest in Ohio behind those of Cleveland and Cincinnati. Columbus is the third largest city in the American Midwest, and the fifteenth largest city...
area. It competes with The Ohio Jewish Chronicle, a weekly newspaper that has been serving the Columbus Jewish community since 1922. The paper was founded by Daniel Newman in 2003 and was sold to Blue Streak Strategies LLC January 2009. The New Standard's web site consists of content from its publication and some web exclusive material. In 2005 the paper received a Simon Rockower Award
Simon Rockower Award
The Simon Rockower Award is a prestigious award given for "Excellence in Jewish Journalism". The award is sponsored by the American Jewish Press Association.- List of Categories/Divisions :Category 1: The Louis Rapoport Award for Excellence in Commentary...
to Noam Shpancer for excellence in Commentary writing from the American Jewish Press Association. In 2007 the paper received two Simon Rockower Awards for Excellence in Feature Writing. First place for Bill Cohen's “The Jewish Comfort Zone” and Third place for “Preparing the Dead: Burial Societies Provide Vital Service for Fellow Jews” by Jennifer Hambrick. Its readership is 30,000 and is audited by the CVC.
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There was an online news publication that started publishing the same year with the same name: The NewStandard
The NewStandard
The NewStandard was an independent, nonprofit, ad-free news service. After nearly 3.5 years on line, The NewStandard discontinued publication on April 27, 2007...
http://newstandardnews.net/. It was published by PeoplesNetWorks, a small, nonprofit collective. It stopped publishing in April, 2007.