CARROLLTON, Texas--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dominion Parenting Media (DPM), publishers of eight parenting magazines and Web sites in major cities nationwide and a division of Dominion Enterprises, has received 14 awards in the Parenting Publications of America (PPA) 2010 Editorial and Design Awards Competition, including 8 gold awards for excellence.
“We are extremely proud of these prestigious awards”
These honors, presented during PPA’s Annual Convention in Charlotte, NC, on March 6, 2010, continue a long run of editorial/design awards won by DPM publications each year. PPA is a Los Angeles-based nonprofit national organization representing more than 110 parenting publications in the United States, Canada and Australia (www.parentingpublications.org).
The PPA competition recognizes excellence in journalism, photography and design at its member publications. Judges, overseen by the University of Missouri’s School of Journalism, reviewed 1,026 entries to choose 408 winners across various categories and circulation levels.
“We are extremely proud of these prestigious awards,” said Gary Hibert, Vice President of DPM. “Each of our local markets works diligently to create superior publications and digital products robust with useful parenting information that is helpful to today’s ‘power moms.’ These awards give credence to those efforts.”
Among the editorial and/or design awards to DPM publications:
5 Gold – to Bay Area Parent (San Francisco and East Bay editions)
3 Gold – to Colorado Parent
1 Gold – to Bay Area Parent (Silicon Valley) for its 2009 Education & Enrichment Guide
2 Silver – to Westchester Family
1 Gold, 1 Silver and 1 Bronze – to Boston Parents Paper
Dominion Parenting Media, a division of Dominion Enterprises, Inc., is headquartered in Carrollton, TX. DPM publishes Bay Area Parent (3 editions in the San Francisco and Silicon Valley areas); Boston Parents Paper, LA Parent, Colorado Parent, Westchester Family (NY), Our Kids San Antonio; local Web sites in each print market and a national Web site, Parenthood.com; and operates a parenting and children’s products award competition, the National Parenting Publications Awards.
Dominion Enterprises is a leading marketing services company serving the automotive, enthusiast and commercial vehicle, real estate, apartment rental, and employment industries. Headquartered in Norfolk, Va., with 4,900 employees nationwide, the company provides a comprehensive suite of technology-based marketing solutions, more than 40 market-leading Web sites, and 280 magazines. For more information, visit www.dominionenterprises.com.