Rhode Island Press Association honors journalists for 2017 work
NORTH KINGSTOWN -- The Rhode Island Press Association Friday presented 139 awards to journalists throughout the state for writing, design and photography in its editorial contest for 2017. The association also inducted four new members into its Journalism Hall of Fame: Katherine Gregg, State House reporter for The Providence Journal; Joe Baker, retired reporter for The Newport Daily News; the late Bob Thayer, photographer for The Providence Journal; and the late Peter Connell
