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* August 16, 2022: Two travel writers at the [https://theroanoker.com/blogging/behind-the-page/a-quick-trip-to-charlottesville/ Roanoker] fit in a session at the Charlottesville (VA) NASPA Club #543 during their visit to Charlottesville.
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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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* Media outlets cover the [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]].
* October 15, 2021: [https://www.washingtonpost.com/business/2021/10/15/merriam-webster-typeshift-offensive-word-game/?fbclid=IwAR1yin0OUXF1Jcsnu2RkP-znE6YBS1x7C0p95JF4tEHApudvcc0SmGBaNE4 The Washington Post] discusses the [[NASPA Word List]] and quotes [[John Chew]] in an article on offensive language in games.
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** August 25, 2022: [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KfIdg20wuvk City News] interviews and plays a game on [https://woogles.io/ Woogles] with [[Michael Fagen]].
* May 13, 2021: [https://bookriot.com/history-of-scrabble-dictionary/ Book Riot] provides an overview of Scrabble dictionaries - including the NASPA Word List.
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** August 22, 2022: [https://www.wwltv.com/video/entertainment/television/programs/great-day-louisiana/getting-tips-from-a-scrabble-champion/289-653dbe82-fc13-4533-bcc9-0e79364758b0 Great Day Louisiana] on 4WWL interviews CSW champion [[Austin Shin]].
* May 6, 2021: [https://www.pressherald.com/2021/05/06/augusta-woman-fulfills-dream-of-appearing-on-jeopardy-and-wins-big-too/ The Portland Press Herald] interviews Maine player [[Jamie Logan]] about tournament Scrabble and her appearance on Jeopardy!
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** August 11, 2022: [https://www.macleans.ca/culture/montrealer-michael-fagen-is-the-king-of-scrabble/ Maclean's] magazine interviews [[Michael Fagen]] about the recent championship.
* May 4, 2021: San Antonio (TX) player [[Ricky Rodriguez]] was featured on the [https://foxsanantonio.com/news/local/san-antonio-proud-5th-grader-starts-petition-for-jackson-mohr-day local Fox News affiliate] for his petition to honor a young boy who died unexpectedly.
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** August 9, 2022: [https://globalnews.ca/video/9047016/north-american-scrabble-champion/ Global News] interviews [[Michael Fagen]].
* April 26, 2021: [https://www.mymcmedia.org/maryland-sen-kagan-honored-for-advocacy-social-justice-work Montgomery County Media] reports on Maryland State Senator [[Cheryl Kagan]] being honored with the 2021 Hyman Bookbinder Award. Among those offering tributes was NASPA CEO [[ John Chew]] who recounted how Cheryl led us to Baltimore for the [[North American SCRABBLE Championship | NASC]].
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** August 3, 2022: [http://www.commonsnews.org/site/sitenext/story.php?articleno=35980&fbclid=IwAR1G3abj6-8Gc8NlO1B19OM6ojR9JJxzyQvmHwsp-lX-H9wOcUMKadU82Jo The Commons] interviews Vermont player [[Sara Corbin]] about her experience at the championship.
* April 20, 2021: [https://globalnews.ca/toronto/program/the-john-oakley-show The John Oakley Show] interviewed [[John Chew]] from 15:48 to 15:58 about Mattel’s plans to remove offensive slurs from the Collins lexicon.
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** August 2, 2022: [https://montreal.ctvnews.ca/montrealer-wins-north-america-s-top-scrabble-prize-1.6011512 CTV News] interviews [[Michael Fagen]] and [[Club_roster#QUEBEC |Cote St Luc NASPA Club #83]] directors [[Bernard Gotlieb]] and [[Sary Karanofsky]].
* April 18, 2021: [https://www.ocregister.com/2021/04/18/more-than-a-survivor-at-100-shes-still-making-art The Orange County Register] profiles NASPA Lifetime Member [[Desiree Engel]] who turned 100 the day after she competed in the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xXZs_hE8MQM Tossup] spelling bee for competitive Scrabble players.  
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** August 2, 2022: [https://montrealgazette.com/news/local-news/tiles-and-tribulations-montrealer-wins-big-in-scrabble-tournament The Montreal Gazette] interviews [[Michael Fagen]].
* April 14, 2021: [https://7news.com.au/entertainment/games/scrabble-bans-long-list-of-words-players-are-no-longer-allowed-to-use--c-2593627 7NEWS] in Australia covers the ongoing debate about the removal of offensive slurs and recaps [[John Chew]]'s interview with [https://www.cnn.com/2020/07/09/us/scrabble-slurs-ban-trnd/index.html CNN] last year.
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** August 2, 2022: [https://www.cbc.ca/player/play/2058011715914 CBC TV] interviews [[Michael Fagen]].
* April 12, 2021: [https://www.cc.com/video/09ontf/the-daily-show-with-trevor-noah-scrabble-players-want-slurs-banned-from-the-word-list The Daily Show with Trevor Noah] featured a segment where Dulce Sloan talked to [[Lisa Odom]] and [[Will Anderson]] about the decision to remove offensive slurs from the NASPA Word List.
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** July 31, 2022: [https://www.iheartradio.ca/cjad/audio/this-montrealer-is-the-north-american-scrabble-champion-1.18317325 CJAD 800 AM] interviews [[Michael Fagen]].
* March 17,2021: [https://www.globenewswire.com/news-release/2021/03/17/2194469/0/en/Having-words-with-friends-will-benefit-people-struggling-with-literacy.html Frontier College's annual Scrabble for Literacy fundraiser] will take place online on March 18 with the participation of NASPA members [[Jackson Smylie]], [[Joshua Sokol]], [[John Chew]], and [[Will Anderson]]. An edited version of the online event can be viewed on [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H3J1_7vcpng&t=3402s YouTube].
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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:
* February 27, 2021: [http://media.wgvc.com/w/DC_Scrabble_Club_171 Washington NASPA Club #711] director [[Ted Gest]] writes a [https://www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/letters-to-the-editor/readers-critique-the-post-a-caveat-to-condolences/2021/02/26/55ec3e58-7849-11eb-948d-19472e683521_story.html Letter to the Editor] about a recent Washington Post essay on playing Scrabble with a robot.
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*** August 6, 2022: [https://www.limaohio.com/features/lifestyle/518642/hanging-on-every-word The Lima News] in Lima (OH)
* January 6, 2021: [https://7news.com.au/business/aboriginal-activist-takes-on-scrabble-over-racist-slurs-in-popular-board-game-c-1904696 7News] mentions NASPA's decision to remove slurs in article on campaign to remove slurs in Australia.
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*** August 5, 2022: [https://www.grandhaventribune.com/entertainment/gaming/hanging-on-every-word-north-american-scrabble-champion-crowned-in-baltimore-as-game-turns-spectator/article_3e9fdcb1-a09a-52d6-a32c-b5e6edd9de66.html Grand Haven Tribune] in Grand Haven (MI)
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*** August 4, 2022: [https://www.indianagazette.com/ap/lifestyles/hanging-on-every-word-north-american-scrabble-champion-crowned-in-baltimore-as-game-turns-spectator/article_89582324-2131-54fe-a974-523b4fdd5ff3.html The Indiana Gazette] in Indiana (PA)
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*** August 2, 2022: [https://www.thederrick.com/ap/lifestyles/hanging-on-every-word-north-american-scrabble-champion-crowned-in-baltimore-as-game-turns-spectator/article_6e7e7b26-82c3-592c-8017-a170534d9304.html The Derrick] in Oil City (PA)
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*** August 2, 2022: [https://www.uniondemocrat.com/lifestyle/article_c0708490-12c2-11ed-adb2-dbf6d5c4506e.html The Union Democrat] in Sonora (CA)
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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 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 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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* Pakistan media outlets cover [[Waseem Khatri]] who placed 2nd in the CSW division at [[2022 Scrabble Players Championship]].
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** July 28, 2022: [https://www.dawn.com/news/1701949/pakistani-misses-out-on-top-prize-in-us-scrabble-championship Dawn]
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** July 27, 2022: [https://www.pakistantoday.com.pk/2022/07/27/waseem-reaches-scrabble-players-cship-final/ Pakistan Today]
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** July 27, 2022: Geo Super - [https://www.geosuper.tv/latest/17295-pakistans-waseem-khatri-qualifies-for-north-american-scrabble-championship-final text] and [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mphfuHBsPLU video]
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** July 27, 2022: [https://www.bolnews.com/sports/2022/07/waseem-khatri-qualifies-for-north-american-scrabble-championship-final/ BOL News]
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** July 27, 2022: [https://www.urdupoint.com/en/sports/waseem-in-scrabble-players-cship-final-1541007.html UrduPoint]
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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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* 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’s role in the removal of offensive slurs from international play.
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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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** 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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** 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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* 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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** 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 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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** 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 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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* 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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* 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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== Previous Years ==
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* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]

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