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We welcome inquiries from the '''media''' concerning our association, its [[clubs]] and [[tournaments]]
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== Media Resources ==
and its [[players]].
 
  
For further information, please contact [[NASPA]] copresidents
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For urgent/immediate information during a championship, please call John Chew
[[Chris Cree]] in Dallas, TX
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at +1 416 876 7675. For less urgent inquiries, please email us at
or
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<a href="mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org">info@scrabbleplayers.org</a>.
[[John Chew]] in Toronto, ON;
 
or NASPA spokespersons
 
[[Robin Pollock Daniel]] in Toronto, ON
 
or
 
[[Matthew Hodge]] in Moore, OK.
 
  
== Recent Mention ==
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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.
  
* August 5, 2014: 18-minute interview with Simi Sara on [http://www.cknw.com/the-simi-sara-show/ CKNW 980] with [[John Chew]] about the new words.
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== Current Year ==
* August 5, 2014: [http://abcnews.go.com/GMA/video/scrabble-dictionary-5000-words-24846936 ABC News] talks about our new words.
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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.
* August 4, 2014: [[John Chew]] quoted briefly in the [http://www.nydailynews.com/news/national/selfie-frenemy-playable-scrabble-article-1.1891614 New York Daily News] on the new edition of [[OSPD]].
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* 2024 Scrabble Players Championship
* August 4, 2014: [[Robin Pollock Daniel]] quoted in an [http://www.denverpost.com/broncos/ci_26273635/scrabblers-rejoice-5-000-new-words-are-way AP story] about new words coming into [[OSPD]].
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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.
* August 4, 2014: [[Chris Cree]] and [[John Chew]] quoted by [http://money.cnn.com/2014/08/04/news/scrabble-dictionary/ CNN] on the new words.
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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.
* April 22, 2014: [[John Chew]] on [http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=328738 CTV National News] with members of the [http://torontoscrabbleclub.com Toronto SCRABBLE Club] talking about GEOCACHE.
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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.
* April 10, 2014: [[Stefan Fatsis]] quotes [[John Chew]] and [[Chris Cree]] at Slate in [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/gaming/2014/04/geocache_in_scrabble_the_word_that_won_hasbro_s_new_word_contest_is_useless.html The Word That Won Scrabble&rsquo;s New-Word Contest Is Totally Useless in Scrabble]
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** July 25, 2024: Local media celebrate Pakistan's [[Waseem Khatri]], who placed 2nd in the Collins division.
* March 16, 2014: [[John Chew]] mentioned in the Wall Street Journal article &ldquo;[http://online.wsj.com/news/articles/SB10001424052702304914204579392930054227164 This Scrabble-Playing Robot Is a Sore Loser]&rdquo;
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*** [https://dunyanews.tv/en/Sports/826433-Waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-North-American-Scrabble-Championship Dunya News]
* March 14, 2014: [[Stefan Fatsis]] writes on [http://www.slate.com/articles/life/gaming/2014/03/new_scrabble_word_should_it_be_bestie_ew_slumdog_inside_the_contest_to_add.single.html Slate.com] about the [[2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown]]
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*** [https://www.app.com.pk/sports/waseem-bags-2nd-position-in-north-american-scrabble-cship Associated Press of Pakistan]
* March 14, 2014: [[John Chew]] on [http://www.ctvnews.ca/video?clipId=307524 CTV News Channel] talking about the [[2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown]]
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*** [https://ptv.com.pk/ptvWorld/engNewsDetail/61836 PTV Network]
* March 13, 2014: [[John Chew]] on NPR&rsquo;s [http://hereandnow.wbur.org/2014/03/13/scrabble-new-dictionary Here and Now] to talk about the [[2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown]]
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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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** July 24, 2024: [[Media:2024_Winners_Press_Release.pdf|NASPA]] announces the winners.
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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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** 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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** 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 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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* 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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* 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 11, 2024: [https://scrippsnews.com/ Scripps News] interviewed [[John Chew]] live about Scrabble Everywhere
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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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* 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.
  
== Recent Press Releases ==
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== Previous Years ==
 
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* [[2023 Press Archive]]
* [[2014 SCRABBLE Word Showdown Announcement]]
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* [[2022 Press Archive]]
* [[2014 NSSC Hasbro Press Release‎]]
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* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
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* [[2020 Press Archive]]
== Older Mention ==
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* [[2019 Press Archive]]
 
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* [[2018 Press Archive]]
* [[2010 National SCRABBLE Championship]]
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* [[2017 Press Archive]]
** [http://www.bellinghamherald.com/2010/08/06/1560104/top-scrabble-players-gather-for.html Bellingham Herald]
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* [[2016 Press Archive]]
** [http://www.sacbee.com/2010/08/06/2942767/top-scrabble-players-gather-for.html Sacramento Bee]
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* [[2015 Press Archive]]
** [http://topics.dallasnews.com/article/073m0ck0i8bkw?q=ESPN Dallas News]
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* [[2014 Press Archive]]
** [http://www.dfw.com/2010/08/04/315091/ladies-and-gentlemen-of-the-board.html DFW.com]
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* [[2010 Press Archive]]
** [http://www.sun-sentinel.com/news/palm-beach/fl-payne-national-scrabble-20100805,0,6621539.story Sun-Sentinel]
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* [[2009 Press Archive]]
** [http://www.postandcourier.com/news/2010/aug/04/mount-pleasant-scrabble-ace-to-vie-for-3000/ Post and Courier]
 
** [http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/dn/latestnews/stories/080710dnmetscrabble.26c27d4.html Dallas News]
 
 
 
== Older Press Releases ==
 
 
 
* [[Media:20100727-nsc.pdf|2010 NSC Master Press Release (revised)]]
 
* [[Media:20100714-nsc.pdf|2010 NSC Master Press Release (preliminary)]]
 
* [[Media:20100702-guzman.pdf|San Francisco Man's 771-Point SCRABBLE Game a New Official Record]]
 

Latest revision as of 22:28, 18 August 2024

Media Resources

For urgent/immediate information during a championship, please call John Chew at +1 416 876 7675. For less urgent inquiries, please email us at info@scrabbleplayers.org.

Photos and video from recent/ongoing events can be found in our current media archive, and used with credit to NASPA.

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