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== Media Resources ==
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For urgent/immediate information during a championship, please call John Chew
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<a href="mailto:info@scrabbleplayers.org">info@scrabbleplayers.org</a>.
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[https://bit.ly/naspamedia current media archive], and used with credit to
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* 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 16, 2025: [https://quillette.com/2025/08/16/podcast-298-what-does-it-take-to-develop-a-scrabble-shaped-brain/ Quillette] podcast host Jonathan Kay interviews [[John Chew]] about the world of competitive Scrabble.
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* 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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* [[2025 Scrabble Players Championship]]
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* 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 15, 2025: [https://drive.google.com/file/d/1C9vJoCzH0QM0Wd7RfY_lqoF-PTKv_ft5/view?usp=sharing NASPA Press Release]
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* 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 15, 2025: [https://portlandtribune.com/2025/08/15/nosedive-zosters-piani-and-kolo-portland-man-wins-10k-at-national-scrabble-championship/ Portland Tribune]
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* 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 7, 2025: [https://www.seattletimes.com/life/hes-played-scrabble-since-he-was-5-how-he-became-a-national-champ/ Seattle Times] picks up Lexington Herald-Ledger article about [[Mack Meller]] (original article behind pay wall).
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* 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&rsquo;s plans to remove offensive slurs from the Collins lexicon.
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** August 5, 2025: [https://whatsupmag.com/news/anne-arundel-county-to-hold-international-scrabble-tournamen/ What's Up Magazine]
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* 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 5, 2025: [https://baltimorepostexaminer.com/this-week-in-the-dmv-scrabble-showdown-in-anne-arundel-county/2025/08/05 Baltimore Post-Examiner]
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* 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 1, 2025: [https://www.kcaw.org/2025/08/01/after-summer-in-sitka-rising-scrabble-star-takes-on-back-to-back-national-championships/ KCAW-FM] interviews [[Chloe Fatsis]] on the eve of the SPC.
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* 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 30, 2025: The [https://www.kentucky.com/video/article311519910.html Lexington Herald-Ledger] interviews Lexington (KY) resident [[Mack Meller]] as he prepares to defend his title at the SPC in Maryland.
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* 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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* 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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* 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.
 
  
 
== Previous Years ==
 
== Previous Years ==
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* [[2024 Press Archive]]
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* [[2023 Press Archive]]
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* [[2022 Press Archive]]
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* [[2021 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2020 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]
 
* [[2019 Press Archive]]

Latest revision as of 22:17, 16 August 2025

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