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Statesman Texas Social Media Award winner Shawn P. Williams
http://www.dallassouthnews.org
http://twitter.com/shawnpwilliams
http://www.youtube.com/shawnpwilliams
Self-submitted bio: Shawn P. Williams launched the nationally acclaimed and highly recognized DallasSouthBlog.com, now known as Dallas South, in June of 2006. He serves as publisher and editor. In 2008, Dallas South was one of a selected number of blogs nationwide to be awarded credentials for the Democratic National Convention. Last year, Williams helped to organize Dallas South News, a nonprofit news organization that utilizes technology, social media, and journalistic principles to empower and inform underserved communities.
He serves as President and Editor-in-chief of the hyperlocal news website that was born of his participation in a Poytner Institute seminar studying the future of media and journalism. Williams mixes new media and old media daily. He uses Twitter as his personal news wire and Facebook as an alternative distribution source, while continuing to write as a guest columnist for the Dallas Morning News. Williams also serves on the Blogging While Brown staff and is an officer of the DFW Association of Black Journalists.
Judges’ comments: South Dallas doesn’t have the best reputation, so Shawn set out to do something about it. As the editor of the nonprofit DallasSouthNews.org, he leads a team that provides a “fresh perspective to news stories important to Southern Dallas communities.”
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