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School of Journalism and New Media
University of Mississippi

Posted on: May 23rd, 2016 by

Samir WPA AwardProfessor Samir “Mr. Magazine™” Husni was the keynote speaker at the Western Publishing Association in Los Angeles May 6.  His presentation preceded the 65th annual Maggie Awards banquet that the WPA hosts.  At the Maggies awards, Dr. Husni was presented the “WPA Leadership Award of Distinction” for his work at the Magazine Innovation Center at the University of Mississippi and his “relentless defense of print in general and magazines in particular in the digital age.”