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09/02/2010

College Contest Winners

2009 College Contest Winners

The following list provides winners from all past years.

Division: Category: Spot News Writing
Place: 1st Newspaper: The Weather Vane
Staff names: Jason Sprunger Contest year: 2009
Comments: Good combination of a real breaking news event and good coverage of it. Well-sourced, nice quotes, strong story. Many of the entries in this category were fantastic reads but didn't rise to the level of an "unplanned, unanticipated" event. Some might argue that court filings are breaking news, but I was thinking in terms of fires, crashes, crime, etc. -- Ted Shockley
Division: Category: Critical Writing
Place: 2nd Newspaper: The Sun
Staff names: E.B. Javidan Contest year: 2009
Comments: A good take on a fascinating CD. -- Scott Marshall
Division: Category: Excellence of Sports Pages
Place: 3rd Newspaper: The Marlin Chronicle
Staff names: Jed Lynch Contest year: 2009
Comments: This section definitely has pop. The photos are crisp. Great use of headlines. -- John Harvey
Division: Category: Excellence of Page Design
Place: 3rd Newspaper: The Marlin Chronicle
Staff names: Alisa Crider Contest year: 2009
Comments: Good use of white space, balanced elements. -- Lauren Jefferson
Division: Category: Editorial Cartoons
Place: 3rd Newspaper: The Marlin Chronicle
Staff names: Andrew Foster Contest year: 2009
Comments: Simplistic but effective. -- Lauren Jefferson
Division: Category: Excellence of Headline Writing
Place: 1st Newspaper: The Marlin Chronicle
Staff names: Rachel Satterwhite Contest year: 2009
Comments: Good word play and interesting use of italics and color. Don't go overboard on your italics, though. Each headline worked ? they drew me in and made me read some of the article. This was a very competitive category. -- Ted Shockley
Division: Category: Excellence of General Makeup
Place: 3rd Newspaper: The Liberty Champion
Staff names: Alex Towers, Amanda Baker Contest year: 2009
Comments: Intriguing design, inviting to readers. -- Scott Marshall
Division: Category: Editorial Writing
Place: 3rd Newspaper: The Liberty Champion
Staff names: Timothy Mattingly Contest year: 2009
Comments: Images jump off the page, bringing the reader into the story in an unusual but effective way. Informative. -- Melody Kinser
Division: Category: Spot News Photo
Place: 2nd Newspaper: The Liberty Champion
Staff names: Chris Mabes Contest year: 2009
Comments: Very good photo considering you could not get to the actual scene. -- P.A. Gormus
Division: Category: Photo Story or Essay
Place: 2nd Newspaper: The Liberty Champion
Staff names: Alex Towers Contest year: 2009
Comments: Lots of nice photos with effective available light. Good layout -- P. A. Gormus

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