| Specialty pages or sections |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Rebecca Armstrong, Deloris Judy |
Publication: Page News & Courier |
| City: Luray |
Subject: Page County - At Home |
| Comments: A very nice mix of content and splendid feature writing from Rebecca Armstrong. |
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| Specialty pages or sections |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Andrew Jenner, Randy Arrington |
Publication: Page News & Courier |
| City: Luray |
Subject: Page County AgriLife |
| Comments: Comprehensive and interesting. It's difficult to achieve both. Andrew Jenner delivers. |
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| Specialty pages or sections |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Christopher Staten, Greg Wyshysnki, Louise Krafft, Lea Mae Rice |
Publication: The Fairfax Connection |
| City: Fairfax |
Subject: Collection of E-Sections |
| Comments: What do whiskers, rugby and fish have in common? In-depth, fun explorations in your "E" sections. Lots of chuckles and bonus points for mentioning ZZ Top and Yosemite Sam. |
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| Combination picture and story |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Jeffrey Bland, Scott Elmquist, Amy Biegelsen |
Publication: Style Weekly |
| City: Richmond |
Subject: Sanctuary: While the immigration battle rages, Latinos find salvation in the church. |
| Comments: The photographer was ready to capture spontaneous energy and emotion, and did, marvelously. Writer has a good ear for dialogue that helped move the story along and chose details that don't interrupt the story. |
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| Combination picture and story |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Jeffrey Bland, Scott Elmquist, Chris Dovi |
Publication: Style Weekly |
| City: Richmond |
Subject: Born Again: Clinton Edwards' journey to womanhood. |
| Comments: Bold, striking portraits capture your attention and the words carry you through the story. The writer handles a powerful social topic sensitively, almost obliquely, in contrast to the directness of the photography. |
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| Combination picture and story |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Jeffrey Bland, Scott Elmquist, Chris Dovi |
Publication: Style Weekly |
| City: Richmond |
Subject: Growing a Conscience: a farmers' market revival? |
| Comments: The writer treats topics underpinning the emergence of farmers' markets (organics and sustainability vs. environmental impact) without pandering to political correctness. The images of produce are tasty and those of the people personalize the story in a way that balances the text. |
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| General news writing |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Tina E. Vaughn |
Publication: The Declaration |
| City: Independence |
Subject: Prison |
| Comments: Detailed, comprehensive coverage of a local issue that would have major impact on the local community. This is what local weekly journalism is all about. Well done. |
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| General news writing |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Kevin Allen |
Publication: Rappahannock News |
| City: Washington |
Subject: Rappahannock resists Dominion's demands |
| Comments: Another piece of excellent local reporting on a controversial issue. You can see the battle-lines being drawn from the start, your interested is grabbed and retained. |
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| General news writing |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Jimmy LaRoue |
Publication: The Shenandoah Valley-Herald |
| City: Woodstock |
Subject: Remembering a fallen son |
| Comments: Well-written, evocative and gut-grabbing. These stories are not easy to generate, LaRoue succeeds. |
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| Feature story writing |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Joanne Kimberlin |
Publication: The Virginian-Pilot |
| City: Norfolk |
Subject: No one ever went swimming in there.... |
| Comments: What an extraordinary piece! Is is inclusive and involving, bringing into focus a tragedy that changed so many lives forever. It made me want to contact the people involved and tell them how important it was to know their daughter's death was not in vain. Extraordinary work. |
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| Feature story writing |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Marc Davis |
Publication: The Virginian-Pilot |
| City: Norfolk |
Subject: The five-dollar Piano |
| Comments: The writer suggests a deep appreciation for music and the influence it can have on a life. The story combines fine writing skills with a feel for humanity. |
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| Feature story writing |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Brigid Schulte |
Publication: The Washington Post |
| City: Washington |
Subject: For Some, a Little Raison d'Etre |
| Comments: A fine read. I captures the shared lives of a class of women studying French. Sweet and touching. |
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| Sports writing portfolio |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Craig Worrell |
Publication: The Gazette |
| City: Galax |
Subject: Various |
| Comments: Excellent game stories, captured atmosphere. |
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| Sports writing portfolio |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Paul Frommelt |
Publication: The McLean Connection |
| City: McLean |
Subject: McLean Sports Writing Portfolio |
| Comments: Great diversity in writing. |
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| Sports writing portfolio |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Bill Meade |
Publication: Page News & Courier |
| City: Luray |
Subject: Page County sports |
| Comments: Playing for Prez, caught spirit of memorable day. |
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| Health, science and environmental writing |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Jimmy LaRoue, Andrew Jenner, Brandon Ryman |
Publication: The Shenandoah Valley-Herald |
| City: Woodstock |
Subject: The mystery of the sick river |
| Comments: It's seldom easy to lure (sorry-couldn't help the pun) readers into enjoying an environment or other wise. Science based story but LaRoue, Jenner and Ryman do it in this package. Interviews with lobbyist help subject hit home and bring flight of ailing Shenandoah to all readers. Well-written and well researched. |
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| Health, science and environmental writing |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Amber Healy |
Publication: Laurel Hill Connection |
| City: McLean |
Subject: Environment and Health |
| Comments: Well-rounded, informative articles about local environmental issues. Healy takes very technical subjects and easily translates them into simple English. |
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| Health, science and environmental writing |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Dan Kegley |
Publication: Smyth County News & Messenger |
| City: Marion |
Subject: |
| Comments: Kegley's stories are well-rounded and informative; if not pithy, they are prosaic and informative. |
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| General news writing |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Staff |
Publication: The News & Advance |
| City: Lynchburg |
Subject: Falwell coverage |
| Comments: Delightfully enjoying stories about the death of the Rev. Jerry Farwell placed readers from other areas into Lynchburg and in the pews of Thomas Road Baptist Church. Articles not only set scenes, they provided richness of color and detail. Darrell Laurant's line - says it all. |
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| General news writing |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Staff |
Publication: Bristol Herald Courier |
| City: Bristol |
Subject: Drought 2007 |
| Comments: Varied pieces tell the impact that lack of rainfall has on a region. One common theme but well diverse stories. Well organized. Loaded with data - information that is used to enhance the impact on people and animals without crunching it into 1 or 2 paragraphs. |
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