| General makeup |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Anita Sherman, Michelle Burdette |
Publication: Rappahannock News |
| City: Washington |
Subject: |
| Comments: Punchy layout, good quality graphics attract reads to stories. Headlines match story importance. |
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| General makeup |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Jean Card, Louise Krafft, Robbie Hammer, John Smith, Lawrence Foong, Stuart Moll, Rich Sanders, Greg Wyshynski |
Publication: Arlington Connection |
| City: Arlington |
Subject: |
| Comments: The Connection newspapers have a winning typographic and graphic formula that seems to have been applied well across the 10 publications submitted in this group. We like the package as displays by the Arlington Connection. |
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| General makeup |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Tara Donaldson, Genevieve Cinecoe |
Publication: The Gainesville Times |
| City: Gainesville |
Subject: General makeup |
| Comments: Good traditional look. We like the teaser boxes. The happenings page is handy. Many fine photos used big and effectively. |
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| General makeup |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Staff |
Publication: The Eastern Shore News |
| City: Accomac |
Subject: |
| Comments: Colorful, attractive section fronts with excellent photos. Color headlines are a nice touch, signaling to interested readers without overwhelming the headline. |
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| Sports pages |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Tara Donaldson, Genevieve Cinecoe |
Publication: The Gainesville Times |
| City: Gainesville |
Subject: Sports pages |
| Comments: On-the-spot game coverage with good action photos, well presented. |
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| Sports pages |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Bill Meade |
Publication: Page News & Courier |
| City: Luray |
Subject: |
| Comments: Good front pages. Good variety. Boxes telling about next game are a nice touch. Kid sports as well as high school, college and NASCAR. |
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| Sports pages |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Stephanie Blevins |
Publication: The News-Gazette |
| City: Lexington |
Subject: |
| Comments: Good balance of men's, women's and kids' sports. Ambitious layouts are fun and interesting, if not always a slam dunk. |
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| Page design |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Jeff Poole |
Publication: Orange County Review |
| City: Orange |
Subject: Review front, sports, feature and Insider pages |
| Comments: Eye-pleasing, effective mix of color, graphics, copy and white space. Draws the reader in without overwhelming. Clever touches. |
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| Page design |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Julie Burwood |
Publication: Southside Sentinel |
| City: Urbanna |
Subject: Page Design |
| Comments: Very good eye for color and graphics that enhance the page. |
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| Page design |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Jennifer Lesinski |
Publication: Ashburn Connection |
| City: McLean |
Subject: Samples of Page Design |
| Comments: More variety and graphics would have made this a stronger entry. |
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| Page design |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Jay Diem |
Publication: The Eastern Shore News |
| City: Accomac |
Subject: Before they swim it's a wading game |
| Comments: Clever touches put this entry at the top of the pile. The pages are a good mix of stories, photos and attractive presentation elements. |
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| Page design |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Deloris Judy |
Publication: Page News & Courier |
| City: Luray |
Subject: |
| Comments: Interesting mix of pages. Nice job with heads. Take away an element and simplify a little to make it stronger. |
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| Page design |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Christopher Staten |
Publication: Herndon Connection |
| City: Herndon |
Subject: A variety of page designs |
| Comments: Effective use of pictures. Shading to break up and explain a lot of copy. Color heads work in listings. |
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| Page design |
Place: 1 |
| Name: John Collins |
Publication: The Shenandoah Valley-Herald |
| City: Woodstock |
Subject: Page design |
| Comments: Strong recognition of the need for balance and use of style elements without overwhelming a page. The design made me want to read the stories. |
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| Page design |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Michelle Burdette |
Publication: Rappahannock News |
| City: Washington |
Subject: Page design |
| Comments: Good style and mix of elements. Entry would have been stronger with out picture pages, especially the Christmas parade. |
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| Page design |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Evan Jones |
Publication: The Southside Messenger |
| City: Keysville |
Subject: |
| Comments: Nice eye for design. More effective use of color and graphics would have moved this up. |
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| Specialty pages or sections |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Don Richeson |
Publication: Madison County Eagle |
| City: Madison |
Subject: Three groups of Travel specialty pages -- Egypt group, Greece group and Italy group |
| Comments: Use of color and font effective for the subject and good mix with photos, which were very well placed. |
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| Specialty pages or sections |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Staff |
Publication: Toano-Norge Times |
| City: Toano |
Subject: How does your garden grow |
| Comments: Nice continuity of color and mix of photos and copy. |
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| Specialty pages or sections |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Tracie Hawks, Michelle Dill |
Publication: Toano-Norge Times |
| City: Toano |
Subject: Cooking with Dill |
| Comments: Clean and graphic. |
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| Front page |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Jeremy Glover, Rick Thornton |
Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch |
| City: Richmond |
Subject: Optional dates: April 17 and 22 |
| Comments: Strong, compelling use of photos and headlines quickly capturing the emotion of the events. Lots of information conveyed with a sense of urgency but with ease of readability. |
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