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Front page	Place: 2
Name: Staff	Publication: The Virginian-Pilot
City: Norfolk	Subject: Front Pages
Comments: Good mix of the serious and the playful. Lots of info conveyed on these pages and some risky decisions that paid dividends. The "in memory" page is emotional and moving.
Front page	Place: 3
Name: Staff	Publication: The Roanoke Times
City: Roanoke	Subject:
Comments: Starts off with some good, risky design on the "We are Virginia Tech" page and "Determining Danger" cover, but backs back to a more conservative approach.
General makeup	Place: 1
Name: Staff	Publication: The News Leader
City: Staunton	Subject: General makeup
Comments: Compelling A1s (most notable is December 9) and sports covers. Strong use of photos and headlines give pages clear focus and easy accessibility for readers. Big stories are designed and capture the impact of the event.
General makeup	Place: 2
Name: Staff	Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg	Subject:
Comments: Good, clever design throughout. A1 and sports covers also strong with good use of design fundamentals.
General makeup	Place: 3
Name: Staff	Publication: Danville Register and Bee
City: Danville	Subject: general make up
Comments: A1s are very strong and playful with good use of teasers. Features pages are a little weaker.
General makeup	Place: 1
Name: James Peacemaker, Cathy Ballou, Pat Sharpf, Christian Finkbeiner	Publication: The Progress-Index
City: Petersburg	Subject: General Makeup
Comments: The redesign of The Progress-Index creates visually attractive front pages making them well-organized and readable. The paper loses some of its visual sophistication after the A section but still manages to remain clean and accessible.
General makeup	Place: 2
Name: Staff	Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper	Subject:
Comments: A visually energetic Sunday A1 (Oct. 28) and an outstandingly illustrated special section on a single them, "Culpeper 2010," shows that when the Star-Exponent marshals its resources, it can create compelling design.
General makeup	Place: 3
Name: Staff	Publication: Manassas Journal-Messenger
City: Manassas	Subject: general makeup
Comments: The Dec. 6 A1, the April 17 sports cover and the March 30 life cover are good examples of utilizing the basic design principles -- dominant art, well-sized headlines) to create readable and attractive pages.
General makeup	Place: 1
Name: Staff	Publication: The Virginian-Pilot
City: Norfolk	Subject: General Makeup
Comments: The Pilot's design has always been excellent and the redesign takes this excellence to a new level. Typography and attention to detail on every page makes this paper the clear winning in a state of well-designed newspapers.
General makeup	Place: 2
Name: Staff	Publication: Daily Press
City: Newport News	Subject: Daily Press general makeup
Comments: In a back-and-forth judging struggle, the Daily Press narrowly gets ahead of the equally well-designed Times-Dispatch. A fresh approach to section flags and innovative Weekend Ticket, Life covers, and strong sports covers were the deciding factors.
General makeup	Place: 3
Name: Staff	Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch
City: Richmond	Subject: Optional dates: July 1 and Oct. 7
Comments: Newsy, well-designed A1 pages and clean approach to all section fronts. A slightly more conservative approach that the Daily Press but one that seems to suit its overall design philosophy.
Front page	Place: 1
Name: James Peacemaker	Publication: The Progress-Index
City: Petersburg	Subject: Front pages
Comments: Once again, the judges were impressed by the redesign of The Progress-Index. The template provides the designers with an opportunity to be creative and maintain a clean presentation of photos, headlines, breakouts and teasers.
Front page	Place: 2
Name: Vincent Paterno, Eden Miller, Todd Usher, Nick Otto	Publication: Manassas Journal-Messenger
City: Manassas	Subject:
Comments: Good, clean design well presented. Fallen firefighter paged called for big play and got it.
Front page	Place: 3
Name: Staff	Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg	Subject: Front pages
Comments: Although we don't agree with all of the Daily's design decision, you have to admire some of their tabloid audacity (Convickted -- c'mon, guys). Still, they retain a clean approach to design and presentation.
Page design	Place: 1
Name: James Peacemaker	Publication: The Progress-Index
City: Petersburg	Subject: Page Design
Comments: Good, clean design all the way through, starting with the teasers and working down the page. Very inviting design accenting photos and typography.
Page design	Place: 2
Name: Kevin Olmstead	Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper	Subject:
Comments: A very strong portfolio. The teasers (Barry Bonds, Beatles) are very dynamic and set the tone for the pages. Very playful yet extremely well-organized design.
Page design	Place: 3
Name: Lee Wolverton	Publication: The News Virginian
City: Waynesboro	Subject:
Comments: Solid presentation with lots of info boxes accenting each centerpiece. Design sometimes gets a little busy, almost trying too hard, but stops short of becoming intrusive.
Page design	Place: 1
Name: Jon Ness	Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg	Subject:
Comments: Strong design throughout. Good concepts, well executed. Strong photo play. Lots of breakouts and solid typography.
Page design	Place: 2
Name: Jason Snyder	Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg	Subject:
Comments: Solid, well-organized presentation on every page. The teasers and every pages are given great attention and set a very dramatic tone. Everything plays well off the centerpiece. Photos, typography and breakouts all contribute to the emotion of the package.
Page design	Place: 3
Name: Drew Wilson	Publication: Danville Register and Bee
City: Danville	Subject: Bobbleheads, Sweet Repeat and Trail Leader
Comments: Lots of great ideas, well executed. The bobbleheads page is a sheer triumph. Lots of attention to detail on every page.

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