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Page design Place: 1
Name: Sam Hundley Publication: The Virginian-Pilot
City: Norfolk Subject: Page design portfolio
Comments: This portfolio has it all: great photography, well-played; outstanding, risky typography; fun, color designs; and readable and attractive packaging of information. Outstanding!

Page design Place: 2
Name: Allen Walker Publication: Daily Press
City: Newport News Subject: features page designs
Comments: A very sophisticated design portfolio. The fact that it held its own in this category is testament to its clean presentation on features pages. They have energy and emotion and playful, yet organized sense of design.

Page design Place: 3
Name: Robert Suhay Publication: The Virginian-Pilot
City: Norfolk Subject: Page Design Portfolio
Comments: Fantastic A1s which really take advantage of the Pilot's freeform template. A lot of outside-the-box thinking on teasers and graphics. No two A1s follow the same rules. It's exciting, creates a sense of urgency and is easily readable.

Front page Place: 1
Name: Jon Ness, Jason Snyder, Matt McWilliams Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg Subject: Front pages
Comments: Strong design with good use of photos and headlines. The vanity license plate A1 is a great read and the design sucks you right in.

Front page Place: 2
Name: Robin Clayton, Charles Wilborn Publication: Danville Register and Bee
City: Danville Subject: Falwell, Tribute, Hollow Victory and New Road
Comments: Well-organized design and very clean presentation. A great approach to "The leaders talk politics" story, making it easy and enjoyable to read.

Front page Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: The Daily Progress
City: Charlottesville Subject:
Comments: "Cavalier crazies" and "shooter speaks" are exciting and emotional designs. Other entries, although clean, are not as compelling.

Business, financial or agricultural pages Place: 1
Name: James Heffernan Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Business pages
Comments: These wonderful business pages would distinguish any newspaper. They are a well-paced blend of enterprise and news, of local and national, crisply edited and presented. Well imagined.

Business, financial or agricultural pages Place: 2
Name: Courtney Scites, Mary Scites Publication: Manassas Journal-Messenger
City: Manassas Subject:
Comments: You get a good sense of the business community and what is going on it from these solid pages. a good blend of news, features and the people behind the businesses.

Business, financial or agricultural pages Place: 3
Name: Troy Cooper, Kelli Davis, Ashley McKnight-Taylor Publication: Suffolk News-Herald
City: Suffolk Subject:
Comments: These pages offer clean, inviting presentation, a local-only approach to content and an authoritative writing style.

Editorial pages Place: 1
Name: Ray Finefrock Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper Subject: Editorial pages
Comments: These page succeed with a combination of staff and contributed opinion -- a sure way to produce an engaging page and credentialize the paper's balance and fairness. Good reading, in or out of town.

Editorial pages Place: 2
Name: LEE WOLVERTON Publication: The News Virginian
City: Waynesboro Subject:
Comments: Well-reasoned and informed editorials, locally centered and a clean, inviting layout distinguish these editorial pages.

Editorial pages Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Editorial pages
Comments: A daily local editorial, lots of reader letters and a balanced package of non-local topics and viewpoints give readers a lot to think about.

Special sections or special editions Place: 1
Name: Staff Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Northern Virginia Daily 75th anniversary
Comments: A deeply satisfying special section filled with information and a lot of heart. Very well editing with a great range of diverse local content. Wonderfully presented.

Special sections or special editions Place: 2
Name: Staff Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper Subject: Progress: Culpeper 2010
Comments: An innovative forecast section filled with deep local detail, one that allows readers to understand where the region is headed. Good story choice, editing and presentation.

Special sections or special editions Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: See Shenandoah
Comments: A highly useful and very thorough guide to the Shenandoah Valley. Great approach with fine photography and lists, lists, lists.

Sports pages Place: 1
Name: Staff Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Sports pages
Comments: These sections have it all -- a great mix of local and non-local, wonderful photography, colorful writing and tight editing with sharp presentation.

Sports pages Place: 2
Name: Shane Mettlen, Jason Simcoe Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper Subject:
Comments: Engaging local content, spirited presentation and a good pro mix distinguish these sports packages.

Sports pages Place: 3
Name: Thomas Dozier, Chip Knighton Publication: The Progress-Index
City: Petersburg Subject: Sports Pages
Comments: Excellent traditional sports section with an eye to college and pros and good local coverage. Very good local photos in the sections submitted.

Specialty pages or sections Place: 1
Name: Staff Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: 1) Winter All-Area section; 2) Spring All-Area section; 3) Fall All-Area section
Comments: These sections are impressive with authoritatively colorful reporting perspective and uplifting photography. A true reward for readers, even if they don't live and breathe scholastic sports.

Specialty pages or sections Place: 2
Name: Becky Krystal, Laura Withers Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Valley Scene — Home
Comments: Carefully chosen and executed packages bring the real estate/home topic to life. Stories and photos are useful as blue prints or simply engaging to all those who embrace the topic.

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