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Specialty pages or sections Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper Subject: In & Around
Comments: A great publication celebrating the local entertainment scene, from pros to newcomers, locally and beyond. Required reading before a day or night on the town.

Combination picture and story Place: 1
Name: Natalie Austin, Rich Cooley Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Doggie in the window
Comments: Evocative images, crisp writing and a balanced presentation distinguish this piece. Along the way, we learn about breeds and competition, happily, even if we have no specific interest. Well done.

Combination picture and story Place: 2
Name: Natalie Austin, Rich Cooley Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Furniture facelift
Comments: Evocative writing, perspective and detail images bring the craft of upholstery to life. Good presentation touches -- and lots of background -- make a pleasing package.

Combination picture and story Place: 3
Name: Natalie Austin, Rich Cooley Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Whiskey talkin'
Comments: Distillers of single-malt whiskey take their craft seriously and that dedication to detail is well captured by this informative story and images.

Multimedia news reporting Place: 1
Name: Staff Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch
City: Richmond Subject: Michael Vick dogfighting case
Comments: Streaming video (as referred in print) plus broad spectrum of multimedia fully complement print. Citizen journalism and cartoons add a degree of coverage unattainable with print or basic web alone.

Multimedia news reporting Place: 2
Name: Staff Publication: The Roanoke Times
City: Roanoke Subject: VIRGINIA TECH SHOOTINGS MULTIMEDIA NEWS
Comments: Coverage is deep, intense, multifaceted. Multimedia - notably videos - enhances. But package is somewhat disjoined.

Multimedia news reporting Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: Daily Press
City: Newport News Subject: Jamestown
Comments: The videos in this package, with vivid images and great natural sound, amplify the print and do indeed help explain why Jamestown matters.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 1
Name: Seth Gitner, Joe Eaton, David Harrison Publication: The Roanoke Times
City: Roanoke Subject: "OFF THE SCALE" MULTIMEDIA FEATURE
Comments: Exemplary presentation, choice of multimedia, interactivity.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 2
Name: Paul Whelan, Daniel Neman, Melissa Ruggieri, John Witt, Paul Kyber Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch
City: Richmond Subject: This Weekend
Comments: I love the attitude of print and web. Quality is high, but attitude is all.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: Richmond Times-Dispatch
City: Richmond Subject: National Folk Festival
Comments: This is the down comforter of blanket coverage. The T-D threw plenty of resources at a major event and has plenty of quality work to show for it.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 1
Name: Bristol Herald Courier , TriCities.com , WJHL Publication: Bristol Herald Courier
City: Bristol Subject: The Crooked Road
Comments: Fortunately, print explains what the crooked road is, which TV sort of neglects to do. As a converged effort, good. As a solo effort, superb.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 2
Name: Matthew Rosenberg, David Maurer, Megan Lovett Publication: The Daily Progress
City: Charlottesville Subject: Violin maker
Comments: Just right: superb images, great sound, elegant in its simplicity. Good print-to-web refer.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 3
Name: Chet White, Darrell Laurant Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg Subject: Mom's at War
Comments: Intelligent reporting yields a sensitive package.

Multimedia news reporting Place: 1
Name: Staff Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg Subject: Tech horror
Comments: Wow. Now I'm a Hokie too.

Multimedia news reporting Place: 2
Name: Staff Publication: The News & Advance
City: Lynchburg Subject: Falwell dies
Comments: Blanket coverage of a seminal news figure. Cool, an extra! Web refers should be more prominent, especially on extra.

Multimedia news reporting Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: The News Leader
City: Staunton Subject: Introducing the candidates
Comments: Good web refer (though could have had more). Superb blend and choice of multimedia. I like the five freedoms. Video: Jump cuts are bad, extreme close-ups worse. Don't get cute with news video. Period.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 1
Name: Katie Dolac, Maggie Ramsay Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper Subject: Cowboys of Culpeper
Comments: Good package overall. Excellent mix of multimedia. Just-right print-to-web refers. Video techniques need improving, especially light and sound.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 2
Name: Allison Brophy Champion Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent
City: Culpeper Subject: Fabric of America
Comments: Intelligent, sensitive reporting. Nice online slides; audio would have added even more.

Multimedia feature reporting Place: 3
Name: Staff Publication: Northern Virginia Daily
City: Strasburg Subject: Milestone 300
Comments: Great package overall. Bad audio on sound slide. Where is web refer in print?

Multimedia news reporting Place: 1
Name: Raymond Thompson Publication: Fauquier Times-Democrat
City: Warrenton Subject: The Flying Farmer
Comments: Terrific nat sound. Excellent photo sequences. Superb photography. Where is the web refer in print?

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