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2009 News Contest Winners
| Column writing: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Bob Wooten |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: 1) Rescue squad; 2) Anthrax survivor; 3) D-Day Memorial |
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Year: 2009 |
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| Business and financial writing: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Michael Buettner |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: Seasonal Sales. $100M plan. Prince George may get new golf course. |
| Comments: Writing speaks to how this news affects readers not just what the businesses put out in press releases. Good! |
Year: 2009 |
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| Business and financial writing: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Allison Brophy Champion |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Keep the Faith, Trampled by Foreclosure, A long way to go |
| Comments: Good, clear writing plus helpful information. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Business and financial writing: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Tony Gonzalez |
Publication: The News Virginian |
| City: Waynesboro |
Subject: Business reporting portfolio |
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Year: 2009 |
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| Critical writing: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: John Horan Jr. |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: 1) 'Cross Roads'; 2) 'Figaro'; 3) 'Hairspray' |
| Comments: Clear and easy to understand. The writing here has flair but lacks pompousity - excellent! |
Year: 2009 |
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| Critical writing: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Allison Brophy Champion |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: film reviews |
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Year: 2009 |
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| Breaking news writing: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Elizabeth Wilkerson, Preston Knight |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Deadly interstate pile-up |
| Comments: These stories get several different angles on the same crash. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Breaking news writing: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: J.R. Williams |
Publication: Northern Virginia Daily |
| City: Strasburg |
Subject: Man charged in shooting death |
| Comments: Good context and on-scene reporting with your eyes, especially important when officials offer little info. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Breaking news writing: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Tony Gonzalez, Jimmy LaRoue |
Publication: The News Virginian |
| City: Waynesboro |
Subject: Tree-trimming helicopter crash |
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Year: 2009 |
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| Multimedia feature reporting: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Rhonda Simmons, Jeff Say |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Impaired driving |
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Year: 2009 |
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| Multimedia feature reporting: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Patrick Kane, F.M. Wiggins |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: Race Under Fire: Best Warrior 2009 |
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Year: 2009 |
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| Feature series or continuing story: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Michael Buettner |
Publication: The Progress-Index |
| City: Petersburg |
Subject: The fallen and forgotten. Bombing run was a disaster. Murder in Midst of War. |
| Comments: Fascinating story of a World War II Army Air Corps flyer whose unusual death-murder after capture is told in great detail. Held my interest all the way through, moving that well-told stories of people make the best features and details make the best telling. Well-written and researched. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Feature series or continuing story: D1 |
Place: 2 |
| Name: Tony Gonzalez |
Publication: The News Virginian |
| City: Waynesboro |
Subject: Mark Cline's epic return to Waynesboro |
| Comments: Well-written series captured one of the best about Mark Cline's whimsical elephant sculpture parade atop Petersburg's landfill and the debate over whether it should stay. Well-written and amusing. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Feature series or continuing story: D1 |
Place: 3 |
| Name: Bob Stuart |
Publication: The News Virginian |
| City: Waynesboro |
Subject: Hurricane Camille, 40 years later |
| Comments: Well-researched story of how killer hurricane damaged the Piedmont after devastating the Gulf coast. Nice cross section of interviews. |
Year: 2009 |
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| Education writing: D1 |
Place: 1 |
| Name: Rhonda Simmons |
Publication: Culpeper Star-Exponent |
| City: Culpeper |
Subject: Spaced-out learning; Yellow Dress warns teens about abuse; chemical reactions |
| Comments: Clear, vivid writing made the stories. The Yellow Dress was a powerful story about an important program. 'Spaced-Out' provided an intriguing overview of the 2009 summer enrichment program. |
Year: 2009 |
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