I'd like to thank the academy...
Several members of our staff went to Chapel Hill this evening to pick up our portion of the 2005 N.C. Press Association annual awards. We won 16 awards this year, much better than last year's 10 and one shy of our record in 2003.
* Staff -- 1st place in Sports Coverage
* Lynn Hey -- 1st in Feature Photography
* Doug Clark -- 2nd in editorials
* Joe Rodriguez -- 2nd in General News Photography
* Lynn Hey -- 2nd in Photo Illustration
* Lorraine Ahearn -- 2nd in Serious Columns
* Rob Daniels -- 2nd in Sports Columns
* Karen Arnold -- 2nd in Headline Writing
* Myla Barnhardt -- 2nd in Lighter Columns
* Katie Reetz -- 3rd in Lifestyle Feature Writing
* Scott Hoffmann - 3rd in General News Photography
* Maria Johnson -- 3rd in Profile Feature
* Staff -- 3rd in News Page/Section Design
* Staff -- 3rd in Sports News Reporting
* Staff -- 3rd Appearance and Design
* Staff -- 3rd in General Excellence for Web
We normally trail the Charlotte Observer and the N&O, papers that are nearly twice our size (and more). We don't pursue the awards the way some newspapers do. While it's a point of pride to win them, we don't consider awards a measure of our success because we know that readers care about good journalism, not prizes. Still, I'm proud of the staff for winning the acclaim of their peers, and I'm particularly proud that so much recognition went to staffwide entries.
Coming tomorrow: the results of the N.C. Associated Press contest.
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Today's "The Phoenix says goodbye to ashes" should be a headline-writing winner in next year's contest.
Posted on February 24, 2006 9:15 AM
JR, don't know you personally, but I can just vision you strutting around the office as proud as a peacock for your newspaper's accomplishments. And as an employer you have every right to be.
Congratulations to you and your staff.
Posted on February 27, 2006 9:10 PM