2014 Better Newspaper Contest Results by Newspaper Alvin Sun 3Rd
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WINNERS’ CIRCLE 2014 TEXAS BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST RESULTS | A PUBLICATION OF THE TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION 2 2014 TEXAS BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST WINNERS’ CIRCLE Winners’ C ircle C ontents TEXAS PRESS ASSOCIATION Results by Newspaper.........................................................................3 718 West 5th Street Advertising .........................................................................4 Austin, Texas 78701 Column Writing.....................................................................................6 (512) 477-6755 phone Editorials.................................................................................7 (512) 477-6759 fax http://texaspress.com General Excellence........................................................................8 http://facebook.com/texaspress Feature Writing....................................................................................10 http://twitter.com/texaspress Headline Writing.................................................................................12 TPA OFFICERS 2013-2014 Feature Photo..................................................................................14 Greg Shrader News Photo......................................................................................16 President News Writing...................................................................................18 Lufkin Daily News Page Design......................................................................................20 Randy Mankin Special Sections................................................................................22 First Vice President Community Service..........................................................................23 The Eldorado Success Sports Coverage...........................................................................24 Glenn Rea Best Website ....................................................................................26 Second Vice President Sweepstakes Winners.....................................................................26 The Cuero Record Sports Photos...............................................................................27 Randy Keck Treasurer The Community News About the Cover Photo Russel Skiles FEATURE PHOTO, DIVISION 5, 2ND PLACE Chairman MARCIAL GUAJARDO, ROUND ROCK LEADER Lamesa Press-Reporter MARIACHIS FOR MOM — The Williamson County Hispanic Heritage Committee and the City of Round Rock honored local moth- ers, in a Mother’s Day celebration. The event included ballet folklorico and mariachi performances and recognition of local moth- ers. Pictured: Ansley Villanueva of Round Rock Ballet Folkorico performs with members of the Texas State mariachi. Published on Micheal Hodges May 16, 2013. Executive Director Texas Press Association About the Texas Better Newspaper Contest This year 159 newspapers submitted 1,566 entries in the Texas Bet- First place winners receive plaques and second through fourth place ter Newspaper Contest. The contest is broken down into 10 divisions in winners earn certificates. Sweepstakes points are earned for each divi- which newspapers compete against papers of similar circulation size. sion, except Division 1, based on point accumulation in contest catego- Weeklies compete under a unique division system in which the total ries (excluding Community Service, Special Sections and Best Website) number of weekly entrants is divided into five divisions based on de- - 1st Place: 100 points; 2nd Place: 75 points; 3rd Place: 50 points; and scending circulation — this year 103 weeklies entered so there were 21 4th Place: 25 points. The awards were announced June 21, 2014, at the newspapers each in Divisions 6-8 and 20 newspapers in Divisions 9 and Holiday Inn Corpus Christi Downtown Marina Tower. 10. The Winners’ Circle is an annual publication saluting the Better News- Dailies and Semiweeklies compete in fixed circulation breaks: Division paper Contest winners. Judges’ comments on first through fourth place 1 Dailies 100,000 or More (compete in General Excellence only); Divi- winners are reprinted along with samples of winning entries. The 2014 sion 2 Dailies 7,000 to 99,999; Division 3 Dailies Less Than 7,000; Divi- contest was judged by the New Mexico Press Association as part of the sion 4 Semiweeklies 4,001 or More; and Division 5 Semiweeklies 4,000 annual Better Newspaper Contest swap. or Less. WINNERS’ CIRCLE 2014 TEXAS BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST 3 2014 Better Newspaper Contest Results by Newspaper Alvin Sun 3rd. Best Website 1st. Sports Photo 2nd. News Photo 1st. General Excellence Marshall News Pittsburg Gazette Stephenville Empire 3rd. Feature Writing 4th. General Excellence 2nd. Sports Coverage 4th. Sports Photo 1st. Headline Writing Messenger 1st. Advertising Tribune 4th. Headline Writing 4th. Column Writing 1st. Page Design 1st. Page Design 1st. Column Writing Andrews County News Deport Times-Blossom 1st. Sports Photo Pleasanton Express 3rd. General Excellence 4th. News Writing Cedar Park, Hill Times Goliad Advance- 2nd. News Writing Meridian Tribune 1st. Advertising Country News 1st. Column Writing Guard 3rd. Community 1st. News Photo 1st. Page Design Terrell Tribune Anson, Western 2nd. Sports Coverage 3rd. Feature Photo Service 3rd. Advertising 2nd. Best Website 1st. News Writing Observer 3rd. Routine Special Dublin Citizen 4th. Blue Moon Special 3rd. Blue Moon Special 2nd. General Excellence 2nd. Sports Photo 3rd. Editorial Section 1st. Blue Moon Special Gonzales Cannon Section Section 2nd. News Photo 4th. General Excellence 3rd. Column Writing 4th. Advertising Section 4th. Community Service 4th. News Photo 3rd. Editorial 3rd. Sports Photo 4th. Column Writing 4th. General Excellence 3rd. Feature Writing 4th. Sports Coverage Uvalde Leader-News Aransas Pass Progress 4th. Feature Photo Eastland, Ranger 4th. Routine Special Kingsville Record & 4th. Page Design 2nd. Editorial 4th. News Photo Times Section Bishop News 4th. Sports Coverage Port Aransas South 2nd. News Writing Center, The Light & 4th. Community Service 3rd. Headline Writing Jetty 2nd. Sports Coverage Athens Daily Review Champion Gonzales Inquirer Mineola Monitor 2nd. Advertising 3rd. Advertising 3rd. Editorial 4th. Best Website Eastland Telegram 1st. Advertising Kyle, Hays Free Press 1st. General Excellence 2nd. Page Design 3rd. Feature Writing 3rd. Headline Writing 4th. Page Design 1st. Column Writing 2nd. News Photo 1st. Headline Writing 1st. News Writing 3rd. Column Writing 3rd. General Excellence 3rd. Sports Photo 2nd. Sports Coverage 4th. Column Writing 1st. News Writing 2nd. Sports Photo 3rd. Headline Writing 3rd. News Photo 4th. Page Design Cisco Press 3rd. Advertising 1st. Page Design 3rd. Feature Photo 4th. Best Website 3rd. Page Design 3rd. Sports Photo Graford, Lake 2nd. General Excellence 4th. Editorial Azle News El Campo Leader- Country Sun 3rd. Editorial Mission, Progress 4th. News Writing Van Horn Advocate 1st. Feature Photo Cleburne Times- News 4th. News Photo 3rd. Feature Writing Times 2nd. Editorial 1st. News Photo Review 2nd. Advertising 4th. Sports Coverage 3rd. Sports Photo Post Dispatch 1st. Sports Photo 4th. Blue Moon Special 2nd. Column Writing Granbury, Hood 1st. Editorial Vernon Daily Record 2nd. News Writing Section 3rd. Page Design County News La Grange, Fayette Mount Vernon Optic- 4th. General Excellence 1st. News Photo 3rd. Advertising 4th. Routine Special 1st. Best Website County Record Herald 1st. Sports Photo 3rd. Blue Moon Special Clarendon Enterprise Section 1st. Blue Moon Special 1st. Headline Writing 4th. Editorial Presidio, The 2nd. Feature Photo Section 1st. General Excellence Section 2nd. Best Website International 4th. Column Writing 2nd. Advertising Eldorado Success 1st. News Photo 2nd. Column Writing Muleshoe Journal 2nd. Feature Photo 4th. Sports Coverage Bandera Bulletin 2nd. Column Writing 4th. Sports Photo 1st. Page Design 2nd. News Photo 1st. Headline Writing 4th. Headline Writing 1st. News Photo 3rd. Sports Photo 2nd. Feature Photo 2nd. Routine Special 3rd. Editorial Victoria Advocate 4th. Headline Writing 4th. Editorial Fairfield, Freestone 2nd. Headline Writing Section 3rd. Sports Coverage Princeton Herald 1st. Column Writing 4th. News Photo County Times 3rd. Editorial 2nd. Sports Photo 4th. Sports Photo 1st. Sports Photo 1st. News Photo Bastrop Advertiser 3rd. Column Writing 3rd. News Writing 3rd. Blue Moon Special 2nd. Advertising 1st. News Writing 4th. Feature Photo Clifton Record 3rd. Sports Photo Section Murphy Monitor 2nd. General Excellence 2nd. Best Website 2nd. Column Writing Fairfield Recorder 4th. Column Writing 3rd. Sports Coverage 1st. Sports Coverage 2nd. Sports Coverage 2nd. Community Baytown Sun 2nd. Editorial 1st. Column Writing 4th. Feature Writing 4th. Editorial 2nd. General Excellence 4th. Feature Writing Service 1st. General Excellence 3rd. Routine Special 1st. General Excellence 4th. Page Design 2nd. Sports Photo 3rd. Routine Special 1st. Sports Coverage Section 3rd. Advertising Hamilton Herald- 4th. Routine Special Red Oak Record Section 2nd.Sports Photo 3rd. Community News Lakeway, Lake Travis Section 1st. Advertising 4th. Feature Writing 3rd. Advertising Clute, The Facts Service 4th. News Photo View 1st. Page Design 1st. Headline Writing 1st. Sports Coverage Nacogdoches Daily 1st. Sports Photo Waxahachie Daily Beeville Bee-Picayune 3rd. Community Farmersville Times Hearne, Robertson 2nd. Headline Writing Sentinel 2nd. News Photo Light 2nd. Community Service 1st. Headline Writing County News 3rd. News Writing 1st. Page Design 3rd.