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On the Cover Clockwise: Welcome keep society informed. Syracuse, San Francisco Peninsula Standoff Ended From the More than 900 entries and San Diego. Bruce Bishop President … submitted to this competition Special thanks to Press Club The Chronicle-Telegram According to sponsored by The Press Club of Corporate Partners FirstEnergy and Johnny Be Good the latest Pew Cleveland – up more than 10% from Medical Mutual of Ohio for their Brian Shellito Research Center last year’s total entries. Everyone support. House of Blues, as tonight’s Akron Beacon Journal “State of the from college students to those who presenting sponsor, adds excitement Chief Content Officer Media” study, started out with paper and pencil are to the event. Staff the changing represented. Each contest entry represents the Content Marketing Institute habits of news Thank you also to all who made best in excellent print, broadcast and this contest possible, especially Student debt: Price tag on college consumers have a huge impact on digital reporting. Congratulations loans rises past $1 trillion the functioning of an informed The Press Club of Cleveland AOEIJ to all our winners and entrants – Karl Schneider, society. So does the state of the event committee members Lee and thank you for keeping society Alex Delaney-Gesing organizations that produce that Moran, Carol Kovach, Dan Jacobs informed. Lorain County Community College news and make it available in any and Michelle Parks Lazette; and to Michael E. Bennett The Last Houses number of formats. Lynn Bracic, Debi Weslak and others President, Erick Trickey As we see in this year’s All Ohio who gave them support. Thanks also The Press Club of Cleveland Cleveland Magazine Excellence in Journalism, though, to the judges who are professionals media are producing quality affiliated with press clubs in New material and doing their part to Orleans, Los Angeles, Omaha, Tulsa,

to all nominees and winners for achieving Excellence in C o n g r a tu l a ti o n s Journalism 4 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland Student Run Media First Place Keith Reynolds, Alex Delaney- Student Fires Shot Commodores complete sweep Gesing, Olivia Moe Staff Best Print Newspaper Story 2 Olivia Moe, Keith Reynolds Lorain County Community College Kent State University Year/Trade School Very well reported, complete with personal Lorain County Community College Third Place First Place perspectives. Excellent example of team Well written Student debt: Price tag on college loans Tragic Accident Causes Spinal Injuries to reporting. Lively writing. Bball Player Second Place rises past $1 trillion Second Place Bronson Peshlakai Tri-C Mens Baseball Prepares for Karl Schneider, Alex Delaney-Gesing The Ongoing Woes of Rhodes Tri-C Upcoming Season with Strength and Lorain County Community College Samah Assad The reporter takes the time to get to know Conditioning Best TV News Story Trade/2 The Cauldron - Cleveland State Mason as a person and not just as a victim. Robert Fenbers Year School University The reader can connect with Mason through Tri-C First Place Kudos to the reporter for persisting for a the writer’s glimpses into his personality Good “advance” sports story. Basketball Player Seriously Injured story no one wanted to talk about. Good and character. We walk away feeling hope- Third Place Bronson Peshlakai, Darryl Maddox reporting, giving various sides of issue. ful rather than pitying the victim. Tragic Accident Causes Spinal Injuries to Tri-C Complete and well written. Second Place Bball Player The best of three good entries. Well put to- Third Place Minimum wage sparks debate Bronson Peshlakai gether and very thorough. Gave perspective High school students begin early college Alex Delaney-Gesing Tri-C on how the accident affects the team, the program Lorain County Community College Best Print Feature Story school, neighborhood and friends. Creative Madeline Smanik Trade/2 Year School photography. Third Place - Students Former Aramark Manager Charged with First Place Second Place Well written and reported. Lively writing. $38,000 Theft Resisting rape culture Tri-C Levy Efforts Best Print Sports Story Marcia Leftridge Karl Schneider Darryl Maddox 4 Year School Tri-C Lorain County Community College Tri-C First Place Best Print Sports Story 2 Year/ Second Place Thorough and well done reports. Again, ESPN, MAC Contract Case Closer to Be- Trade School Death by the spoonful with reporting, photography and writing working well together. ing Cracked, But Remains Unsolved Richie Mulhall Third Place Kent State University End of Era for Canine Officer Angela Wolfe Best Print Feature Story Tri-C 4 Year School Another good entry with a human interest First Place twist. WJCU Hungarian radio show celebrates Best TV Sports Story Trade/ 30 years of programming 2 Year School Alexandra Higl John Carroll University - Students First Place Fascinating and great local, historical Injured Player Visits Team angle. Bronson Peshlakai, Darryl Maddox, Ann Marie Smith, Second Place Angela Wolfe Different generations strike common Tri-C ground through the magic of music Good mix human interest story and sports Alexandra Higl package. Great graphics. Creative use of John Carroll University - Students lavaliere mike for stand-ups. Heartwarming. Second Place Third Place Basketball Takes on Sinclair JCU artist adds a pop of color to Schott Bronson Peshlakai , Dining Hall Tommy Carosielli Mary Frances McGowan BrIt’s an honor to be in avthe company of the 37tho! Annual All Ohio Tri-C John Carroll University - Students Excellence in Journalism nominees and their outstanding work. Good highlights of men’s and women’s bas- Good human interest. ketball games and use of “file footage” Best Radio Sports Story Here’s to (all of) us! Best Print News Story 4 Year School 4 Year School First Place First Place Payton Vince PressBook Demo and Story Three Hours of Fear: Campus Officials, Payton Vince Witnesses Detail Lockdown Events After Ohio School of Broadcast The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 5 Entertaining discussion about sports of Adam Burroughs Kevin Kleps Tom Knox interest to listeners. Smart Business Akron/Canton The un- Crain’s Cleveland Business Business First Best TV News Story derlying story here of creating an employee- Second Place Departments or Columns owned company itself is compelling. This 4 Year School Food Fight: Will Amazon’s moves upset First Place story told that part well and explained how Kroger’s apple cart? First Place that came under threat. Uniquely Columbus Kent State Walkout Steve Watkins Jim Mericsko, Jayne Gest Michael Bratton Second Place Cincinnati Business Courier Smart Business Columbus Kent State University Flight Plan Third Place Unique presentation of story with eye- Sheehan Hannan Banking on the little guy grabbing graphics Best TV Sports Story Inside Business Magazine 4 Year School Evan Weese Second Place Beneath this story is a very interesting Business First First Place business model and a curious entrepreneur. One to Watch Kent State Women’s Golf Lots of vivid detail and quirkiness. Public Service/Investigative Spotting upcoming community leaders Zach Harley First Place Jason Brill, Rachel Kalayjian Third Place Cincinnati’s property tax ‘rollback’ Inside Business Magazine Kent State University The house of Alshahal Chris Wetterich Third Place Best Online Report Dan Eaton Cincinnati Business Courier 4 Year School Business First Building Stronger Communities It’s a straight-up business profile, but with a Second Place Strong focus on nonprofits First Place powerful backstory and a sense of drive and Tesla fight pits tradition against up- Adam Burroughs Charter school report leads to proposed determination from its founders. start’s vision for auto retailing Smart Business Akron/Canton legislative changes Dan Eaton Best Business Publication Staff: The News Outlet Features: General Business First Akron Beacon Journal First Place in Ohio Excellent. Shows what can happen when Street Cred: Walnut Hills’ wondrous Third Place First Place journalists and journalism organizations class of ‘64 stranger than fiction account Ohio’s plan to turn out the lights on Columbus CEO collaborate. Lack of funding has nearly done of a Cincinnati neighborhood renewables Staff away with investigative reporting by all that produced national leaders by the national outlets. This collaboration in film, theater, music and finance shows what determination can do even with Steve Watkins lack of resources. Cincinnati Business Courier Second Place Second Place We join the Students Rally to Challenge Westboro Utica fights for attention Protest Tweets Tom Knox Press Club Kara Taylor, Jason Kostura Business First Kent State University Third Place Business Publications DCDC: Putting Dayton on the map in of Cleveland in dance General News Olivia Barrow acknowledging First Place Dayton Business Journal Greenpeace protesters penetrate Procter & Gamble Features: Package our colleagues in Barrett J. Brunsman First Place Cincinnati Business Courier Plenty of new faces, little change in pay Ohio journalism. Comprehensive coverage of a dramatic Steve Watkins Greenpeace protest and its aftermarth Cincinnati Business Courier Crisp writing, multiple sources Excellent package using public records to Second Place handicap CEO compensation versus com- Cincinnati Enquirer exodus pany performance Chris Wetterich Second Place Cincinnati Business Courier Counting on the quants: Big Data Why is Third Place Columbus so eager to jump in? A ‘Devastating’ End to Dots Carrie Ghose SOURCE Business First Michelle Park Lazette CJPC EVENTS & CJPC CUSTOM PUBLICATIONS Crain’s Cleveland Business Features: Trends Features: Personality Profile First Place Kevin S. Adelstein Bob Jacob It can be a ‘dirty’ game when shoe com- Publisher & CEO Managing Editor First Place panies get involved in high school sports Leap of Faith 6 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland Second Place The Chronicle-Telegram’s report on a church Extensive and thorough coverage that local- General News: Single Story Inside Business Magazine fire covered not only the bricks-and-mortar ized a national event. First Place Staff damage, but also captured the humanity Breaking News :Single-Day Faces to Fear or to Protect: Border kid. Third Place of parishioners and others who expressed a Package They are here now. Smart Business Cleveland sense of loss while exhibiting a determina- First Place Mark Curnutte Dustin S. Klein, Dennis Seeds, Jim tion to persevere. Ebola The Cincinnati Enquirer Mericsko Breaking News: Consecutive Cheryl Powell, Katie Byard,Doug Excellent details paint portraits of the Daily Newspapers Days- Same Topic Livingston people interviewed in this story. Several sidebars add dimension to the story by pull- Breaking News: Single Story First Place Akron Beacon Journal Water crisis grips area The Akron Beacon Journal provided ing in other voices and encouraging reader First Place Staff comprehensive coverage after a nurse was input. Water crisis grips area The Toledo Blade diagnosed with symptoms of the Ebola virus Second Place Staff shortly after visiting the Akron area. It told Echoing from Ferguson The Toledo Blade Breaking News: Ongoing Coverage its readers fast about big health news but Jon Wysochanski The Toledo Blade’s blanket coverage of a did it responsibly, informing them there was The Chronicle-Telegram water crisis is a model for deploying report- First Place no cause for widespread panic. A sensitive subject reported with an even ers and photographers to gather and deliver Tornado touch down, sirens silent Second Place hand. I liked the mix of voices and pull- vital information to a public in need. Let’s Loren Genson ing from the paper’s archives to describe a raise a glass to an outstanding example of Medina County Gazette Flooding, rescues and heroes David Knox, Loren Genson, similar event. The reporter was thorough in breaking news coverage, digitally and in Excellent coverage from the first touchdown his work. print. to the financial and political consequences. Nick Glunt Medina County Gazette Third Place Second Place Second Place The Future of Frisch’s Fire at First Evangelical Lutheran Church Ebola Third Place Home: Return of LeBron James Alexander Coolidge “We have lost our history” Cheryl Powell, Doug Livingston, The Cincinnati Enquirer Lisa Roberson Katie Byard Staff The Plain Dealer This piece was well-reported and gave a The Chronicle-Telegram Akron Beacon Journal great overview of the ups and downs of The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 7 General News: Single Story Frisch’s. The reporter was not discouraged Features: Second Place Second Place by his tight-lipped sources and continued to Personality Profile Death of a Salesman Ohio charter schools First Place dig into the story to explore Frisch’s future. Joanna Connors First Place Doug Livingston, Faces to Fear or to Protect: Border kid. The Plain Dealer General News: Multiple Breaking the cycle: From heartbreak to Staff The News Outlet They are here now. This is a riveting, frank and comprehensive Stories- Same Topic hope Akron Beacon Journal Mark Curnutte account of the life and death of Ray Shepa- Brie Zeltner, Jo Ellen Corrigan, Lynn Third Place The Cincinnati Enquirer First Place rdson. An excellent tribute. Excellent details paint portraits of the African-American Issues Ischay Reinvestigating Rape people interviewed in this story. Several Mark Curnutte The Plain Dealer Third Place Rachel Dissell, Leila Atassi Pleasantly Predictable Vermont sidebars add dimension to the story by pull- The Cincinnati Enquirer Second Place The Plain Dealer Steve Stephens ing in other voices and encouraging reader Good use of infographics, photos and One Day Behind the Scenes Investigative input. statistics to engage readers throughout long The Columbus Dispatch Sharon Coolidge First Place pieces. Well-put-together quotes breathe life Delightful writing packed with history and Second Place The Cincinnati Enquirer Falling from Grace: Ernest Angley and into the narratives. imagery of the quirky, quaint attractions of Echoing from Ferguson Third Place the Green Mountain State. Grace Cathedral Jon Wysochanski Second Place The cruel fall of a relentless reporter Bob Dyer Public Service The Chronicle-Telegram Eyewitness to a botched execution Clint O’Connor Akron Beacon Journal A sensitive subject reported with an even Alan Johnson The Plain Dealer First Place Excellent, esp. getting the main subject on hand. I liked the mix of voices and pull- The Columbus Dispatch Being 14 in the City Features: General record and so many voices on record. ing from the paper’s archives to describe a Even-handed, captivating reporting of a Cara Owsley, Krista Ramsey, Laura Second Place similar event. The reporter was thorough in contentious topic. First Place Trujilo his work. How an Organ Transplant Changed My The Ugly Truth about Toledo Third Place The Cincinnati Enquirer Life Staff Third Place Elyria Schools: Finances, teachers and An exceptional response to tragedies. John Faherty, Laura Trujillo The Toledo Blade The Future of Frisch’s negotiations Through wonderful writing and great The Cincinnati Enquirer Overall, very thorough. Alexander Coolidge Lisa Roberson photographs, readers meet 14-year-old kids Incredibly powerful stuff. John is a capti- The Cincinnati Enquirer The Chronicle-Telegram who need help navigating through a danger- vating storyteller who recounts his trans- This piece was well-reported and gave a Strong, thorough reporting of an often ous world. plant journey with both honesty and humor. great overview of the ups and downs of complex subject: school finances. We Love the Recognition

Photo Breaking News Digital Media Photography Breaking News Sports Journalism Single Story Breaking News General Feature Ongoing Coverage Chad Toocheck Kyles’ Story Fire at First Single Story Home opener Tornado…sirens silent Rick Noland Kristin Bauer Evangelical Lorain church fire Kristin Bauer Loren Genson Lisa Roberson Karie Spaetzel Sports Column Pictorial Bruce Bishop Photography Breaking News Blatt… work to do All Others General News Lisa Roberson Portrait Single-Day Package Rick Noland Lightning Single Story Personality Flooding, rescues… Bruce Bishop Echoing from Photography Love eternal David Knox Sports Column Ferguson Spot News Bruce Bishop Loran Genson ‘Hass’ right man Pictorial Jon Wysochanski Stando ended Nick Glunt Albert Grindle All Others Bruce Bishop Single Editorial Cascade Reflections General News Seeking justice Business Single Essay Kristin Bauer Multiple Stories Photography Andy Young Pipeline controversy Beatle Mania Same Topic Spot News Katie Anderson Nancy Johnson Pictorial Elyria Schools: Church burns Best Use of Media All Others From crash Business News Front Finances, teachers Bruce Bishop Scott Kline Under the rainbow and negotiations to recovery Job growth stunted Kristin Bauer Lisa Roberson Photography Karie Spaetzel David Knox Visuals Spread Sports Sports or Multiple Page Best Section Freeze frame Broadsheets Chronicle Bruce Bishop Drawn to the diamond Albert Grindle Election aftermath Sports Sta Scott Kline www.chroniclet.com www.medina-gazette.com 8 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland Business Taste: The Plain Dealer First Place Staff Unemployment in Ohio The Plain Dealer Olivera Perkins The Plain Dealer’s Food section was a The Plain Dealer strong contender that makes great use of Great coverage of the impact of the reces- photographs. It’s obvious there is a lot of sion statewide; humanizes the recession. planning put into making this section. It is mouth watering. Second Place Pipeline controversy Third Place Katie Anderson Arts: The Plain Dealer Medina County Gazette Staff The Plain Dealer Third Place Job growth stunted Best Daily Newspaper in Ohio: David Knox 75-000 or less circulation Medina County Gazette First Place Sports Medina County Gazette Staff First Place Drawn to the diamond Second Place Albert Grindle The Chronicle-Telegram Medina County Gazette Staff Second Place Best Daily Newspaper in Ohio: Photography - Non-Daily Newspaper Ready, willing, and able / Prostheses not more than 75-000 circulation Third Place: Wrestling by Lorrie Cecil, ThisWeek Newspapers a handicap for determined Otsego junior First Place Mark Monroe The Plain Dealer Breaking News Single Story Matthew Florjancic The Toledo Blade Staff First Place WKYC.com Third Place Second Place Chad Toocheck Multiple departments respond to fire at Use of Social Media The Columbus Dispatch Lorain church Rick Noland Staff First Place Medina County Gazette Karie Spaetzel, Bruce Bishop, Lisa ideastream Social Media Third Place Roberson ideastream Social Media Team Arts & Entertainment The Cincinnati Enquirer The Chronicle-Telegram WCPN ideastream First Place Staff Excellent use of incorporating photos and Improbable journeys: Cleveland’s Eric video into social media and Storify to keep Second Place Digital Media Capital Style’s Look of the Week contest Coble makes it to Broadway with a play your readers updated on the breaking news about a woman battling the decline of Newspaper Website story. Taylor Starek Capital Style old age First Place Second Place Andrea Simakis cincinnati.com Cincinnati investor buys Carew Tower Third Place The Plain Dealer Staff Tom Demeropolis Using social media during Toledo’s water crisis and 2 fallen firefighters Second Place The Cincinnati Enquirer Cincinnati Business Courier Cincinnati.com was the clear winner in this Staff ‘The Kid from Tomkinsville’ by John R. Breaking News Series Tunis remains refreshing read in a com- category. The tile design is very efficient The Toledo Blade pletely different era of sports and clean, and the use of photos is graphi- First Place Online Storytelling cally attractive. The side labels make it easy Ebola Patient travels to Cleveland Marc Bona First Place The Plain Dealer to navigate the categories. The entire page, Staff not just the top half, is attractive. WKYC Investigation: High School helmet safety Best Section Thorough, well sourced and timely localized ratings Second Place Dustin Wadsworth, Monica Robins, First Place Dispatch.com breaking news coverage of a national issue. Chronicle-Telegram Sports Susan Moses,Tim Dubravetz Staff Second Place WKYC Staff The Columbus Dispatch T.J. Lane Escapes from Prison The Chronicle-Telegram A first-rate integration of graphics, video, Although this site is text-heavy, the fonts are Colleen Seitz, Nikki Ferrell, and narrative produced an accessible and The Chronicle-Telegram sports sections clean and professional, making the overall Faith Boone, Megan Shaw demonstrated top-notch stories and pho- understandable story. The package drew appearance clean and modern. The site uses WEWS-TV 5 attention to a potentially serious problem, tographs produced on deadline. Wonderful just enough photos to make it graphically coverage of everything from LeBron James’ Third Place and there were substantive changes in pleasing. Color-coded categories help naviga- return to Cleveland to high school sports. Return of the King: LeBron James re- equipment in response. WKYC demon- tion and help the look of the page overall. joins Cleveland Cavaliers strated that solid enterprise journalism is Second Place Good placement of video tease high up. The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 9

Second Place Second Place WKSU.org The Daily Briefing Chuck Poulton Staff WKSU The Columbus Dispatch Third Place Third Place WCLV 104.9 ideastream Website Jason Lloyd’s Cleveland Cavaliers blog Joseph Sheppa Jason Lloyd WCPN ideastream Akron Beacon Journal Online General News story Infographics First Place Second Place 12-year-old Tamir Rice shot by police Timeline of the Gold Hunt newsnet5 Staff Staff WEWS-TV 5 The Columbus Dispatch A really strong package with good writing Fascinating story. Great summary of and visuals. Shows some strong enterprise events. work to localize a huge national story. Good First Place job. High School helmet safety ratings Second Place Dustin Wadsworth, Monica Robins, Schools: Preparing for tragedy Tim Dubravetz, Susan Moses Dustin Wadsworth,Will Ujek WKYC Medical / Health Writing WKYC Very thorough. I can tell you put a lot of Second Place: Change of Heart by Jillian Kramer, Cleveland Magazine A great package with good writing. This work into it. clearly took a lot of work and it paid off. Best Website in Ohio Nice job bringing the story home to the Second Place still possible in these times of dwindling audience. First Place newsroom resources. columbuscrave.com Dispatch.com Staff Third Place Staff Second Place Columbus Crave Cop Cam: Who’s watching you and who’s The Columbus Dispatch How an Organ Transplant Changed My Clean presentation of copy. Like how easy not? The Columbia Dispatch website opens with Life the site is to navigate. Makes the reader Rona Proudfoot,Wale Aliyu a clean and organized visual design and a John Faherty, Laura Trujillo want to pick up the print edition of the WKYC well-anchored photo. On the side, there is a The Cincinnati Enquirer magazine. Nice story with some good perspectives. good offering of story links. Various “subject An intimate and emotional look into the Third Place Online Feature story blocks” immediately follow, allowing the stories of two families affected by an organ reader to quickly scroll to the news section transplant: the recipient’s and the donor’s. ColumbusParent.com First Place Staff preferred if they haven’t already used the Third Place Budd Strong pull-down menus immediately below the Columbus Parent Bob Jones, Joe McGee Cop Cam: Who’s watching you and who’s Simple design works well for finding perti- masthead. not? WEWS-TV 5 nent information and subject matter. Links A strong package of material with nice Second Place Rona Proudfoot, Wale Aliyu could be more visual to invite the reader in newsnet5.com WKYC writing and visuals. Most importantly, it even more. stepped beyond the headline accident to newsnet5 staff Another tight, clean package from WKYC, WEWS-TV 5 utilizing video and written narratives to Television News Website personalized the story in a way that brings it home for people. examine a current issue with related video First Place General Circulation from previous years. Readers and viewers WKYC.com Second Place Magazines are able to see how their local law enforce- Staff Geauga Lake: From Icon to Eyesore News ment agencies are regarding the public WKYC Kim Wendel, Ryan Haidet policy issues and why. WKYC First Place Second Place Great story and a nice balance of history, The Evans Family is Living in This World Magazine Website newsnet5.com nostalgia and news. Strong writing and a Linda Vaccariello Staff First Place great visual layout. Cincinnati Magazine cincinnatimagazine.com WEWS-TV 5 Vaccariello’s tone throughout is appropri- Blogs Staff Radio News Website ately compassionate but never “sob-sister- Cincinnati Magazine First Place ly.” Acutely observed and thorough report- First Place Extremely visual and easy to use. Loved Business of Sports ing anticipates and answers a reader’s 90.3 WCPN ideastream Website how easy it was to find access to other social Kevin Kleps questions. “Evan’s Family” is a highly en- Joseph Sheppa media links. Presentation made content Crain’s Cleveland Business gaging, gritty profile of one neighborhood’s WCPN ideastream look interesting and inviting. efforts to help the stranger in their midst. 10 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland Second Place Third Place Third Place Second Place The Last Houses Outside In The Magic Makers Sweet Endings Erick Trickey Emily Thompson Kristy Eckert Beth Stallings Cleveland Magazine Columbus Monthly Capital Style Columbus Monthly A tight, consistent focus on neighbors - Sweetly illuminating story that I thought This series of short, engagingly written pro- “Sweet Endings” is nicely written and and not city planners - permits Trickey to about days after I first read it, always a files captures leaders in action and avoids beautifully illustrated, but it’s the organiza- deliver the story behind the story of the good sign. merely telling us readers why this camp is so tion of the content that really makes this familiar “shrinking cities” syndrome. Read- Features: General worthwhile. Reporting this way takes time feature such a strong showpiece. Columbus ers are treated to a walking tour of “The and skill. Both pay off in this entry. Monthly’s smart, thoughtful approach Last Houses” conveyed in concise narrative First Place Features: Consumer of organizing the featured desserts into prose that’s well suited to the topic. Trickey Last Words categories – some conventional, some less so demonstrates an excellent ear for quotes Linda Vaccariello First Place – effectively asks readers the same question that move the story along. Cincinnati Magazine The Crave 10 a server would ask when making a dessert Compelling writing and thorough reporting Beth Stallings Features: Personality Profile recommendation: “What are you in the deliver insight into research that may some- Columbus Crave mood for?” It’s a treatment that’s perfectly First Place day save lives of suicidal people. Important If you’ll pardon the pun: “The Crave 10” is suited to the subject matter. Why Isn’t This Man Smiling? topic handled thoughtfully and sensitively a feast of a feature. Columbus Crave takes RJ Smith, Alyssa Konermann from the opening anecdote and all the way advantage of all the luxuries provided by the Third Place Cincinnati Magazine through. magazine format, playing with layout and Holy Doughnuts! It’s Festival Season! Compelling, vivid, humanizing writing and Staff Second Place orientation, presenting a colossal amount of some real tension made me care about the Cincinnati Magazine The Story of Us information in a wide variety of ways. While mayor of a city I’ve never been to. there were features among the other entries This story was fun to read and fun to look at Kristen Schmidt - appropriate given the subject matter. Go- Second Place Columbus Monthly that were as well-written, the creative design and presentation offer the reader a unique ing beyond dates and locations, Cincinnati Finding Freedom Slice-of-life stories can be hard to organize Magazine took a look at the personalities Erick Trickey into a coherent whole, but this entry shows experience and make “The Crave 10” consum- able and valuable for readers whether they’re and traditions that characterize each of the Cleveland Magazine it can be done in an engaging and organized events included in this Technicolor roundup Fascinating glimpse inside Michelle way. Clean layout unifies the disparate settling in to read each and every word or grazing for highlights. of local festivals. What a fun and fitting Knight’s world. insights of interview subjects. homage to these celebrations.

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Cincinnati CityBeat Battling Barriers Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Columbus so eager to jump in? Investigative journalism in an arts & enter- Nick Swartsell Ohio: Community Newspaper The author deftly handled a complex topic, tainment piece - an unusual and refreshing Cincinnati CityBeat First Place making it easily understood and fascinating combination. This was a longer piece, but it In-depth, comprehensive look at issue of Cleveland Jewish News all at once. The story was substantive and was well-written and compelling to read. sex-trafficking. Good use of description. CJN Staff well-sourced, but good informational graph- Second Place Third Place ics added context and even more clarity. Second Place Well done! Stranger Than Fiction Reynoldsburg Strike ThisWeek Westerville News & Public Jacqueline Kern, Nick Swartsell Good series of stories covering a teachers’ Opinion Second Place Cincinnati CityBeat strike. Detailed and fair coverage. Staff Game Changer Pamela Willis Third Place Jim Vickers ThisWeek Reynoldsburg News Best Non-Daily Newspaper in Ohio Magazine Art Transplant: Columbus is helping to Ohio: Alternatives define the Heartland as a new destina- best Section First Place Third Place tion for artists First Place Columbus Alive The hunt for tech talent Jesse Tigges Dublin Sports Staff is ‘super crazy’ Columbus Alive Staff Chuck Soder Second Place Crain’s Cleveland Business Community / Local Coverage ThisWeek Dublin Villager Cincinnati CityBeat Clean appearance. Photos show action and First Place Staff Medical / Health Writing emotions. Good coverage of local sports. FMMF coverage Open First Place Andy Downing Second Place Obamacare transforms medical industry Columbus Alive Olentangy Sports Section Technology Writing / Toledo’s health systems moving toward Excellent in-depth coverage of an issue that Staff First Place patient-centered model’ drew much community response. Well- ThisWeek Olentangy Valley News Carrie Ghose Marlene Harris-Taylor written and well-sourced. Clean appearance. Strong photos through- Business First The Toledo Blade out. Second Place Counting on the quants: Big Data Why is Excellent reporting on an important public

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health issue aided by strong graphics. Best in Ohio: The Toledo Blade Michael Feuer Second Place Freelance Writer Hackenberg pulls no punches in discuss- Smart Business Cleveland ing why the Mid-America-ESPN television Change of Heart First Place Lifestyle contract leaves a bit to be desired, especially Jillian Kramer Jill Sell First Place when it comes to game times and fans. Cleveland Magazine Jill Sell writes freelance stories about topics Meet the Columbus scaremasters who Clearly written with facts as a basis, it Riveting look at what is involved in one that appeal to wide audiences. Her stories create your nightmares makes the reader think. man’s heart transplant. Well written and are concise and entertaining. Jesse Tigges easy for reader to understand and follow. Second Place Second Place Columbus Alive Third Place Joel Oliphint Blatt has some work to do Nice feature on the FX industry in Colum- Men’s Health: The Rules of Patient En- Rick Noland bus. Third Place Medina County Gazette gagement Second Place Ron Rajecki How should a coach handle a superstar Jeffrey Bendix Dawson Brothers NBA player? Here are some of the answers Advanstar Communications Best in Ohio: Staff Reporter Allison Carey This lays out the challenges and needs and makes the important point that all First Place The Plain Dealer of men’s health in a hand, easy-to-read players want to be coached. Erick Trickey I like the information shared with readers format. This is a useful article that could be Cleveland Magazine Third Place about these two accomplished and stylish kept as a reference. ‘Hass’ right man for job brothers in Cleveland. Second Place Albert Grindle Politics / Government Writing Third Place Michelle Sullivan Medina County Gazette First Place Columbus Monthly Downtown Abbey Well-written, interesting column provides Ohio’s Economy Abernathy Miller Third Place insight into Coach “Hass.” Staff Columbus Alive Brad Dicken Associated Press Business Column The Chronicle-Telegram Nice snapshots of the hip clubs and places A useful series exploring the state of affairs First Place the over-40 set has never experienced. General News Column in Ohio – from employment to housing, Betty Lin-Fisher: Auto-title loans can be Headline Writing Newspapers Facts and figures are presented in an First Place detrimental to consumers (Daily & Non Daily) understandable format and the stories and What will it take to save Lake Erie? Betty Lin-Fisher First Place thoughts of ordinary people was a string David Kushma Akron Beacon Journal Ecigarette boutiques make case for the touch. The Toledo Blade A good column is more than a good read. vapors/ Proponents tout health benefits, This column not only states the problem, This well-written piece, filled less with emo- Second Place but critics cite danger in nicotine ‘juices’ but sets out possible solutions in a clear, tion than with facts and figures, sparked Cincinnati Streetcar Coverage Ann Abate understandable manner. He calls directly on both a humanitarian and, perhaps, legisla- Sharon Coolidge, Jason Williams The Toledo Blade This is very clever. It’s a the governor for action. This column should tive response. What else to say but, “Well The Cincinnati Enquirer nice play on words and grabs your atten- be required reading for all Toledo residents. done!” This is an excellent example of continuing tion yet still lets you know what the story coverage. The reporters provided string Second Place Second Place is about, without needing help from an background and history of the project that Former addict tries to escape stereotype A distaste for what United has served illustration or photo element. served as an important frame of reference Bob Dyer John Campanelli Second Place when it came to referring to current money Akron Beacon Journal Crain’s Cleveland Business challenges, etc., for the project. This is a crisp, tightly written column that Foam for the holidays (Beer writers hop Third Place holds the reader until the end. The writer on brew bus to take a holly, jolly tour of Third Place Tips from the Top Christmas ales) The Anointed One is honest and avoids the almost cliché Erick Trickey sympathy angle used when writing about Cleveland Magazine this subject. Interesting, well researched and written Third Place profile of a real upward trending Ohio poli- Cleveland Heights turns into one big tician. Good sources. ‘Colony’ CONGRATULATIONS TO Tommy Carosielli Bronson Peshlakai CUYAHOGA COMMUNITY COLLEGE’S Robert Fenbers Ann Marie Smith Best in Ohio: Photographer Regina Brett Cleveland Jewish News Marcia Leftridge Angela Wolfe First Place THE VOICE Darryl Maddox The column serves as a reminder that some STUDENT NEWSPAPER JOURNALISTS, Marvin Fong things in life are important enough to be The Plain Dealer WINNERS OF THE 2015 fought for, especially neighborhoods. Nicely PRESS CLUB OF CLEVELAND’S Second Place written. Lisa DeJong EXCELLENCE IN Sports Column The Plain Dealer JOURNALISM AWARD: First Place tri-c.edu Third Place 216-987-6000 Where futures begin SM Fans, teams get a raw deal from MAC’ Andy Morrison 14-4742 Dave Hackenberg The Toledo Blade 16 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland

Mark J. Price Andy Downing Akron Beacon Journal Columbus Alive Liked the play on “home for the holidays” As entertaining as the sight of Miley on and use of “hop” with a beer story. a wrecking ball. Captures the color, the Third Place craziness and the talent in economical, vivid Judge closes rich career in U.S. Bank- fashion. ruptcy Court Second Place Mark Spang Sawyer wraps locally grown foods in a The Plain Dealer sense of wonder Headline is simple, straightforward and Debbi Snook doesn’t need art to make its point. It plays The Plain Dealer on opposites but reader knows exactly what Opens with a bold assessment but backs the story is about. it up with delicious details that allow the Headline Writing All Other reader to pull up a chair at the table and Publications wish she had a spoon, fork and knife to share in the meal. First Place Hire Education Third Place Michael von Glahn ‘Pillowman’ explores power of the poison The College Store Magazine pen Near perfect execution Bob Abelman Cleveland Jewish News Second Place As crisply written as the play itself. Starts In a Class All Their Own off with muscular alliteration and provides a Kathleen Osborne sense of story, place and cast and doesn’t for- Photography DAILY NEWSPAPER General News Hathaway Brown get those whose contributions (lighting, set, Third Place sound, costumes) are too often overlooked. Second Place: Fireman’s farewell by Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer Baking a Difference Best In Ohio: Reviews/ Cleveland Magazine this situation brings. It is rarely easy. Kathleen Osborne Criticism Laura Adiletta takes Third Place for her Hathaway Brown style of weaving excellent restaurant and Third Place First Place Beatle Mania Best In Ohio: Headline Writing KP Green restaurateur profiles into her reviews of each establishment and its food. More than Nancy Johnson First Place Columbus Monthly most other writers in this competition, Medina County Gazette Bob Proske KP Green comes out on top for the combi- A fun, nostalgic look back at what it was The Plain Dealer nation of depth, easy voice, and creative, Adiletta allowed readers not only to indulge in the food reviews, but also to get to know like to be a Beatles fan in ‘64 when they Especially liked the FDA in smoke-filled evocative descriptions of people, place and first toured the U.S. The writer’s vivid de- rooms headline, along with Rally Squirrel menu items. “Cooking with Swagger,” a re- the heart behind each establishment -- the people inspired to delve into the culinary scriptions of her concert experience had to brings nuttin’ but laughs and good times. view of Kraft House No. 5, opens with this resonate with many baby boomer readers They were clever but also provided good gem: “Chef Marcus Meacham must look at world. My favorites among her collection entry into their stories. an empty dinner plate the same way a graf- presented here are “Menu with a Mission” Best In Ohio: Essay WRITING fiti artist looks at a towering cement wall. and “Raising the Barn.” Second Place First Place Like the urban art form, Meacham’s cooking Bob Jacob Single Essay Nancy Johnson Cleveland Jewish News at Kraft House No. 5 is big, bold and full of First Place Medina County Gazette All five heads were clear and concise and swagger.” Family Portrait Second Place told something about the stories. Nice play Second Place Jill Sell Jill Sell on words. Spill It Ohio Magazine Lovely, well written essay Ohio Magazine about the origins of a portrait reminds Third Place Mike Breen Obituary Cincinnati City Beat us that we don’t know everything about Chris Ball First Place The Plain Dealer Mike Breen’s writing on music brings our parents...and maybe we shouldn’t. An both the music and the artists to life. This haunting-like tine makes this memorable. Former Cavs GM Weltman recalled as Hoopla hangover a nice play on words and influential, effective effective alliteration, although it is helped writer sold me with their review of Sleep’s Second Place “Branded: The Damon Winton Story.” It’s Ed Wittenberg along by the photo. Heads were simple and Beautiful Things Cleveland Jewish News to the point yet interesting enough to draw not easy to make varied genres accessible to Marsha McGregor people who might not normally indulge in Writer did an excellent job of capturing in the reader. Cleveland Magazine The writer’s story Weltman’s career and achievements, espe- them, but his is the type of writing that can about what to do with her parents’ pos- Reviews/Criticism cially through the comments of people he pique interest beyond the usual fan base. sessions is a common one discussed in an First Place worked with. This obit gave a true sense of Third Place uncommon way. Her tight prose touching the man and his achievements. Miley Cyrus concert review Laura Adiletta on the challenges, memories and nostalgia The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 17

Analysis some things about bagels in general, too. It First Place made me hungry for a mish-mash bagel. Analyzing the top issues of Election Travel Writing 2014 Darrel Rowland, Jim Siegel, Cathy First Place Candisky Treetop Retreat The Columbus Dispatch Jill Sell This series was extremely comprehensive, Ohio Magazine not to mention useful to Ohio voters. It Sweetly written story about these tree- hammers out answers to issues of concern houses. statewide – a real service. Second Place Second Place Monticello revelations Heroin Series Susan Glaser Staff The Plain Dealer ThisWeek Westerville News & Public Nicely told tale of the writer’s visit to Opinion Monticello. This entry features a lot of research and Third Place effort showing heroin is more widespread -- Shipwrecks, lighthouses, ore boat in isn’t “just” an inner-city problem any more. spotlight at Toledo’s National Museum And the stories demonstrate what is being of the Great Lakes Food Writing done about the problem. Bob Downing First Place: Creating a Cheese Culture by Beth Stallings Columbus Crave Third Place Akron Beacon Journal “Sweet Deals?” Informative and straightforward piece on the museum. Photography DAILY NEWSPAPER General News James Pilcher Second Place Jeffery Gerritt Second Place: Fireman’s farewell by Marvin Fong, The Plain Dealer The Cincinnati Enquirer Radio RIP Joey Blackheart, The Girls! guitarist The Toledo Blade This shows impressive research. Presented Andy Downing Powerful editorial that graphically makes News this situation brings. It is rarely easy. in clear, easy-to-understand manner. The Columbus Alive the case for delaying lethal injections until a story does a service to taxpayers in telling First Place Third Place Even if you never heard of joey Blackheart more reliable and humane drug or com- them what development deals are/were be- Will the Ohio River carry fracking waste- Beatle Mania when you start to read the obituary, you bination of drugs is found. This editorial ing made by the city, the process and what water? Nancy Johnson come to know him intimately and even care clearly had results, as the governor of Ohio may be wrong with those procedures. Tim Rudell Medina County Gazette a bit about him. The obit is well-written and suspended such executions two weeks after WKSU researched and hold’s the reader’s interest, Food Writing A fun, nostalgic look back at what it was this editorial appeared. Second Place like to be a Beatles fan in ‘64 when they even if he isn’t a Joey Blackhart rock fan. Third Place First Place Will Northeast Ohio house a key piece of first toured the U.S. The writer’s vivid de- Third Place Seeking justice Creating a Cheese Culture the U.S. missile defense shield? scriptions of her concert experience had to Silvers death creates big void in theater Andy Young Beth Stallings M.L. Schultze resonate with many baby boomer readers scene The Chronicle-Telegram Columbus Crave WKSU Best In Ohio: Essay WRITING Carlo Wolff Strong, clearly written editorial remind- Some nice scenes and storytelling (love the Cleveland Jewish News “screws up two batches” anecdote) help Third Place First Place ing readers that they--the voters--have Tamir Rice Shooting This obit presents a detailed look at the de- the ultimate control over what will/should lead the reader over a lot of ground in this Nancy Johnson ceased’s career and why he was such a giant well-researched piece. A nice ending. (One 90.3 WCPN News Staff Medina County Gazette happened to elected officials. Hopefully, the WCPN ideastream in Cleveland theater circles. Interesting and political shenanigans highlighted will serve quibble: I wish you’d used “such as” instead Second Place well-written. as a strong reminder of this. of “like”!) On-going Coverage Jill Sell Single Editorial Best In Ohio: Editorial Second Place First Place Ohio Magazine Spiced, Brined & Smoked Ebola visits Ohio First Place First Place Anthony Dominic Obituary Clean up Lake Erie – now Staff Prescription: Addiction Columbus Crave WKSU First Place David Kushma Jeffery Gerritt Nice writing touches (“bruised concrete Former Cavs GM Weltman recalled as The Toledo Blade The Toledo Blade floors”) and a good use of quotes teach the Second Place influential, effective A tough and strong editorial on the neces- 2014 at the Statehouse Recapped Second Place reader not just about the local scene, but Ed Wittenberg sity of cleaning up the source of Toledo’s also about charcuterie in general. Andy Chow, Jo Ingles, Karen Kasler Cleveland Jewish News water supply now. This is something that Andy Young Ohio Public Radio Writer did an excellent job of capturing can’t wait and the editorial spells this out, The Chronicle-Telegram Third Place Public Service along with some solutions, without mincing Rolls With Holes Weltman’s career and achievements, espe- Third Place First Place words or ideas. Kristen Mott cially through the comments of people he David Kushma Heroin: Big Trouble in a Small Town worked with. This obit gave a true sense of Cleveland Jewish News Second Place The Toledo Blade Amanda Rabinowitz the man and his achievements. This simple, well-framed story managed to Egregious execution cover Cleveland’s bagel history and tell me WKSU 18 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland

Third Place Mike McIntyre, Ida Lieszkovszky- Sports Report or Commentary Gay Games Come to Cleveland Hargitai, Paul Cox, Jack Helbig First Place David C. Barnett WCPN ideastream Sabre Baseball Bat Business WCPN ideastream Second Place Jeff Holenchick, Dana Balash Human Interest Bridge Demolition? It’s a Blast WFMJ Brian Bull Nicely shot and edited and well composed. First Place WCPN ideastream Fun story and we all want our stations’ Columbus Restaurateur Knighted For logos on our bats! Honoring Veterans Best Radio Newscast in Ohio in Tony Ganzer a Major Market Television Show WCPN ideastream (Cleveland- Columbus or Cincinnati) First Place Second Place First Place WVIZ Ida McKinley’s tiara comes home, with WKSU Newscast Be Well: Caregivers the help of “Pawn Stars” Jeff St. Clair, Vivian Goodman Kay Colby, Sarah Jane Tribble, M.L. Schultze WKSU Lauren Wilson WKSU Television Second Place “The State of Ohio” Third Place News Cleveland’s League Park is alive again Karen Kasler, Ron Corby after 74 years First Place Ohio Public Television Live Fire Training Trade Publications Kabir Bhatia Best Television Newscast in Jeff Hogan, Derek Steyer WKSU Ohio in a Major Market Features: General WFMJ Second Place: Collecting the Macabre Use of Sound (Cleveland- Columbus or Cincinnati) Second Place Steve Roach, Jeff Starck, Paul First Place First Place Heroin Mom Channel 3 News at 6 Gilkes, Michele Orzano One Mans After-Work Cocktail: The Timothy Dale, Michelle Nicks Staff Coin World Chagrin River in a Kayak WFMJ Joanna Richards WKYC WCPN ideastream On-Going Coverage Trade Publications This series explores heroin addiction from Second Place First Place several angles, providing viewers with Trade Report Birding Hobby Could Soar in Ohio This A King’s Return insight into what it means to have a loved First Place Season Staff one addicted to heroin, to live in a town Coin World’s coverage of the 1974-D Andy Chow WKYC harmed by heroin, to be a person strug- aluminum cent Ohio Public Radio gling with heroin addiction ... a compelling Second Place Steve Roach, Paul Gilkes and well-written series. News Writing Deadly Loophole Coin World Michelle Nicks, Timothy Dale Second Place Second Place First Place WFMJ Caregiving: Challenges and Promises in After Tamir Rice’s Death, Listening to The Student Issue a World of Need the Voices of Cudell Public Service Staff Sarah Jane Tribble Nick Castele First Place The College Store Magazine WCPN ideastream WCPN ideastream Be Well: Caregiving Third Place The voices chosen for this story really sing, Third Place Important topic done thoughtfully. Rubber Manufacturing in America and the reporter does a great job of putting The Affordable Care Act’s Effects On Kay Colby, Sarah Jane Tribble RPN Staff together the structure of the piece and then Businesses WVIZ Rubber & Plastics News getting out of the way so the subjects can Sarah Jane Tribble tell the story. Nicely done. Human Interest Features: Personality Profile WCPN ideastream First Place Second Place First Place In-Depth Coverage Let Them Eat Flies Memorials Grow From the Sites of Put it down on paper First Place Cleveland Tragedies Mary Fecteau John Walsh WVIZ Cleveland welcomes the International David C. Barnett John Carroll University Gay Games WCPN ideastream Second Place Second Place Amanda Rabinowitz Really interesting and well-written. I en- Wiffle Ball Park Hanging up his suitcase WKSU joyed listening. Derek Steyer Miles Moore WFMJ Second Place Radio Show Rubber & Plastics News The Challenges of Gangs Online and Third Place First Place Third Place Offline Faces of Hunger The Sound of Ideas: Police and the Black 12-year-old collector gains praise Tony Ganzer Community Paul Kiselica, Derek Steyer Paul Gilkes WCPN ideastream WFMJ Coin World The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 19 20 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland Staff Great imagery, composition, showing us Crain’s Cleveland Business something is about to happen, perhaps in a Portrait / Photography delightful way. Personality DAILY NEWSPAPER Second Place Photography Hand in Hand Spot News Second Place: Ed Suba Jr. Heavenly muralist First Place Akron Beacon Journal Church Burns Lisa DeJong, A beautiful story is told about the beginning Bruce Bishop of life and the wondrous promise it might The Plain Dealer The Chronicle-Telegram hold. A superb picture by any standard. Great photo that gives readers a unique Third Place angle and helps tell the story. First-day blues Second Place Lisa DeJong Crash The Plain Dealer Marvin Fong This entry catches impressively the experi- The Plain Dealer Features: General Long-Term Living ence of all...that first day of school. It leaves us to wonder what was the little fellow’s First Place Winner provided senior care providers with Third Place a comprehensive outlook for the coming Standoff Ended day like? Scary, frustrating, fun? His face The Francis effect may show anger, but what the rest of the John Walsh year Bruce Bishop The Chronicle-Telegram day like. Excellent composition, with fine John Carroll University Second Place attention to detail. Captures the spirit of Pope Francis with The ROI of POD General News Studio Photography insightful quotes and little known facts Dan Angelo First Place Second Place The College Store Magazine Farewell to a Hero First Place Collecting the Macabre Third Place Ed Suba Jr. Comfort Food Steve Roach, Jeff Starck, Paul Gilkes, Direct Pay: A promising care model, with Akron Beacon Journal Phil Masturzo Michele Orzano challenges Great photo that will grab a reader’s atten- Akron Beacon Journal Coin World Jeffrey Bendix tion. Second Place Third Place Advanstar Communications Second Place Luxurious scarf Take the C-Bus Departments or Columns Fireman’s farewell Lisa DeJong Dan Angelo Marvin Fong The Plain Dealer First Place The College Store Magazine The Plain Dealer Viewpoint Third Place Clutch Features: Special Section/ Edward Noga Third Place Package Rubber & Plastics News Standing Memorial Lisa DeJong Phil Masturzo The Plain Dealer First Place Second Place Akron Beacon Journal Hidden Treasures: Under the sea and in The College Store Editorial Portrait / Personality Photography the ground Michael von Glahn Sports Steve Roach, Paul Gilkes, William The College Store Magazine First Place First Place Gibbs Third Place Freeze Frame Love Eternal Coin World FYI Bruce Bishop Bruce Bishop Compelling stories of discovering world The Chronicle-Telegram The Chronicle-Telegram treasures on land and under the sea Michael von Glahn, Monica Doud The College Store Magazine Second Place Second Place Second Place Heavenly muralist Best Trade Publication in Ohio Pounded and Grounded Help wanted: Rubber industry has open- Phil Masturzo Lisa DeJong First Place ings, but will talent answer call? Akron Beacon Journal The Plain Dealer Don Detore Chief Content Officer Third Place Rubber & Plastics News Staff Third Place Content Marketing Institute State Champ Angelic Third Place Phil Masturzo Thomas Ondrey Second Place Litigation gusher / Shale magazine Akron Beacon Journal The Plain Dealer Dan Shingler Boutique Design Photo Journalism Crain’s Cleveland Business Mary Scoviak, Matthew Hall, Kelly General Feature Farrar First Place Features: Trends First Place Boutique Design Home Opener Farewell to a Hero First Place Third Place Kristin Bauer Ed Suba Jr. 2015 Business Outlook Akron Beacon Journal Shale magazine The Chronicle-Telegram Lois A. Bowers The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 21 Second Place Photography - The Girls of Lower Price Hill ALL OTHERS General Liz Dufour The Cincinnati Enquirer General Photo - SINGLE IMAGE Circulation First Place Magazines Third Place A Creative Approach House flipper Features: Tim Johnson Lisa DeJong Personality Columbus CEO The Plain Dealer Profile Photography - Second Place Second Place Bel Lago Chef Finding Freedom Non-Daily Newspaper Tessa Berg Spot News Columbus Monthly Erick Trickey Cleveland Third Place First Place Magazine Hands Up for Justice Typewriter Repairman Jesse Fox Tessa Berg Cincinnati CityBeat Columbus Monthly Ebola cartoon General News General Photo - Third Place Richard Williams MULTIPLE IMAGES The Mixologist: Capital Style Holiday First Place Fashion Crain’s Cleveland Business St. Baldricks First Place Will Shilling Third Place Columbus Bride - Fashion Chris Parker Capital Style GM Ethics ThisWeek Newspapers Tessa Berg Kirk Walters Columbus Bride Photo Journalism Sports First Place The Toledo Blade Second Place First Place Change of Heart Best in Ohio: Cartooning The New Jazz Age Tag Jason Miller First Place Tessa Berg Ryan Young Cleveland Magazine Jeff Darcy Columbus Monthly ThisWeek Newspapers Second Place Cleveland.com Third Place Second Place Kyle’s Story Second Place Creating a Cheese Culture Loss Kristin Bauer Kirk Walters Will Shilling Joshua Bickel The Chronicle-Telegram The Toledo Blade Columbus Crave ThisWeek Newspapers Third Place Third Place Portrait / Personality Third Place A Milkmaid’s Morning Richard Williams Photography Wrestling Kristyn Henslee, Karin McKenna Crain’s Cleveland Business Lorrie Cecil First Place Edible Cleveland Illustration Single image ThisWeek Newspapers Tastemaker Donte Allen Pictorial Will Shilling First Place General Feature First Place Columbus Crave Lightning Our Super-Awesome Spectacular Year! First Place Paul Sharp Second Place Bruce Bishop Beard-cicle Cleveland Magazine The Last Houses The Chronicle-Telegram Meghan Ralston Second Place Columbus Alive Jason Miller Second Place Cleveland Magazine Cascade Reflections Scare Tactics Second Place Tom Fisher Third Place Kristin Bauer Creamy Whip The Toledo Blade Tastemaker Logan Demmy The Chronicle-Telegram Jesse Fox Third Place Cincinnati CityBeat Will Shilling Third Place Columbus Crave Somewhere Under the Rainbow First Down Third Place AG Ford, Lesley Blake Studio Photography Kristin Bauer Derby The Chronicle-Telegram Ohio Magazine Joshua Bickel First Place Multiple Illustrations for ThisWeek Newspapers Summer Meets Fall at Veritas Visuals One Story- All Publications Tim Johnson Pictorial Single cartoon Columbus Crave First Place First Place First Place Roadmap to Happy Second Place Band ISIS’ Soul Kathryn Landis Columbus Bride - Fashion Joshua Bickel Jeff Darcy Capital Style ThisWeek Newspapers Tessa Berg Cleveland.com Columbus Bride Second Place Second Place Illustrations from the business world 22 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland Rebecca R. Markovitz Cleveland Jewish News Spread or Multiple Page- Tabs Love the image. Crain’s Cleveland Business Third Place First Place Covers: Business Publications Best in Ohio: Illustration Full court press Heroin Series First Place First Place Rebecca R. Markovitz Staff Columbus CEO, January 2014 cover, Andrea Levy Crain’s Cleveland Business ThisWeek Newspapers Business Outlook The Plain Dealer Single page design- Magazine Second Place Yogesh Chaudhary Infographics Columbus CEO First Place A Very Bad Time to Get Lost Very inventive image with the buildings First Place Gateway January 2014 Kevin Cox housing the year. Very stylized and slick. Pursuit of the NFL’s 16th franchise Sam Twarek Cincinnati Business Courier Michael Nyerges Cleveland Magazine Third Place Second Place The Cincinnati Enquirer This could be the one; Why Ohio car Second Place Our kinda joints dealers fear Tesla; Counting on the Second Place Ingredients May 2014 Jane Mitchell quants Great Gordon Sam Twarek The Plain Dealer John Lauer Tony Lariccia Cleveland Magazine Spread or Multiple Page- The Plain Dealer Business First Third Place Magazines Effective use of shading, and love the di- Third Place Late Harvest First Place chotomy of ugly refuse and lovely sky. Why the Reds open at home Kathryn Landis 50 Ways to Enjoy Columbus Third Place Michael Nyerges Columbus Crave Kathryn Landis The Cincinnati Enquirer Business of Cancer Care A-1 News Front- Daily and Capital Style Rebecca R. Markovitz Best in Ohio: Infographics Non-Daily Newspapers Nice balance of geometric design and use of Crain’s Cleveland Business images. The pyramid and diamond designs Interesting concept First Place First Place keep the flow act and engaging. Michael Nyerges Cincinnati Business Courier Covers: Trade & Professional The Cincinnati Enquirer Kevin Cox Second Place Publications Presents variety of content in a website Step Outside Second Place First Place encapsulation way, but it’s visually pleasing Kristen Miller Yogesh Chaudhary Chief Content Officer and there’s a central image on which to Cleveland Magazine Columbus CEO Staff focus. Nicely done from start to finish. The Layout Third Place plays well to the various components, giving Content Marketing Institute Erin Holl Second Place each their due without diluting the piece Hard to be a good combination of humor ThisWeek Newspapers Medina County Gazette with over-design. and orange. Scott Kline Second Place Single page design- Nicely done news packaging with strong Third Place The College Store, March/April 2014 Broadsheet graphics The New Jazz Age Betsy Becker Monica Doud First Place Third Place The College Store Magazine Hardwork Columbus Monthly Cleveland Jewish News Beautiful. Nice use of real and illustration Nice and clean but interesting. Andrea Zagata, Josh Crutchmer, Jon Larson components. The large photos draw readers Third Place Josh Gunter Simple, traditional treatments but give in to see details of the instruments. Staying innovative: Michelin continues The Plain Dealer magazine-like treatments graphically to to invest in U.S. Second Place front page. I like that Covers: General Circulation Don Detore Johnny Be Good Magazines- Sunday Magazines Spread or Multiple Page- Rubber & Plastics News Brian Shellito Broadsheets First Place Engaging. Good use of shading. Akron Beacon Journal August 2014 Cover First Place Kristen Miller Best Use of Multimedia Third Place Heartbreak to hope Cleveland Magazine First Place Preparing for Black Friday Lynn Ischay, David Kordalski Compelling image for a rainbow city issue. Heroin Series Rick Steinhauser, Kathy Hagedorn The Plain Dealer Staff Akron Beacon Journal Photos can complement an emotional story Second Place ThisWeek Newspapers in ways that other graphics often cannot. The New Jazz Age Single page design- Tab There are many components here to draw in The layout and photos naturally invite you Carrie Sosnowski First Place Columbus Monthly the reader. Snow White into the text Great cover. The aqua treatment makes it Second Place Second Place Edna Jakubowski different and stronger. Timeline: From Crash to Recovery Akron Beacon Journal Election aftermath Karie Spaetzel Scott Kline Third Place Second Place The Chronicle-Telegram Medina County Gazette Canvas Fall/Winter 2014 Making Holocaust history in Ohio What a project to take on, and one that The layout makes what could be a boring or Jon Larson Jon Larson doesn’t often get discussed in the media tedious subject seem more approachable. Cleveland Jewish News The Press Club of Cleveland Ohio Excellence in Journalism Friday, June 5, 2015 23 24 Friday, June 5, 2015 Ohio Excellence in Journalism The Press Club of Cleveland *RRGOXFNWRQLJKW WRRXUZKRSSLQJ ILQDOLVWV

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