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INVEST IN YOUR FUTURE Annual Better Newspaper Contest AWARDS WNPA CONVENTION OCT. 2-4, 2014 CAMPBELL’S RESORT – CHELAN 2 2014 BETTER NEWSPAPER CONTEST Here come the judges! The 2014 BNC awards ames and faces sell about celebrating success, and is just that, an opinion, and we The judging process has tasked with making our entry newspapers – that’s one sharing that success with our should never get too high with a evolved from when 40 or 50 and judging system even better. Nof the oldest bricks in family, friends, co-workers and win and too low if our names are WNPA volunteers would gather Next year, look for new rules our industry’s foundation. our general readership. not part of the awards list. in a Seattle hotel conference which put more responsibility on This 2014 Washington My first BNC awards event Obviously, judging is a criti- room and spend most of a day WNPA members who want their Newspaper Publishers came in 1982. Fresh out of cal part of our BNC. Typically, judging stacks of hard-copy work judged to also provide Association Better Newspaper college, it was a thrill to see the WNPA exchanges with the entries. Now, WNPA has all of judges for our exchange with Contest Awards “tab” lists that my work was valued by a press association from another our entries on the Small Town Kansas. Stay tuned. hundreds of names. It’s one of judge and deemed worthy of state. This year, we judged Papers judging website. It works Most of all, thanks to the the few times you probably get an award. Even after all these for the Arizona Newspaper wonderfully – but requires owners and publishers who to read your name in print, other years, it’s still a good feeling Association and they judged entrants (that’s you and me) to support WNPA, and make this than as a byline or photo credit to know something I wrote or for us. Next year, we judge for follow the instructions in terms contest possible. or as 6 point text in your paper’s photographed or designed has the Kansas Press Association, of uploading the correct files, by Patrick J. Sullivan Staff Box. been recognized. and we can expect about 3,300 name and size. BNC Committee Chairman Congratulations! Our BNC is Of course, a judge’s opinion entries. The BNC Committee is Port Townsend Leader BNC INFORMATION CONTEST COMMITTEE JUDGES AND CONTEST This is a total of 56 judges in 187 CIRCULATION GROUPS SPECIFICS competitions for a total of 2,302 entries. Group I – up to 2,500 CHAIR: Comparatively, 2013 had 2,081 entries The contest was judged by members Patrick J. Sullivan and 2012 had 2,255 entries. Group II – up to 2,501 – 5,000 of the Arizona Newspaper Association, All judging was done on the Better Port Townsend & Jefferson County the Pamplin Media Group in Oregon, Group III – up to 5,001 – 12,500 Newspaper website over a three-week Leader and assorted volunteers from Colorado, – up to 12,501 and up Montana and Washington. time span. Group IV COMMITTEE MEMBERS: The Arizona Newspaper Association AWARDS Rudi Alcott recruited 37 volunteer judges who CONTEST PERIODS Federal Way Mirror completed 136 competitions for a total of Regular Contest: April 1, 2013 – First, second and third place certificate Sara Bruestle 1,683 entries. March 31, 2014 awards are given in each circulation Mukilteo Beacon The WNPA recruited 15 relief judges group unless deemed otherwise by the Daria Hussey who handled 46 competitions, adding up Tourism / Community Guide Special judges. If fewer than six entries are Othello Outlook to 567 entries. Sections: June 1, 2013 – May 31, received in any category, the entries are Seth Long The Pamplin Media Group in Oregon 2014 Sound Publishing volunteered four relief judges who com- entered in the next higher circulation Don Nelson pleted five competitions, representing 52 General Excellence: Weeks of Feb- group (or with Group III if the shortfall is Methow Valley News entries. ruary 10 and 17, 2014 in Group IV). BNC Award CONTENTS Winners 2014 This special section was designed by Advertising Divison .......................................................3-6 Stan Nelson. Cover design by Lynn Jefferson, Everett Herald. Content support and editing was done by Rudi News Division ................................................... 7-11, 14-17 Alcott, Federal Way Mirror. Printing was provided by the Wenatchee World. General Excellence ....................................................12-13 The betterbnc.com website is provided and hosted by Photography Division ................................................18-21 SmallTownPapers (smalltownpapers. com). Additional copies of this publication are available from WNPA Special Sections ........................................................22-23 by request to Marcia VanDyke at [email protected]. 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