Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher - Better Newspaper Contest
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2013 Better Newspaper Contest results Special thanks to the 2013 HSPA Foundation Newsroom Seminar & Better Newspaper Contest rules committee Index Blue Ribbon nondaily winner.............................................................................................. 4 . Blue Ribbon daily winner..................................................................................................... 5 Story of the Year finalists.................................................................................................... 6 . for their commitment to excellence in journalism. Story of the Year................................................................................................................... 7 Chairman Jo Ann Spieth-Saylor The Corydon Democrat Photo of the Year.................................................................................................................. 9 Darron Cummings The Associated Press, Indianapolis Mike Fender The Indianapolis Star Stephanie Taylor Ferriell The Salem Leader Lisa Green The Journal-Gazette (Fort Wayne) Max Jones Tribune-Star (Terre Haute) Curt Kovener Crothersville Times Mike Marturello The Herald Republican (Angola) Paul Mullaney The Times (Munster) Photo of the Year finalists................................................................................................... 8 General excellence division winners................................................................................ 10 Ray Moscowitz & The "Charlie" Awards.......................................................................... 11 Best web pages.................................................................................................................. 12 Division N-1 (Nondailies less than 3,001) Category winners................................................................................................................ 13 Division N-2 (Nondailies more than 3,000) Category winners...............................................................................................................22 Division D-3 (Dailies less than 8,000) Category winners............................................................................................................... 31 Division D-4 (Dailies 8,000-18,000) Category winners............................................................................................................... 40 Division D-5 (Dailies 18,001-39,999) Category winners............................................................................................................... 49 Division D-6 (Dailies 40,000 and above) Category winners............................................................................................................... 58 Best editorial cartoonists................................................................................................... 67 Scarlett Syse Home News Enterprises Bill Wilson The Rochester Sentinel Bob Zaltsberg The Herald-Times (Bloomington) The HSPA Foundation appreciates the efforts of the 2013 contest judges from the Mississippi Press Association. HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation Officers President: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. Vice President: Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press Secretary: Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises HSPA Foundation Board of Directors Henry Bird, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. Michael J. Christman, Fort Wayne Newspapers Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. William "B.J." Riley, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc. John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) HSPA Staff Stephen Key. .........................................................Executive director and general counsel . skey@hspa.com • (317) 624-4427 Karen T. Braeckel.......................................................................Director, HSPA Foundation kbraeckel@hspa.com • (317) 624-4426 Pamela Lego.................................................................................Advertising director, MAP plego@hspa.com • (812) 350-7711 Milissa Tuley. .............................................................................Communications specialist . mtuley@hspa.com • (317) 624-4430 Yvonne Yeadon.............................................................................................. Office manager yyeadon@hspa.com • (317) 624-4433 Shawn Goldsby...........................................................................................ICAN coordinator sgoldsby@hspa.com • (317) 803-4772 HSPA Board of Directors HSPA Officers President: Robyn McCloskey, Pharos-Tribune (Logansport), Kokomo Tribune Vice President: Jon O'Bannon, The Corydon Democrat HSPA Board Members Dailies This special publication provides an overview of the 2013 Better Newspaper Contest winning entries. We cannot print entire stories in most cases. For complete stories, visit www.HSPAfoundation.org. Click on "Contests." The full text of the story (or first in a series) will be posted after the awards luncheon. For additional copies, please send $5 and a return mailing address to: HSPA Foundation Better Newspaper Contest Tab, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Andy Eads, Paxton Media Group Brandon Erlacher, The Elkhart Truth Randall Shields, Home News Enterprises Terry Ward, KPC Media Group Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune Nondailies Dave Eldridge, Perry County News (Tell City) John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Don Hurd, Benton Review (Fowler) Greg Morris, IBJ Corp. Kathy Tretter, Dubois-Spencer County Publishing Co. Inc. Page 3