Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher - Better Newspaper Contest
Issue link: http://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/222183
Division 4 Best Editorial Page/Category 22 First place Opinion Staff Daily Journal (Franklin) Comments: Strong content, especially editorials. (Would drop column rules within articles but add rules between articles.) Second place Opinion Grace Housholder, Dennis Nartker & Carol Ernsberger The News-Sun (Kendallville) Comments: Fine design, except for letters policy boxed beside cartoon at top of page. Tone of editorials a bit timid. Third Place Opinion Misty Knisely Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) Comments: Good content, especially Public Forum. But layout of Our View might be toned down a bit with a roman headline, less leading and no hyphenation. Best Use of Graphics/Category 23 First place Topped out; Recovery Phase Begins; Changing Orders Staff Daily Journal (Franklin) Comments: Very nicely done. Pullout photos of houses add a lot to graphics. Second place President's Day; Taylor coach; Flood coverage Chuck Fetterhoff & Sarah Emge Chronicle-Tribune (Marion) Comments: Good job. Third place Olympics, Oscar, INDOT Erin Doucette The News-Sun (Kendallville) Comments: None given Best Online Site/Web Page/Category 24 See Page 12 for all divisions. Best Sports Section/Category 25 First place Sports Staff Daily Journal (Franklin) Comments: An excellent sports section with outstanding sports coverage. This section has a great blend of local and non-local coverage. Excellent job by sports writers and correspondents. Second place Sports Jim Fisher The News-Sun (Kendallville) Comments: None given Third place Sports Greg Mengelt, Kevin Harris & Elizabeth Goodman The News & Tribune (Jeffersonville) Comments: None given Best Feature Section or Pages/ Category 26 First place Go! Staff Daily Journal (Franklin) Comments: Very easy to read and the reader consistently knows where to go for content and then to go on the town. The stories and design are compelling. Second place Accent Staff Daily Journal (Franklin) Comments: Third place Life Staff The News-Sun (Kendallville) Comments: Good local features. I also appreciate the headers on the page tops keeping the content categorized and not having things spilling all over the section. Page 47