Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher - Better Newspaper Contest
Issue link: https://www.ifoldsflip.com/i/912934
Page 6 Story of the Year finalists Division 1 Justin Kiel The Regional News (LaCrosse) A Burning Need for Change Enterprising coverage. The paper took a breaking news story and quickly turned it into a critical investigation of emergency services. See Page 12 for story. Division 2 Suzannah Couch Brown County Democrat (Nashville) Good Kids Bad Choice Not only was this article well written, it touched on a unique subject that the community might not know of otherwise and touches on Taboo subjects that would be passed by if not at- tacked head-on. See Page 21 for story. Division 3 Katherine Merrill & Daniel Thompson Herald Journal (Monticello) Delphi Murder Case Thorough piece that gives proper context, pulls in the reader and presents multiple elements to support the story. See Page 30 for story. Division 4 Ben Middelkamp & Kevin Burkett Pharos-Tribune (Logansport) Breaking the Barrier This was a difficult category, because there was a wide range in how the entries presented. This package on school diversity wins because it is truly a deep look into a single topic -- diver- sity and trends in multicultural changes in public schools (and the community at large). There is a lot of information in a vari- ety of forms. This could have been written in much richer detail. Overall a terrific effort on an important issue. See Page 42 for story. Division 5 Keith Roysdon The Star Press (Muncie) FBI probe in Muncie Covering a story that spanned two years with multiple angles, this package is thorough and places the reader in the situation with information from top to bottom about each organization involved with the case. See Page 48 for story. Division 6 Giles Bruce The Times (Munster) What's killing Indiana's infants? This series required an extensive amount of work on Bruce's part, and the video clips, photos and graphics really broke up the copy well. The story of Ms. Castaneda really tugged on my heartstrings. While I'm just judging the press association con- test, this seems like a contender for a Pulitzer. See Page 7 for story. Story finalists