Hoosier State Press Association - The Indiana Publisher - Better Newspaper Contest
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2012 Better Newspaper Contest results Special thanks to the 2012 HSPA Foundation Newsroom Seminar & Better Newspaper Contest Rules Committee for their commitment to excellence in journalism. Chairman 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) Index Blue Ribbon nondaily winner................................................................. 4 . Blue Ribbon daily winner........................................................................ 5 Story of the Year finalists....................................................................... 6 . Story of the Year...................................................................................... 7 Photo of the Year finalists...................................................................... 8 Photo of the Year..................................................................................... 9 General Excellence division winners................................................... 10 Ray Moscowitz & The ���Charlie��� Awards............................................. 11 Best websites........................................................................................ 12 Division N-1 (Nondailies less than 3,001) Category winners............................................................................... 13 Curt Kovener Crothersville Times Division N-2 (Nondailies more than 3,000) Category winners.....................................................................................22 . Mike Marturello The Herald Republican (Angola) Division D-3 (Dailies less than 8,000) Category winners.....................................................................................31 . Paul Mullaney The Times (Munster) Division D-4 (Dailies 8,000-18,000) Category winners.....................................................................................40 . Jo Ann Spieth-Saylor The Corydon Democrat Scarlett Syse Home News Enterprises Bill Wilson The Rochester Sentinel 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 Bob Zaltsberg The Herald-Times (Bloomington) HSPA Foundation Board of Directors HSPA Foundation officers President: John Rumbach, The Herald (Jasper) Vice President: Pat Lanman, Vevay Newspapers Inc. Secretary: Jack Pate, Evansville Courier & Press Treasurer: Jeff Rogers, Home News Enterprises HSPA Foundation directors Henry Bird, cnhi Linda Chandler, Ripley Publishing Nancy Grossman, Leader Publishing Curt Jacobs, The Madison Courier Barbara King, North Vernon Plain Dealer & Sun Mayer Maloney, Hoosier Times Inc. Neal Ronquist, Paxton Media Group Gary Suisman, Journal and Courier (Lafayette) HSPA Board of Directors HSPA officers President: Greg Morris, IBJ Media Vice President: Robyn McCloskey, cnhi Secretary: Jon O���Bannon, The Corydon Democrat Treasurer: Tina West, The Courier-Times (New Castle) HSPA directors Dailies Bill Masterson Jr., The Times (Munster) Randall Shields, Home News Enterprises Tim Timmons, The Times (Noblesville), The Paper of Montgomery County (Crawfordsville) Kim Wilson, South Bend Tribune The HSPA Foundation appreciates the efforts of the 2012 contest judges from the Minnesota Newspaper Association. 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..................................................................................MAP advertising director 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 This special publication provides an overview of the 2012 Better Newspaper Contest winning entries. HSPA Foundation 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 of this tabloid, send $5 and a return mailing address to: HSPA Foundation, Better Newspaper Contest Tab, 41 E. Washington St., Suite 301, Indianapolis, IN 46204. Nondailies John Haley, Pulaski County Journal (Winamac) Don Hurd, Benton Review (Fowler) Kathy Tretter, Dubois-Spencer County Publishing Co. Inc. Shannon Williams, Indianapolis Recorder Page 3