2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners

ClassA:Upto10,000(nondaily)

1stPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: TheTaosNews Taos,NM SantaFeNewMexican

Editorial:Afinenewspaperineveryway.CoverslocalnewsplusaninterestingEditorialpaperfortouriststoread. Typography:Clean,creativebroadsheetlayout.Clean,crispheadlines,typestyles.Easytoread.Beautiful photography. Advertising:LotsofgoodspecialsectionsalongwithsteadyROPads.Gooduseofcolorinads. Othercomments:Takesgreatpeopletocreateagreatnewspaper.ReadersmustlovetheTaosNews!

2ndPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: JacksonHoleNews&Guide Jackson,WY TetonMediaWorks,Inc

Editorial:Anyone,fromanywhere,couldpickupacopyandfinditinteresting&readable.Solidhardlocalnews coverage. Typography:Handsometabloid,welldesigned.Comfortabletoread,easytofindwhatyouwant.Beautiful photos. Advertising:Manylocallydesignedads,excellentpressworkgoodspecialsections,lotsofadssuperjobonpublic notices. Othercomments:Mustbeagreatstaffineverysense:editorial,presswork,advertising,creative;wishthiswasmy hometownnewspaper.

3rdPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: PaysonRoundup Payson,AZ WorldWestLLC

Editorial:Goodwritingthroughoutthatcoversagreatdiversityoftopics;niceeditorialpage. Typography:Likethetypestyles,headlinefonts,overalllayoutanddesign.Goodcolorandgreatphotos. Handsomenameplate. Advertising:Goodspecialsectionsandwelldesignedlocalads.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassA:Upto10,000(nondaily) HonorableMention
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: HalfMoonBayReview HalfMoonBay,CA WickCommunications

Editorial:Goodwritingthroughoutandagoodeditorialpage.Overall,averygoodnewspaper. Typography:Creativelayoutandoverallgoodphotography. Advertising:Goodspecialsectionsandlocaladsarewelldone.

HonorableMention
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: GaylordHeraldTimes Gaylord,MI SchurzCommunicationsInc.

Editorial:Touchesalotofbaseswithnewscoverage,features,sportsandeditorial/commentary.Welldone. Typography:Brightandinvitingtypography.Easytoread,welldesignedandtheoverallpressworkisverygood. Advertising:Goodspecialsectionstargetedtowardtopreadingaudience.

HonorableMention
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: PelicanPress Sarasota,FL ObserverMediaGroup

Editorial:Goodeditorialpage;thewritingissolid. Typography:Terrificdesignwithlotsofpicturesandgoodgraphics. Advertising:Lotsofadsbeingsold. Othercomments:Likethelayoutandtypography

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassB:10,001to22,500(nondaily)

1stPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: LongboatObserver LongboatKey,FL ObserverMediaGroup

Editorial:Publicationdeliversasolidcombinationofrelevantcontent,smartwritingandthoughtfulpackaging. Typography:Compact,efficientdesign;colorisusedwisely;visualsarewellchosen. Advertising:Adsareclean,appealingandeffective.Formatandplacementservebothaudience&overalldesign. OtherComments:Livelyopinionsection;graphicsarehelpful;textiswittyandinsightful.

2ndPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: HowardCountyTimes Baltimore,MD BaltimoreSunMediaGroup

Editorial:Publicationhasconsistentlystrongcontentthroughoutthatengagescommunityatalllevelsfromcivic lifetohealth,educationandgrassrootsnews. Typography:Wellorganized,easytonavigateandrestrained."Up!"sectionhaspersonality;notafraidtobebold. Advertising:Containingadsonmanynoneditorialpages,thereisbalance.Adsarecrisp,appealingandhave effectivemessages. OtherComments:Timesisinformationrich;itisclearlyanassettothecommunity.

3rdPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: LivoniaObserver Detroit,MI Gannett

Editorial:Goodexampleofapublicationthatfindssubjectswithpowerfulconnectionstothecommunity. Typography:Designisaccessible;fontsarereadableandprovidecontrastandinterest. Theformatworkswell. Advertising:Invitingwithstrongtextandboldplacement;servesneedsofadvertiserswell. OtherComments:Workshardtobeanessentialandenjoyableresourceforthecommunity.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassC:22,501to37,500(nondaily)

1stPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: SarasotaObserver Sarasota,FL ObserverMediaGroup

Editorial:Strongmixofnews,publicserviceandfeatures.Wellwrittenandstronglyedited.Amazingamountof "refrigeratornews"forreaderstoclip."Seasons"magazineisaspecialtreat. Typography:Classicuseoftypefacesthatareeasytoread.Stronghierarchyoffonts.Teases,indexes&sellsare wellexecuted. Advertising:Colorpaletteforlocallyproducedadvertisingwithoutbeinggarish.Borderstoeditorialareconsistent. The"block"ofadsmakeforsmootheditoriallayout.Addirectoriesaresmartlooking! OtherCommentsMuchtoreadandsavorhere.Everythingaboutthispublicationiswellthoughtout.

2ndPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: LangleyTimes Langley,BC BlackPress

Editorial:Photosaredynamic,especiallyonfrontpage.Hardnewsdominates.Clearly,thispublicationcovers everythinginLangley!Writingisclearandwitty. Typography:Classictabloiddesignandtypographywithgooduseofhierarchy.Featurepagessparkle. Advertising:Clearly,anadrichpublication. OtherCommentsCertainlyavaluedpublicationtoreaders!

3rdPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: St.AlbertGazette St.Albert,AB GreatWestNewspapers,LP

Editorial:NothingthathappensinSt.AlbertescapesnoticeoftheGazette.Strongbreakingnewsandinteresting features,particularlyineducation. Typography:Cleanlayouts. Advertising:Plentyofit,inavarietyofsizes. OtherCommentsStrong,strongmixofservicestories.Adsandinformationthatreallyservecommunity.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassD:Over37,500(nondaily)

1stPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: TheGazette Gaithersburg,MD PostNewsweekMedia

Editorial:Thisbroadsheetweeklynewspapercertainlyoffersupalotofmeatonitsbones.Theelectioncoverage wassolid,informativeandinteresting.Overall,it'spackedwithcommunitynews,reachingdeepintothenewsof interesttoreaders.Thedesignisproportionalandbalancedwithaclearlydefinedfocus,anditexhibitsstrongnews judgement.Theskyboxisartfullydesignedtoenticereaderstotheinsidesections.Addingvalueisthatmostmain headlinesaresupplementedwithdecks.Subheadsaddinterestandbreakuplongercolumnsoftype. Typography:Excellentreproductionthroughoutinbothtypeandphotos.Headlinesaretheappropriatefontsto guidereaderstocontentnewsandfeatures.Internalconsistencyinspacingbetweenstories,betweenadsand columngutterwidthareadditionalplusses. Advertising:It'sgreattoseesuchastrongadvertisingbasefromthecommunity.Theadstackisconsistentfrom pagetopage,andthereisplentyofspacingbetweenadstoalloweachonetogainattention.Excellentrestraint.

2ndPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: FairfaxCountyTimes Reston,VA PostNewsweekMedia

Editorial:Pageonereflectsthoughtfuldesignandnewsjudgementwithstrongbalanceandproportion.Headlines withdecksgivereaderstheopportunitytoscanordigin.Thespacingbetweennewscontentandadsisconsistent andspaciousenoughtoallowreaders'eyestomovefromonetotheotherwithoutstrain.Contentiswellorganized thoughout.Thecalendarandcommunityeventslistingsareadmirablefeatures. Typography:Copyandheadlinesareeasytoreadanddifferentweightsareusedtodifferentiatenewsfrom features.Welldone. Advertising:Loadedwithads;asightrarelyseenindailynewspapers,buttheyareattractiveandappropriately spacedonthepages.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassD:Over37,500(nondaily)

3rdPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: TheSurreyNorthDeltaLeader Surrey,BC BlackPress

Editorial:Thistabloidhasanoverallstrongappearanceandappealingdesignthroughthepaper.Contentisnewsy andincludesastrongcalendarsection.Theelectioncoveragewasaparticularlystrongsection.TheEditorial sectionisremarkablystrong.Itincludescolorphotographsofletterwriters,whichbuildsastrongerrelationship betweenthewriterandthereaders.Headlinesstronglyreflectcontent,andliketheotherwinnersincludebotha mainheadlineanddecksonmoststories.There'savarietyinweightandsize. Typography:Excellentdesignintheskybox.Manynewspapersnolongerusesidesaddleheadlines,butthisone usestheoccasionalone,andtheyarewellused.Insidesectionsreflectthesameattentiontodetailaspageone, withaconsistencyinstylethroughoutthenewspaper. Advertising:Thisisanotherpaperwithanabundanceoflocaladvertising.Itiswellpresentedandeasyto distinguishfromeditorialcopy.Spacingisappropriate.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassE:Under30,000(daily)

1stPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: LawrenceJournalWorld Lawrence,KS TheWorldCompany

Editorial:Somegreatfrontpagesmakethisentryimpressive.Thispaperdidsomegreatenterprise/watchdog pieces.Oneofthem,raisingquestionsabouttheheavyconcentrationofathletesmajoringin"lightweight" programs,isseriousbutnotplodding.It'sgreattoseeapaperhavethecouragetochallengeorquestionthe activitiesofsacredcowstakingonJayhawkathleticsinacompanytownisnotopicforcowards.Goodwatchdog coverageofthecostsofaregionalreccenter.Excellentcoverageoflocalhistory.ChadLashorn'scolumniswell reportedandgood.LocalmaninthestreetQ&Aaregood.TheSportssectionisexcellent.Asonemightexpect, thecoverageofKUbasketballisoutstanding. Typography:TheJournalWorldishandsomelydesigned.Happilythisnewspaperhasresistedtheurgetoshrinkits texttypetounreadablelevelsaswebwidthshaveshrunk. Advertising:Adsareclean,welldesignedandreadable.Specialadsectionsliketheslick"giftsandgoodies"ad sectionanexcellentpieceofferthereadersomethingspecial.

2ndPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: RapidCityJournal RapidCity,SD LeeEnterprises

Editorial:Agreatmixofcoverageofpeopleandissues.Frompoliticstohistorytofreespeechissues,thefrontpage isengagingandrelevant.Anniversarypackageonthe1972floodisoutstanding.Nicebusinesscoverageandlots ofpeople.Storiesarewellwrittenandtightlyedited,withengagingleads.Opinionpagesareatthecenterofthe communityconversation.Nicetoseelotsofletters.Strongandbalancedsportscoverage,withlotsofattentionto thesportsplayedatthemostlocaloflevels. Typography:Thisnewspaper'sentryshowedreallystrongphotographs.Imagesofpeopleinthecommunitymake thepaperveryengaging.Designisclean,welldesigned,inviting. Advertising:Oneofthebestdesigned(andeasiesttoread)classifiedsectionsinthiscategory.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassE:Under30,000(daily)

3rdPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: SoutheastMissourian CapeGirardeau,MO RustCommuniciations

Editorial:Thispapershowedimpressivepoliticalcoverage.Afavoritewasawatchdogpoliticalpieceshowingthat twoCongressionalcandidatesservingintheMissouriHousemissedweeksofworkandhundredsofvotesduring theircampaign.Greatheadsupcoveragedoneclosetohomebutfarfromthecapitol. Frontpagesareanicemixoflocalcoverage.NicetoseeanemphasisonlocalbusinessonPageOne.Local coverageissolidthroughoutgovernment.NiceRecordspage.Agreatmixoflocalcolumnistsandfeatures. Typography:Thepaperhasahandsomedesign.Niceuseofcharts.Thoughfuleditingtouchestellreadersabout additionalcontentonthewebandotherplatforms. Advertising:Goodlooking,modernads.Niceadmakeup.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassF:Over30,000(daily)

1stPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: WaterlooRegionRecord Kitchener,ON MetrolandMediaGroup

Editorial:It'sencouragingtoseeanemphasisonpeoplestories,notjustprocessstoriesorwho,what,when, where.Astrongmixandscoreofinternational,national,regionalandlocal. Typography:Veryclean,organizedandprioritized.Classictypographyiseasy,evenpleasanttonavigate,great attentiontohierarchialtypography. Advertising:Wellorganizedandpresented;goodcoloruse,cleanseparationbetweennewsandadvertising. Othercomments:Greatpageones,terrificphotouseage,coversandinside.Niceuseofsidebars,breakouts,refers, stronginsidespreads.I'mnotfromtherebutIfoundmyselfstoppingtoreadthroughoutandnotjustbecauseI'm judging.

2ndPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: SiouxCityJournal SiouxCity,IA LeeEnterprises

Editorial:Strongheadlines,interestingpromos,informativebreakoutboxesallsetthispaperapart.Pagetwo talkerisinteresting;editorialpage"CheersandJeers"isalsoaninterestingapproach.Nicehealthcarepackage, andstrongregionalsports. Typography:Verycleanuseofwhitespace.Wellorganizedandpackaged.Lotsofentrypointsoncovers. Advertising:Goodcolorreproduction. Othercomments:Enjoyedtheemphasisonlocalnewsthatwasn'tallcrimenews.

3rdPlace
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: BucksCountyCourierTimes Levittown,PA CalkinsMedia

Editorial:Thestoriesareinteresting.Theadpackedhomessectionisasolidpackageoflocalinformationand usefulsyndicatedmaterial. Typography:Nicecontrastofboldandlightfonts,heads,typography.Nicedetails:logos,breakouts,color,well executedcovers,clean,informativemarketspage. Advertising:Someverygoodpackages:"Graduates"and"CelebrateLife". Othercomments:Nicetoseecolorontheeditorialpage.

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2013NewspaperoftheYearContestWinners
ClassF:Over30,000(daily)

HonorableMention
NewspaperName: PublishingCompanyName: JudgesComments: ArizonaDailyStar Tucson,AZ LeeEnterprises,Inc.

Editorial:Greatcolorphotosandstory/photospreads.Niceballotandborderpatrolpackages. Typography:Plentifulbreakoutboxes.Strongsportspackaging. OtherComments:Enjoyedfindinginformativegraphicsthroughout.

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