CHARLESTON — High definition Media newspapers gained a overall of 88 person awards, as effectively as successful prime honors for normal excellence, in the 2020 West Virginia Push Association’s once-a-year Superior Newspaper Contest for do the job posted in 2019.
Between the prime newspaper honors, the Charleston Gazette-Mail took first position and The Herald-Dispatch 3rd area in normal excellence in each the promotion and editorial competitions amongst the state’s major newspapers.
Among the state’s more compact weekly newspapers, The Wayne County Information acquired a third-position award for standard excellence in the editorial opposition.
“Our yearly newspaper level of competition usually provides out the very best our state’s newspapers and journalists have to offer you,” claimed Don Smith, WVPA govt director. “From the most significant day-to-day newspaper to the smallest weekly newspaper, West Virginia residents advantage from the fantastic and dedicated operate of journalists in the course of the state.”
The Bluefield Each day Telegraph was acknowledged as West Virginia’s Newspaper of the Year for 2020. That award on a yearly basis honors the newspaper with the maximum whole of mixed details from its editorial and promoting contests.
High definition Media personnel users acquired 30 very first-put, 33 2nd-place and 25 third-place awards this year in the contest, which was judged by the North Carolina Push Affiliation.
Listed here is a rundown of winning entries by The Herald-Dispatch in the information contest and the responsible workers members:
Herald-Dispatch personnel users using first-put awards have been Courtney Hessler, most effective governmental affairs reporting for “Newspapers look for opioid data” Luke Creasy, finest coverage of breaking information for “Wayne superior college university student killed in crash” and Tim Stephens, ideal sports information and function reporting for “Homeless to hero, St. Joe’s Bolton aids heal broken household, will perform in higher education.” Jim Ross took first put in the best information columnist classification, and the personnel acquired an award for finest editorial website page.
The Herald-Dispatch workers members also took next-place awards for ideal particular part (Development), finest sporting activities particular section (Superior Faculty Soccer Preview 2019), greatest single situation (March 10, 2019, total edition) and service to the community (The Citizen Awards), as very well as finest sports web site(s) (March 10, 2019, sports part), best way of living web pages (May perhaps 26, 2019, way of life web pages) and greatest front webpage (July 30, 2019).
2nd-location best athletics columnist went to Chuck Landon.
3rd-location awards have been provided to photographer Sholten Singer in the most effective characteristic pictures category for “Barboursville Buckle Collection displays cowboy antics” Martha Sheehan in the finest illustration, cartoon or graphic class for “Structurally deficient bridges” and Luke Creasy in the ideal company economic and labor reporting category for “Rustic Ravines exceeding expectations.”
“We are tremendously honored by these awards,” claimed Regional Government Editor Lee Wolverton. “They are reflective of the remarkable do the job our journalists invest tirelessly each individual day to ensure our readers are extensively educated about their communities and West Virginia.”
Advertising and marketing awards provided to Hd Media personnel incorporate:
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Kaci Foster and Hailey Hunter, Race for the Ribbon, ideal concept web page workers, Undertake a Pet, finest advert campaign 50 percent website page or more substantial Lee Williams and Scott Sword, Charleston Mitsubishi, greatest labeled screen ad Mike Morris and Randi Vaughan, Abraham Family Dentistry, ideal ad marketing campaign smaller sized than 50 % page Lisa Skeens and Dianna Williamson, Pocahontas County CVB, very best on the internet movement advert Natalie Anderson and Dianna Williamson, Sporting activities Fanz, most effective on the internet static advert Natalie Anderson and Marshall Artists, Marshall Artists Collection Breakfast at Tiffany’s, finest company advertisement Jill Briggs and Dianna Williamson, Choose Us With You, finest single newspaper on-line marketing Jill Briggs and Dianna Williamson, U Decide Em promo, most effective newspaper promotional marketing campaign employees, classified, greatest labeled area.
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Personnel, delinquent taxes reminder, very best promotion of community notice Jill Briggs and Dianna Williamson, U Decide Em, greatest advert campaign 50 % web site or larger Melissa Jarrell and Scott Sword, Frank Mullens for Mayor, ideal political ad Melissa Jarrell and Kathy Baker, Mullen Plumbing, Heating and Cooling, greatest on the internet motion advertisement Lisa Skeens and Dianna Williamson, Charleston Coliseum and Convention Center, very best advertisement marketing campaign smaller than fifty percent web page Mike Morris and Dianna Williamson, John Prepare dinner High-quality Jewelers, finest online static ad personnel, Ideal in the Valley, greatest newspaper promotional campaign team, Stacee Waller, Shop Local, very best topic website page — retail Natalie Anderson and Glynndevins Company, Edgewood Summit, most effective company ad Jill Briggs and Dianna Williamson, Herald-Dispatch 110 Yrs, best home ad Lee Williams and Scott Sword, Todd Judy Ford, very best labeled display screen ad Jill Briggs and Dianna Williamson, High definition The Environment to Us, greatest single newspaper online advertising advert.
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Brenda Renfroe and Scott Sword, Moses, finest categorised show advertisement Brenda Renfroe and Scott Sword, Irv Johnson, best on the internet static ad Andrea Hopkins, Wendy Small Law Co. CAO, ideal process coloration advert — half web page or less Jill Briggs, Why Publish Legals, ideal advertising of general public discover personnel — Dianna Williamson, Bridal Planner, best theme web site retail Lisa Thompson, Mike Napier, Blind Wizard, greatest place coloration advert 50 percent web site or much less Lisa Thompson and Mike Napier, Daniel Linville, very best political advertisement Jill Briggs and Dianna Williamson, Delinquent Tax Promo, finest property advert Natalie Anderson and WVU, WVU Cancer Institute, greatest company advertisement Kaci Foster and Dianna Williamson, Advanced Wound Centre at Logan Regional, very best on line motion ad Lisa Skeens and Dianna Williamson, Cash City Artwork N Craft Exhibit, finest one black and white advert much larger than a quarter web page.