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SMALL NON-DAILIES
Judge: Chris Satullo, editor of the editorial page of the Philadelphia Inquirer. When he was local news editor at the Inquirer, his team of reporters was a finalist for a Pulitzer.
A1 General reporting
(34 entries)
Mike Burkett
Payson Roundup
"This piece takes an event that might not have seemed even worth a police blotter item to a less attentive reporter. This reporter had the insight and the heart to turn it into a richly detailed portrait of the odd turns that life can take for those at the bottom of the income scaleÉThe one entry in the lot that lingers in the memory long after the first reading."
Mike Padgett
The Business Journal
Good reporting found two deeper levels of interest in what could have been a routine report on just another development in a booming area. One was the involvement of the farm family in shaping the development, an aspect whose significance was nicely established and explained. The second was the personality of the family patriarch, well-profiled in a sidebar."
Mike Burkett
Payson Roundup
"Lavishly reported and sympathetically written profile of a Native American family in conflict with its tribe."
Jerry Thebado
Payson Roundup
(58 entries)
Bill Coates
Capitol Times
"Readers get to go somewhere they are unlikely to ever see for themselvesÉAn interesting story I wanted to read to the end."
Mike Burkett
The Payson Roundup
"I am not normally a fan of first-person journalism, but this writer beautifully balances his presence among the other players, including the wall itself. I thought the voice was just right Ð accessible but respectful without being ponderous, personal but not cloying. The writer's relationship with Sandy and her death moved this story beyond the many "Wall" stories we have all read."
Allen Kalchik
Heat Stroke News
"A nice mix of statistics and the voices of real teachers who have to deal with acceptance on the job. The gay teachers' different approaches to their lives and jobs was the most interesting part of the piece."
Bill Coates
Capitol Times
"This snapshot profile of somebody in the neighborhood is an example of what so many newspapers fail to do. In a few strokes, we see Mr. Garcia, inside his home, his yard and a bit of his neighborsÉNice job."
( 9 entries)
He is a former Sunday/projects editor of the Columbus, Ga., Ledger-Enquirer. He returned as regional editor to Lexington, where as a reporter he had won numerous awards, including the national public service award of the Society of Professional Journalists for a series on corruption in local government.
Laura Dobbins
The Peoria Times
"The clear winner in this category. The writer talked to more people, included more subjects and wrote with the authority needed for readers to understand these issues."
Mark E. Pollock
The Peoria Independent
"The writer's work had the authority it needed to attract readers. The first-place winner takes the category because of the import of the subject matter. But this entry was a close second."
Tim Hull
Inside Tucson Business
"A good topic. A good breadth of sources."
(40 entries)
He is a five-time award winner in Illinois Press Association contests for editorials.
Inside Tucson Business
"This statement on the dismantling of the Fourth Amendment is bold, clear and eloquent. Its biting conclusion rings with the alarm of truth."
Katy Whitehouse
The Payson Roundup
"A fine defense of the public's right to know and to participate at the table of government. The writer rightly reveals the town council's cheap truck to be a costly blunder."
Jeff Ofstedahl
Echo magazine
"A persuasive demonstration of the principle that unequal justice under the law is no justice at all. The column concludes with an even-handed reminder that equal responsibility must be a pillar of equal justice."
Katy Whitehouse
The Payson Roundup
"This editorial peels away the layers of self-defeating policy that resulted in a community increasing its property values at the cost of endangering its base of workers and their families. Well done!"
(12 entries)
She has been a journalist for nearly 30 years, including sports editing jobs at the Chicago Sun-Times and San Antonio Express-News. She produces a web site for the Association of Women in Sports Media.
Stephanie Balzer
The Business Journal
"An in-depth and informative piece on major league baseball's Cactus League circuit and its newfound competition for spring training sites from Las VegasÉVery well-done piece and easily the best-reported story of the bunch."
Allen Kalchik
Heat Stroke News
"An informative and entertaining piece on softball, the "lesbian team sport." The reporter used a variety of sources and managed to approach the subject without falling into stereotypesÉ.The reporter coaxed excellent quotes from the players, officials and fans."
Mark E. Pollock
Peoria Independent
"A fun read Ð light, airy and informative. The reporter got the "Boomerang Guy" to talk openly about the unusual sport, and the quotes gave this story the boost it needed to to make the top three."
(26 entries)
Lisa Sorg-Friedman
Raising Arizona Kids Magazine
"Great illustration. Maybe there could be less changes of type in the headline, but the illustration is very strong and dominant."
Matt DePinto
The Business Journal
"Nice cover, a lot of information with elegance, organization, good photos, simple and clear graphics, and hierarchy. You can't be lost in the page."
Katy Whitehouse
The Payson Roundup
"Great photos."
(6 entries)
Mario Aguilar
Green Valley News
"The sweeping flow of her gown jumped into our eyes and beautifully illustrated the even without having to shoot the usual shots of a crowd milling about."
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