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l(——'—_=_———__‘. My: 'I‘ischler, iI)id he ever find a standing Head and shoulders above all other
It Weel§ly 2 l title for his column‘."I The standing heads entrants except winner. Sharp stories. Category 15 - Best Use I.
i‘ “ ; seem a tad large. even in the iii—design. good use ofartwork. crisp (and i do mean of Photo Illustrations x
_,.,..,.-.__,._-._,A-__V______,A-A--_g but m1] mp ”19153 Are [hp mnmm Iquilly crisp?) layout. This is a helluva newspa— First Place — LAUREL NEWS LEADER I
Category 1 - Typography pmduced'.’ ( Ru] ”,0“. if,“ pm: Absolutely \\'()I](lt‘l‘llllll Good photos. easy ' I
First l’lrm' - IARW (“V-V“ ”Ht- Honorable Mention . lARl'lC coi‘yn’ 'l'hiirl PlatoSPRINGFIELDSI'N it. read mm. vrmtivv lawn desimr and ‘
A“) NEW-P HERA] .1) NEWS lthl solid lite pages. layout toiiipetent attractive iiseofmlor ('leai'ly the bestll ‘
l llbt‘l lll“ L'V‘Ul -‘l‘-‘l‘~l““¥ll“l ‘llt’l"1l*‘i' but iiiHN'itiiig, .-\ few more feature sto- Second Place-('li\Y(‘lT\ITIMES
l' "Wily“ “~“‘ '1‘ ""“i ”“i ll 33““ ll 4’" ('ateg‘or'yli-Newspaix-rPromotion iies \VUUltlll'lilt1*.-ltt.i\t' Il\l(l.‘I lin ly done' lm nitpicking lthiiilx‘ I might have ‘I
PM“ ”‘W‘l "'~‘" ““I‘ “*“i \ll‘11l‘ll‘l" sun the whole i'illllliitliill_‘. enioycd lllt' Honorable Mention - ('l‘ll'll'l‘l‘lNl ll‘lN extended the top photo one llttil't‘ column
”l “3“”“Wl”“WP” “‘ I‘I‘ \tk‘t'litl section ol .ids (lmelopml by chil‘ PRESS illitlt'l‘tbple it a littli-tighti-i‘
Hm” ”it“ idllllfl NED-P LEADER dn-n' \Velldone. well-thought out pages chock Third Place « .\l('l.E.-\N (‘t )l'NTY
‘h'lli1‘lllt‘ill I1 <‘>l“'l~lll\ llIM‘l ”M" U“ Second Place ~ l..\l'l\'El. NEWS full of local stories. Layout. however is NE\\IS
Ill” ”1‘1”“ large 4"“ 1" “““l “11““ MI l.l‘I.ADEl\’ clumsy. and the photo pages need cut- (iood photo. nuds tighter cropping. Your I
m.‘ LN“ ll “Wk“ ’1 UP 1‘ " ”W'I“ it never hurts to toot your-own horn lines under each photo. Still. much better layout designs are virtually identical and
Third Place - SPRINGFIELD Sl'N than avemge. show very little creative thought.
Category 2 ' Community Senice (‘rood contest, [in sure all the cooks in
Hm H‘MI ' .\l( II‘FAN (ll )1 'NWI‘Y NEWS Four arr-a enjoyed entering or wading all Category 11 - Local News Pictures Category 16 - Special Edition/Section
Hinmtwn l’wmiatmn 101‘ Excrllvnu‘ was the great recipes. First Place — LAUREL NEWS LEADER First Place — LARUE COUNTY HER-
«1:27PM ldt‘iil‘lit*1 {11“de Shi’mldlS Seemed to have the most of true "news” ALD NEWS
Swmd P1110“ -(‘RI'I‘1’ENDEN PRESS Category 7 - Sports Page’Section type photos. I like this. It lets the photos tell the story.
Yuur mum is one all newsman should First Place — cRn'i'aNiiaN PRESS Second Place - LARUE COUNFY HER- as opposed to most sports supplements '
mlb'ldPF Great idea? Very close between winner and runner- ALD NEWS I've seen, which are extremely copy—heavy
up. The difference, a bit cleaner layout. Good hard news photos. (a sin I've been guilty of myself, believe i
Category 3 ' W“ Of Information wide variety of features Solid sports sec— Third Place - SPRINGFIELD SUN me!) Well done.
First P1809 ' (II‘AYCnleES tion here, covers all the bases. Well done? Pictures good, but no real hard news Second Place - MCLEAN COUNTY
Hear winner m the category- Ediwn'al Second Place - LAUREL NEWS type. NEWS
good on DUth 5 nght ‘9 know what deci- LEADER Honorable Mention — TOMPKINSVILLE Boy, it was hard not giving this one first
sions were being made in closed 5938101]. Very close to Winning. Layout a bit slop- NEWS place. Top-notch efforts from stem to 1
Second I)12109 - SPRINGFIELD SUN py, needed more features. Otherwise, stem, but it fell short of the "neamnable l
Great )0” All newspapefi ShOUld b? “111* Denis House does an excellent job. Good Category 12 - Local Feature Pic-times blend" as specified in the rules. Too much l
0de on the 0P?“ meeting laws and writing, good use of photos, wide variety FirstPlace — LAUREL NEWS LEADER advertising, not enough editorial content.
WWW any violation. of stories Nice job! Pictures seemed most representative of Rough decision!
Third P1309 - BIG SANDY NEWS Third Place - BIG SANDY NEWS true "feature" pictures. Third Place — TOMPKINSVILLE NEWS
GOOd mverageoflsaac 900W Solid sports section. Nice writing, decent Second Place — TOMPKINSVILLE I like the biographical content, most
variety, photos a bit weak Best pure lay- NEWS - senior supplements usually look like
Category 4 ' Front Page out in division. Just couldn't overtake first Good feature pictures. poorly reproduwd yearbook pages. A nice
FlI‘St Place - [Al/REL NEWS LEADER and second place. Keep up the good work Third Place - SPRINGFIELD SUN variation on a traditional supplement
Well thought 0111 and deserted pages. Honorable Mention — MCLEAN COUN— Goodfeatme pictures. idea
b0th NEW and 01d styles. Like the new TYNEWS Honorable Mention - CARROLLTON Honorable Mention - CLAY CITY I
df‘SIIEU better though. GOOd writing and There's a lot to like in this entry, but NEWS DEMOCRAT THVIES ‘
photos. Glad U) 599 a fmnt page {921th in clumsy layout and wooden writing drop it Good pictures, but not quite in the catego A little lacking in the creative layout ’
each 155118. Excellent work? down a couple of places. Keep trying. ry of above. department, but very well done none the
Second Place ~ (‘ARROILTON NEWS less.
I )l‘llW X ‘RAT Category 8 - Agriculture Category 13 - Loan] Sports Pictures
8931 use Of color photos and graphics in Page’Section First Place — LAUREL NEWS LEADER Category 17 - OriginalAd Idea
(lmflt in. Nice “Titing but [fink 11> plOd 21 First Place - BIG SANDY NEWS Good tight action shots. that prove the old First Place - MCLEAN COUNTY NEWS
little as you :10 deep” into stories. First. the bad news; photos are a little saying about a picture being worth a Eye-catching grand opening ad. Good
Visually a treat. needs a boost in writing grainy. making them difficult to view thousand words. I especially liked the placement and use ofphotos. Layout very
Utlr“ lht‘mifll‘ti l‘ZXG‘llvm WUTkT pmpm‘ly. Now. the good news: excellent sequence shots of the runner trying to good?
Third l’lim' - lill i SANDY NEWS Ag page? Nice mix of locally produced. score in the July 31 edition. Wish our Second Place - LAUREL NEWS
Lay-out in this paper including typl 5:111» appropriate tiller copy. good layout. good sports pictures looked this good” LEADER
phy is outstanding. best in (lth‘WH. low lt‘atul‘t‘sl Second Place — M('LEAN (‘()l'NTY Cumberland Valley Bank layout very
the (Ionmiunm (iéilt‘ndat' hox. Writing Second Plao- -- SPRIN( lFlELDSl'N NEWS good. Good useofphotmzmd color.
is wry good This is It ht‘llm'éi IN'\\'~}MIX‘!‘ Plenty ofphotos ol kids. always a plus for Nice action shots in the October in and Third Place— SPRIN< lFIELDSl 'N
Honorable Mention » t 'Rl'lleENl lEN miniiiunity weeklies. Layout is solid. but Dewniberfi issues. (‘ommandei' Band ad very eyt~crrtching
PRESS tlll-S})(‘('l.‘lt'lllltl‘ A few morr local teatun's Third Place - LARl'E (‘( ll 'NTY HER- and graphics work well with message,
This was a tough. limital tllyislttil This wouldbrightenyou page Still.grxxl_iob ALDNEVVS Honorable Mention - LAI'REI. NEWS
lroiit page is cit-an. easy to n-ad. nicely Third Plait » ( ‘lAYVl'l'Y TIMES Excellent action shots - a couple ofthem LEADER
written. good photos The Press is an Von close to second place finisher, Nice. could have benefitted from tighter crop- The pictures say it all in the l‘lav-( l—Rich
t‘Xt'l’llt‘iil papt't' Keep up the qualih but plain section. Feature on sorghum ping. and the piesswork seems to lluctu- ad.
work' molasses best in division. Keep up the ate from one issue to the next, but, overall ‘
gt “(l work very goal. Category 18 - Display Advertising
('atogoryS- Best Editorial Honorable Mention — MVLEAN (‘( )l'N- Honorable Mention - SPRINGFIELD First, Place - LARIVE (‘( )l’NTY HER-
First Plate — lllt L SANDY NEWS TY NEWS SL'N ALI) NEWS
Exo-llent layout. Niu- use ofgiaphic «its limit and back pages wen- superbll But. (loud photos, but very little action. Sports Good use ofgraphics to grab attention
merits over entire page Plenty of local inside was weak. washed out photos. hap— photos minus action spells boredom for and dress up ads. Ad layout good. Easy l‘
writing. a rarity on many opinions pages hazard layout. including a blank 2x2 hole the reader. for reader toget to point ofad.
these days. With letters to the editor in 3“ Second Place - TUMPKINSVILLE ‘
given strong visibility. Pennington s Category 14 -B&‘t Use ofGraphics NEWS ‘
Speechtrme column was great? Category 9 - Business Page/Section First Place — BIG SANDY NEWS Good balance in ad. Ad layout variations
Second Place - SPRIN( }FIELD SUN No Entries An obvious choice. Home produced make it easy to go from one to the other.
This would been my top pick save for one Category 10 Lifestyle Pago’Section graphics that help illustrate the stories in Creative use of scruzns.
thing. why, on a page clearly labeled as First Place - LAUREL NEWS LEADER the same way gmd photos do. Speaking Third Place - SPRINGFIELD SUN
an "Opinions page, are you placing fea- ( ‘meat use of colors, excellent layout. well- from the reader's point of view, these cer— Good use of graphics, white space, photos
tune photos better suited for other mgezs‘.’ written. These are sections that could tainly enhance their respective stories. and borders.
A big drawback to an inherwise superior compete with louisyille or any other big Nicely done? Honorable Mention — MCLEAN COUN-
mge. daily. Very, very good job. One quibble, Second Place - LARUE COUNTY HER— TY NEWS
Third Place - LAUREL NEWS LEADER color photos a bit blurry. ALD NEWS Ad design rates with the top three Good
Strong writing, mfiimlarly on the part of Secrmd Place - BIG SANDY NEWS Nice use of color on the bar graph. use of graphics. Balance of ads good.
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5 t _ rence that unfortunately occurs all written story, to boot! overall an outstanding job. i
- . Weekly 3 too often. Excellent background on Second Place — ()LDHAM ERA Third Place - BENTON TRIBUNE 3
*5 Kentucky's Open Meetings Law. Here's something different from most COURIER 1
. You'd be surprised how many people of the other entries in this category, a A paper that cares about local busi- ' i
_ don't even know such laws exist. category promoting your paper, ness. Lots of interesting local items. - I
Fffitngi/aie mfiTXTI’ISBURG rather than an ad or series of ads Could use some more photos. Good
NEWS JOURNAL Category 4 - Front Page pushing newspaper subscriptions. job overall. ~ ’1
Fantastic color reproduction. First Place — BENTON TRIBUNE Third Place-ANDERSON NEWS Honorable Mention - UNION g}
Excellent reproduction throughout. COURIER . _ What made tlhisuone interesting to COUNTY ADVOCATE
Good layout, clean. A really attrac- A clear Winner. Very creative deSign me was the ad proclaiming your Good job covering local business, nice f’
tive paper? “ on front page features With good use Circulation/readership increase. I feature on WMSK radio. Watch out 3
Second Place - BENTON TRIBUNE of color. Some of the photos are also liked the "Toot Your Own Horn" for bumping heads. Nice work. V
COURIER murky. but the overall impression ad promoting both your paper and j
Nice reproduction, clean. neat layout. one gets is very strong indeed. the schools' marching band. Well Category IO-Lifestyle g
(‘utlines under photos make it more Outstandingll donell . Page/Section .
reader friendly. Second Place — SCOTFSVILLE CITI- Honorable Mention - CITIZEN First Place - BENTON TRIBUNE .
Third Place IcYNTHlAVA DEMO- ZEN TIMES . TIMES . . . . COURIER. . . ‘
CRAT A strong entry that proves you dont This is an interesting idea — selling A class Lifestyle section. Dateline, -.
Good, clean layout. Good typeface have to have tons of color and multi- an exact reproduction of a 50-year ongoing area events, Bernie’s bits, _
and head selections. Good reproduc- ple type faces to get the reader's old newspaper. I'd be interested in etc. are outstanding. Excellent!!! ‘
[10!]. An attractive paper. attention. Some judges today might knowmg how successful it was. Second Place - UNION COUNTY _
Honorable Mention - JESSAMINE not appreciate the simple, "old-time" Darned good ideal! ADVOCATE
JOURNAL look, but I love itl! Lots of news and information of fam-
Good layout. neat and clean. Good Third Place - CYNTHIANA DEMO- Category 7 - Sports Page/Section ily interest. Nice job!
use Of C610,. Overall reproduction is CRAT First Place - UNION COUNTY Third Place - CYNTHIANA DEMO- .
good. Simple but interesting layout; nice ADVOCATE CRAT .
mix of color and black—and-white Go Bravettesl'; Helluva section on the Good job of packaging a number of ‘
Category 2 _ Community Service photos. The long swimming pool state champions. Consistently excel- items on a page without destroying
First Place _ (“ASEY COUNTY photo across the bottom of the page lent on every page, good to great pho- the layout. Goodll
NEWS in August 8 edition really caught my tos, sharp writing, good layout. As Honorable Mention — OLDHAM ERA
A last ing contribution to the commu- eye. good as they come. Super jobi! Excellent content. Lead page needs a
nity. Outstanding job by the paper in Honorable Mention — JESSAMINE Second Place — WILLIAMSBURG header that enhances the layout and 3
terms of leadership. coverage and JOURNAL ' NEWS JOURNAL pI‘OVldeS identity to a good Lifestyle
making It happen. ' Strong, attractive layout that accom— A top-notch sports section. Good presentation.
Second Place - L'NION (‘OL'NTY plishes what it sets out to do. grab writing, good photos, nice layout, on
ADVOCATE the reader's attention, without being front page. Layout gets a little boring Category 11 - Local News
There is no greater community ser- forced to rely on fancy trickery that inside. Overall, a classy, brassy Pictures
vice than to join against drugs and would detract from the cleanness of sports section. First Place - CASEY COUNTY
educate all community residents. the des1gn. Third Place ' ANDERSON NEWS NEWS
Nice job? Let's be honest: your regular sports There weren't any bad entries in this
Third Place . ANDERSON NEWS Category 5 - Editorial Page sections are a little boring, but those division. But those special "white
An effective service to the communi- First Place - JESSAMINE JOUR- special supplements are fantasticll page" photo pages were superbl!
ty. Some dramatic photos. NAL Nice job. Great photos, well cropped, all faces
Honorable Mention _ ANDERSON Clean, consistent, reader-friendly Honorable Mention - BENTON TRI- clear it isjust a super overall effort!
NEWS layout with strong local writing and BUNE COURIER Second Place - WILLIAMSBURG
A nice Offer to the high school. typography that is pleasing to the Just missed placing higher. Well- NEWS JOURNAL
Gregg! eye. Clearly the best in this category! written, good photos, but great page Close to being the Winner in a tough
Second Place - SOMERSET PULAS- one layout doesn't follow on rest of division. Well done photos. used well
“@313-de KI WEEK pages. Nicejob otherwise. to compliment news copy. Excellent
First Place - LEBANON ENTER- This Page design is a little dull. but lob!
PRISE the strong writing more than makes Category 8 - Agriculture Third Place - BENTON TRIBUNE
There s no way 1 (-0111th award this up for it. Especially Brenda Sexton's Page/Section COURIER
one first place. Haw'ng covered more columns — well-written and humor- First Place - ANDERSON NEWS Had the competition not been quite
than my share of similar tragedies ous. And since she brought it up in This paper towers over its opposition. SO rough, this paper could have at
myself and having lost a dear friend the column, let me just say, I, for Nicely done, good use of photos, spe— been a winner. Major problem iS con-
to such a tragedy, I know what kind one. find her picture very attractive! cial report on Bloomfield a winner. sistency. Still, a great set of photos (I
of work went into this. For what its Third Place ' CASEY COUNTY Very good! loved Icy Inferno?!
worth. the final wrap-up was very NEWS Second Place — CASEY COUNTY Honorable Mention - LEBANON
won done My Pearl is to be com- Subject matter focuses quite well on NEWS ENTERPRISE
mcnde-d for his efforts in battling a local issues. as such pages should Competent but uninspiring. A SOlid competitor in a rough field.
problcni that not enough of us are 'hut dont alwaysu Page design not Third Place - WILLIAMSBI'RO Competent, clean photography repro-
{iiin‘ig anything abnup I thp ygur bad but ('OUld USP 21 lllll(‘ work. NICWIS J()LVRN/\Ii duccd VVE‘ll. NICt‘jOl').
('(ir‘nlngj follow-lip llii> good news to Biggest drawback - ”Focus on the Very nice ag page.
ri-poir' Past feature seems out of place on Honorable Mention