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Friday, February 18, 2011

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CHAPEL HILL — The News & Record won 22 journalism awards, including second place in general excellence, in the annual N.C. Press Association contest Thursday.

The newspaper won first place in six categories, including staff entries in general excellence for websites, appearance and design, and editorial page.

Joseph Rodriguez won first place in feature photography, Rob Brown won first in sports photography and Tim Rickard won first in graphics.

In addition to the award for general excellence, the newspaper won nine second-place awards, including staff entries in sports coverage and special section.

Individual second-place winners were Morgan Josey Glover in education reporting; Gerald Witt, Jonnelle Davis and Ed Hardin in sports news reporting; Jerry Wolford in sports feature photography; Allen Johnson in editorials; Charles Wheeler in headline writing; Margaret Baxter in graphics; and Mike Fuchs, Faun Finley and Michael McQueen in use of interactive feature (Bargain Sense).

Third-place winners were Robert C. Lopez in feature writing; Dawn DeCwikiel-Kane in arts and entertainment reporting; Jeri Rowe in serious columns; Wolford in sports feature photography and best video; and Baxter in illustration.

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rooster8786

February 18, 2011 - 8:24 am EST

But NO awards for news reporting? Isn't the N&R a NEWSpaper?

pragmatist

February 18, 2011 - 8:37 am EST

Don't be a punk, rooster.
22 awards for excellence says it all. Congratulations to the N&R and its tremendous talents, for not only persevering through challenging times in the industry, but prospering in their art.

General Greensboro

February 18, 2011 - 9:01 am EST

That's not entirely correct, Rooster.

Morgan Glover, our education reporter, writes for News. So does columnist Jeri Rowe. And much of the N.C. A&T reporting that Gerald, Jonnelle and Ed did appeared in News. The General Excellence award also takes into account news coverage.

Interestingly, only about 6 or 7 of 30 categories are for quote-unquote news coverage. Here's the list of 2009 winners in the N&R's circulation category. (The 2010 list isn't up yet.)

Obamas Brain

February 18, 2011 - 10:24 am EST

the N&R doesn't "report" the news. it does nothing more than regurgitate AP wire stories. it is nothing more than a news aggregator along the lines of Drudge only with more hubris.
no doubt the Palace Guards will disagree and like an overly pampered and egotistical Academy Award winning starlet will believe in thier percieved greatness.

histrion

February 23, 2011 - 6:32 am EST

... and, yet, here you are ...

I've been especially impressed with the AP's coverage of the Guilford County School System, our local governments and law enforcement, OB. I suppose you'd like your local paper to maintain bureaus in DC, New York, LA, and internationally so they can provide home-grown coverage of national and international stories? Somehow I doubt you'd be willing to pay for that subscription. ;-)

Kesh

February 18, 2011 - 9:54 am EST

CONGRATULATIONS!

Obamas Brain

February 18, 2011 - 10:22 am EST

What a joke.
The N&R wins awards as one of the Palace guards of the new regime. America is burning from within and the so called "Journalists" of the N&R are asleep at the wheel.
Journalism is indeed Dead!