The Neosho Daily News was also a big winner, and I am sure there were other winners from this area, but the results have not been posted on the MPA website and newspapers across the state naturally have touted their own achievements rather than running long lists of winners from newspapers outside of their reading areas.
I have often criticized the Globe for failing to recognize the solid work being done by its reporters, so I do appreciate the fact that they have at last done so. Of course, the Globe's top brass has left itself open to the charge of only printing these results when some of the wins can be directly credited to them.
Among the honors earned by the Globe were third place awards for local news content, best editorial page, and general excellence.
The only first place award went to Derek Spellman in the feature story category for his season-long coverage of the football team at my alma mater East Newton High School.
Wally Kennedy earned second place for Best History Story for a story about lynchings and another second place for Best Local News Story for an article on the Picher, Okla. buyout.
Mike Pound picked up a third place for humor columnist, while Jeff Lehr received an honorable mention for his account of confessions made by alleged serial killer Jeremy Jones.
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The Neosho Daily News continued its revival in the Rick Rogers era by garnering 18 awards, including a first place award for general excellence.
And according to the article in the Sunday Daily:
Other first place awards went to best editorial and best editorial page. The Daily swept the awards for best editorial winning first, second and third.
Second place awards were for the following:
€ Best Editorial;
€ Best Front Page;
€ Best Investigative Reporting;
€ Best News Content;
€ Best Newspaper Design;
€ Best News Story - Rick Rogers;
€ Best Photo Package - Rick Rogers.
Third place awards were for the following:
€ Best Editorial;
€ Best Feature Photograph - Buzz Ball;
€ Best Sports News Story or Package - Cody Thorn;
€ Best Sports Page - Cody Thorn;
€ Best Special Section.
Honorable mention awards were for the following:
€ Best Feature Photograph - Buzz Ball;
€ Best Coverage of Government;
€ Community Service Award.
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The Joplin Globe article indicated The Carthage Press received third place for general excellence. I will fill in with more information about other area newspapers when the results are posted.
My hat is off to Rick Rogers and the excellent product he and the other staffers put out for the fine citizens of Neosho. We are very fortunate indeed to have a man and a paper of this quality in our midst. These are indeed great times in the Flower Box City. Hurrah!
ReplyDeleteI think Rick Rogers and SOME of his staff do a fairly good job......just wondering how many newspapers are in the same class being judged.
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