The Joplin Globe received all three awards for spot news reporting during the presentation of the annual Associated Press Managing Editors (APME) awards and it is already on the Globe website.
It appears that the Carol Stark regime is willing to give credit to its reporters and not make them wait several days for a brief mention in the business section, or wait and not have the information run in the newspaper at all.
According to the Globe article, the newspaper took first place for its coverage of the Anderson Guest House fire, second for coverage of the Memorial Middle School shooting, and third for coverage of President Bush's Nov. 3 visit to Joplin.
The Anderson Guest House coverage garnered another award for the newspaper, as well, Reporters Derek Spellman and Melissa Dunson took second place in the community affairs/public service category for their investigation into Guest House owner Robert Dupont and Joplin River of Life Ministries.
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You might be interested in knowing that the Neosho Daily News won eight awards - up from five from last year - and also swept the spot news category in Div. 3. It was reported in Friday's paper and in Buzz Ball's column on Sunday. The Daily won three firsts, two seconds and three thirds. Every person on the Daily's editorial staff received an award.
Thank you Rick Rogers.
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