Kentucky Press Association Excellence in Newspapers Awards, 2014
First place, Best Picture Essay
Third place, Best Breaking News Coverage
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KNE wins 14 awards at annual convention
New Era Staff Report
Kentucky New Era
January 24, 2014
http://www.kentuckynewera.com/web/news/article_98c16bf0-857a-11e3-8de0-001a4bcf887a.html
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Kat Russell / Kentucky New Era
LEXINGTON, Ky. — The Kentucky New Era won 14 awards at the 2014 Kentucky Press Association convention.
Leading the way was photojournalist Kat Russell with a first place for best general news photo for her coverage of a Fort Campbell troop return.
Judges said, “Something about this image reflects stark silence although an airfield is anything but that. The colors are brilliantly subdued.”
Additionally, the New Era staff was awarded first place for best sports special section and third place for best website, designed by webmaster John Godsey.
In the best front page category, features editor Melissa Larimore won second place, and in the best editorial page category, opinion editor Jennifer P. Brown took third place. Community writer Zirconia Alleyne also took home a second place for best sports feature story.
Former night editor Logan Todd won third place for best news graphic, and former sports editor Joe Wilson took third in best sports feature story. Former staff members Dennis O’Neil and Nick Tabor won second and third places for best general news story.
Subsequently, The Eagle Post staff swept the associate newspapers category for best sports news photos. The Eagle Post also won third place for best special section.
New Era Editor Eli Pace said, “We won a pile of awards tonight, and I couldn’t be more proud of my staff — they definitely earned it, but I think our readers are the most important judges we’ll ever have.”
Leading the way was photojournalist Kat Russell with a first place for best general news photo for her coverage of a Fort Campbell troop return.
Judges said, “Something about this image reflects stark silence although an airfield is anything but that. The colors are brilliantly subdued.”
Additionally, the New Era staff was awarded first place for best sports special section and third place for best website, designed by webmaster John Godsey.
In the best front page category, features editor Melissa Larimore won second place, and in the best editorial page category, opinion editor Jennifer P. Brown took third place. Community writer Zirconia Alleyne also took home a second place for best sports feature story.
Former night editor Logan Todd won third place for best news graphic, and former sports editor Joe Wilson took third in best sports feature story. Former staff members Dennis O’Neil and Nick Tabor won second and third places for best general news story.
Subsequently, The Eagle Post staff swept the associate newspapers category for best sports news photos. The Eagle Post also won third place for best special section.
New Era Editor Eli Pace said, “We won a pile of awards tonight, and I couldn’t be more proud of my staff — they definitely earned it, but I think our readers are the most important judges we’ll ever have.”
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Honorable Mention, Multimedia Story of the Year
Hearst Journalism Awards, 2012
Multimedia Competition
