Awards for Excellence
2023 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2023 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners will be officially recognized at the Continuing Excellence Awards in September with invitations to follow.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic and advertising excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
Newspapers competed against one another in five circulation classes:
Under 10,000; 10,000-24,999; 25,000-49,999; 50,000-75,000 and Over 75,000. Contest judges selected winners from 431 entries submitted by 23 New York State publications.
EXCELLENCE IN JOURNALISM
The judges were:
- Rob Brill, retired editor of the Times Union, Albany
- Diana Bean, retired editor of Binghamton University Magazine
- Teresa Buckley, retired senior editor of the Times Union, Albany
- Ken Tingley, retired editor of The Post-Star, Glens Falls, current Substack column writer of The Front Page
- Henry Davis, retired health reporter for The Buffalo News
Awards were presented in each of twenty-three news categories (see full category descriptions below). Click here for a copy of the press release announcing the winners.
Following is the list of winners:
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Adirondack Daily Enterprise |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Live Sports Coverage |
Parker O’Brien, Peter Crowley |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Sports Writing |
Parker O’Brien |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Headline Writing |
Tori Marbone, Aaron Marbone |
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The Cortland Standard |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Editorial Writing |
Todd R. McAdams |
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The Citizen, Auburn |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Feature Writing |
David Wilcox |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished State Government Coverage |
Robert Harding |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Online Blog |
Robert Harding |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Feature Photography |
Kevin Rivoli |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished News Photography |
Kevin Rivoli |
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The Daily Catch, Red Hook |
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Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Breaking News Coverage |
Emily Sachar |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Investigative Reporting |
Emily Sachar |
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Highlands Current, Cold Spring |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Column Writing |
Michael Turton |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Business Reporting |
Jeff Simms, Leonard Sparks, Brian PJ Cronin |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Beat Reporting |
Joey Asher |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Page Design/Presentation |
Pierce Strudler |
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Finger Lakes Times, Geneva |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Sports Supplement |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe, Pete Lambos, Nick Felice, Spencer Tulis, Dawn Bell,
Dawn Lamitie, Deb Hunt, Jason Hagerman, Cheryl Maslyn |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Sports Column Writing |
Spencer Tulis |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Sports Photography |
Spencer Tulis |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Multi-Media Presentation |
Spencer Tulis |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Feature Supplement |
Alan Brignall, Steve Buchiere, Louise Hoffman Broach,
Mike Hibbard,
Susan Clark Porter,
Desiree Jacot, Mike Cutillo,
Pete Lambos, Nick Felice |
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Press-Republican, Plattsburgh |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Feature Photography |
Ben Rowe |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Sports Photography |
Joey LaFranca |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Editorial Writing |
Joe LoTemplio |
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The Daily Sentinel, Rome |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Distinguished Community Service |
Mike Jaquays, Sean Mills,Jolene Cleaver, Casey Pritchard, Alexis Manore, Thomas Caputo,
Pamela Sperbeck, John Clifford
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Observer-Dispatch, Utica |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Business Reporting |
Amy Roth |
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Press & Sun-Bulletin, Binghamton |
Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Live Sports Coverage |
Andrew Legare |
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The Journal News, White Plains |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Feature Writing |
Peter Kramer |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Community Service |
Diana Dombrowski,
Gary Stern |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished News Photography |
Frank Becerra Jr. |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Online Photo Gallery |
Seth Harrison |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Breaking News Coverage |
Jonathan Bandler |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Beat Reporting |
Lieberman Steve, Kramer Peter |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Investigative Reporting |
Thomas Zambito, Noah Ram, Melanie Anzidei |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Multi-Media Presentation |
Seth Harrison,
David McKay Wilson |
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Poughkeepsie Journal |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Distinguished Sports Writing |
Stephen Haynes |
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Staten Island Advance |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
25,000 – 49,999 |
Distinguished Investigative Reporting |
Jessica Jones-Gorman |
25,000 – 49,999 |
Distinguished News Photography |
Jason Paderon |
25,000 – 49,999 |
Distinguished Multi-Media Presentation |
Erik Bascome,
Sean McKeown-Young, Cassondra Sommer |
25,000 – 49,999 |
Distinguished Community Service |
Staff |
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Distinguished Online Photo Gallery |
Priya Shahi |
25,000 – 49,999 |
Distinguished Feature Photography |
Jason Paderon |
25,000 – 49,999 |
Distinguished Beat Reporting |
Erik Bascome |
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The Post-Standard/Syracuse.com |
Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished State Government Coverage |
Brad Racino |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Community Service |
Douglass Dowty |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished News Photography |
Dennis Nett |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Feature Supplement |
Sonja Duntley |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Breaking News Coverage |
Anne Hayes, Rylee Kirk,
Darian Stevenson,
Fernando Alba,
Marnie Eisenstadt,
Katrina Tulloch |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Live Sports Coverage |
Mike Waters, Donna Ditota, Chris Carlson, Brent Axe,
Emily Leiker |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Business Reporting |
Tim Knauss, Glenn Coin |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Editorial Writing |
Marie Morelli |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Sports Writing |
Chris Carlson |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Online Photo Gallery |
Katrina Tulloch |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Beat Reporting |
Glenn Coin |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Sports Column Writing |
Donna Ditota |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Feature Writing |
Marnie Eisenstadt |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Multi-Media Presentation |
Christa Lemczak, Lauren Long, Nate Mink, Mike Waters,
N. Scott Trimble, John Lammers, Trish LaMonte, Donna Ditota, Johnathan Croyle |
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Times Union, Albany |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Headline Writing |
Gregory Dayton |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Column Writing |
Casey Seiler |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Investigative Reporting |
Chris Hippensteel |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Page Design/Presentation |
Gregory Dayton
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50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Online Blog |
Kristi Barlette |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Sports Photography |
Lori Van Buren |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Distinguished Feature Photography |
Will Waldron |
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Democrat & Chronicle, Rochester |
Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Multi-Media Presentation |
Robert Bell |
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Newsday, Long Island |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
75,000 – and over |
Headline Writing |
Heather Doyle, Rachel Weiss |
75,000 – and over |
Feature Supplement |
Andi Berlin, Erica Marcus,
Scott Vogel |
75,000 – and over |
Sports Photography |
J. Conrad Williams Jr. |
75,000 – and over |
Best Innovative Idea |
Nannette Fevola, Adrian Debattista, Donna Saladino, Valerie Kellogg |
75,000 – and over |
Community Service |
Newsday Staff |
75,000 – and over |
Feature Photography |
Steve Pfost |
75,000 – and over |
News Photography |
J. Conrad Williams Jr. |
75,000 – and over |
Business Reporting |
James T. Madore |
75,000 – and over |
Sports Column Writing |
Laura Albanese |
75,000 – and over |
Investigative Reporting |
Jim Baumbach, Joie Tyrrell |
75,000 – and over |
Breaking News Coverage |
Newsday Staff |
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Buffalo News |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Editorial Writing |
Elizabeth Licata |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Sports Writing |
Rachel Lenzi |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Column Writing |
Sean Kirst |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Live Sports Coverage |
Jay Skurski, Ryan O'Halloran, Stephen T Watson, Mark Gaughan, Scott Scanlon, Lance Lysowski |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Sports Supplement |
Lance Lysowski,Mike Harrington
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75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Online Photo Gallery |
Libby March |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Feature Writing |
Sean Kirst |
75,000 – and over |
Distinguished Beat Reporting |
Jon Harris |
EXCELLENCE IN ADVERTISING
The judges were:
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Ethan Fogg, president & CEO - Ontario County Chamber of Commerce, former regional director of Circulation and Marketing, Community Media Group
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Jeff Weigand, former publisher and Chief Revenue Officer, Oswego Media Group
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Pam Lego, director of operations, Hoosier State Press Association, Indiana
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Tanya Henderson, executive director, Pennsylvania NewsMedia Association Foundation
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Catherine Moore, former publisher and advertising manager for the Adirondack Daily Enterprise and Lake Placid News
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Highlands Current, Cold Spring |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Best House/Newspaper Promotion Ad, Series or Section |
Teresa Lagerman |
Under 10,000 |
Best Multi Advertiser Page |
Pierce Strudler, Michele Gedney |
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Finger Lakes Times, Geneva |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
Under 10,000 |
Best Black and White Ad |
Anne Allis |
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Best Color Ad |
Anne Allis |
Under 10,000 |
Most Effective Use of Paid Small Space |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe |
Under 10,000 |
Most Effective Use of Paid Large Space |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe |
Under 10,000 |
Special Section Newsprint Distribution in Paper |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe, Beth Kesel, Danielle Hagerman, Dawn Bell, Jason Hagerman, Dawn Lamitie, Deb Hunt, Cheryl Maslyn, Desiree Jacot |
Under 10,000 |
Best Online Ad (Animated) |
Anne Allis |
Under 10,000 |
Best Classified Section |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe |
Under 10,000 |
Best Custom Sponsored Content Piece |
Mary Beth Thorpe, Anne Allis |
Under 10,000 |
Best Special Section Non-Newsprint Distribution in Paper |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe, Beth Kesel, Danielle Hagerman, Jason Hagerman, Dawn Bell, Cheryl Maslyn, Dawn Lamitie, Deb Hunt, Alan Brignall |
Under 10,000 |
Best Innovative Idea (Shared via Video Platform for Entrants) |
Anne Allis, Mary Beth Thorpe, Beth Kesel, Danielle Hagerman, Jason Hagerman, Dawn Bell, Dawn Lamitie, Deb Hunt, Cheryl Maslyn, Susan Clark Porter |
Under 10,000 |
The Charmaine Ushkow Award for Advertising Excellence |
Staff |
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Staten Island Advance |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Best Custom Sponsored Content Piece |
Dan Ryan, Ana Gonzalez, Isabella Mest |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Best Use of Video |
Dan Ryan, Isabella Mest, SI Live Studios |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Best Online Ad (Animated) |
Alaa Selim, Kara Scandaglia |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Best Special Section Newsprint Distribution in Paper |
Dan Ryan, Isabella Mest,
David Cohen, Ana Gonzalez |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Most Effective Use of Paid Small Space |
Alaa Selim, Robert King |
10,000 – 24,999 |
Most Effective Use of Paid Large Space |
Melissa Chin, Julie Williams,
Ed Burns |
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The Post Standard/Syracuse.com |
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Circulation Class |
Category |
Winners |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Most Effective Use of Paid Small Space |
Matt Sourwine, Lizzy Martin, Dylan Carpenter |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Best Online Ad (Static) |
Kayleigh Tarbet, Christina Cole |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Best Online Ad (Animated) |
Matt Sourwine, Kayleigh Tarbet, Christina Cole |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Best Use of Video |
Karen Sherwood, Bridget Cerrone, Kayleigh Tarbet |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Best Custom Sponsored Content Piece |
Bridget Cerrone, Mary Jo Kravec,Karen Sherwood |
50,000 – 75,000 |
Best Innovative Idea (Shared via Video Platform for Entrants) |
Matt Sourwine, Lea Gonyea, Jim Kulakowski, Kayleigh Tarbet, Liam Fitzsimmons |
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Newsday, Long Island |
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Circulation Class |
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Winners |
75,000 – and over |
Best Innovative Idea (Shared via Video Platform for Entrants) |
Nannette Fevola, Adrian Debattista, Donna Saladino, Valerie Kellogg |
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Subject Categories - NEWS
(Note: Print and digital content is eligible for entry in all categories, except in categories 18-20, which are reserved for online-only content, and categories 21-23, which are reserved for newspaper supplement and/or specialty publication content.)
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Distinguished Breaking News Coverage
Submissions should demonstrate effective newspaper response to deadline demands. Submissions may consist of a single story or a group of stories by one or more reporters relating to the same event. Submissions should demonstrate clarity, thoroughness, balance, and aggressiveness in the coverage of local spot news.
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Distinguished Live Sports Coverage
Submissions should demonstrate effective newspaper response to deadline demands as related to live sporting events. Submissions may consist of a single story or a group of stories by one or more reporters relating to the same event. Submissions should demonstrate clarity, thoroughness, balance, and aggressiveness in the coverage of local live sports.
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Distinguished Investigative Reporting
Submissions should demonstrate thorough, thoughtful, fair, and resourceful reporting of local stories that reveal corruption or malfeasance or inherent flaws in the functioning of society's institutions, and/or stories that effectively measure the performance of those institutions against their stated missions. Submissions may consist of a single story or a group of stories by one or more reporters relating to the same event.
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Distinguished Business Reporting
Submissions should demonstrate effective newspaper coverage of business and the economy, skillful investigative reporting and excellence in writing style, editing, display and other pertinent criteria. The subject matter should deal primarily with how business and economic events relate to individuals and the newspaper's community. In this category, a submission may be one or more articles from the same edition relating to the same story, or a series of articles on a common subject running on different days.
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Distinguished Beat Reporting
Submissions should demonstrate sustained and knowledgeable coverage of a particular subject or activity of local interest. Submissions should be a series of no more than five reports on the same subject or activity by the same writer.
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Distinguished Editorial Writing
Submissions should demonstrate a genuine concern for local community problems; courage in taking a position regardless of the popular view and/or against own self-interest; originality of viewpoint and style; and other pertinent criteria. Each submission must be a local editorial. One or more editorials by the same writer on the same subject may be submitted to this category.
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Distinguished Feature Writing
Submissions should showcase good writing in non-deadline situations. Submissions may include personality profiles, trend stories, narratives and general features. Submissions should demonstrate style, originality and the ability to make readers laugh, cry or feel. Submissions may consist of a single story or a series of stories from one or more editions relating to the same subject.
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Distinguished Sports Writing
Submissions should demonstrate effective coverage of the people, institutions or trends in the local sports community employing thorough, thoughtful, fair, and resourceful reporting as well as quality writing. Submissions may consist of a single story or a group of stories by one or more reporters relating to the same topic.
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Distinguished Column Writing
Submissions should demonstrate originality, insight, wit, the capacity to illuminate character, and the capacity to enhance the reader's understanding of persons and events in the community served by the newspaper. Submissions may be a single column or a body of work by the same writer up to a maximum of five columns.
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Distinguished Sports Column Writing
Submissions should demonstrate originality, insight, wit, the capacity to illuminate character, and the capacity to enhance the reader’s understanding of persons and events in local or national sports. Submissions may be a single body of work by the same writer up to a maximum of five columns.
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Distinguished Headline Writing
Submissions should demonstrate clarity, creativity, and the capacity to distill and capture the essence of the story. Single submissions only will be accepted in this category.
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Distinguished Community Service
Submissions (in this category a submission may be a series of articles and/or editorials on a common subject) should demonstrate effort and effect on the part of the local newspaper toward the improvement of the community served, as well as an effort on the newspaper’s part to engage the community through both traditional and new media.
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Distinguished State Government Coverage
Submissions should demonstrate effective newspaper coverage of state government as manifested in service to the community; skillful investigative reporting and excellence in writing style, editing, display, and other pertinent criteria. The subject matter should deal primarily with an aspect of state government - the legislature, executive branch, a specific state agency, etc. - and how it relates to the community. In this category, a submission may be one or more articles from the same edition relating to the same story, or a series of articles on a common subject running on different days.
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Distinguished Page Design/Presentation
Submissions should demonstrate strong visual appeal, style and originality; and should enhance the written content, making it easy to understand or navigate. Submissions may be a single page or a body of work designed by the same person, up to a maximum of three examples. If submitting a series, up to three days' editions may be included.
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Distinguished News Photography
Submissions should demonstrate news value, timeliness, communicative effectiveness, and skill as shown in composition and technical quality. A submission may be one or more photographs from one or more editions relating to the same news event.
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Distinguished Feature Photography
Submissions should demonstrate imagination in the handling of feature subjects; communicative effectiveness; appeal to reader interest; and skill in composition, technical quality, and cropping. A submission may be one or more photographs from one or more editions relating to the same feature subject.
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Distinguished Sports Photography
Submissions should sharply capture the drama inherent in human athletic competition and draw the reader's eye to peak action, capturing the moment and communicating it on an emotional level with a high degree of technical skill, composition and quality. A submission may be one or more photographs from one or more editions relating to the same subject.
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Distinguished Online Photo Gallery
Submissions should consist of a series of photographs which appeared on a newspaper’s website in a single gallery. Submissions should enhance the story to which the gallery is attached, while demonstrating the highest standards of photojournalism.
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Distinguished Online Blog
Submissions should demonstrate timeliness, originality, insight, reader interaction and the capacity to enhance the reader's understanding of persons and events in the community served by the newspaper. Submissions may be a single day's blog entry or entries, or a series of blog entries over the course of the year by the same writer, with a maximum of ten entries.
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Distinguished Multi-Media Presentation
Submissions should demonstrate work that incorporates distinguished journalistic storytelling via media other than the print format. Submissions may consist of web-based interactive graphics and displays, videos, photo galleries and audio slideshows, or any combination of all of these elements. Creativity, ease-of-use for the website visitor, impact on the community and overall technical execution will be among factors considered by the judges.
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Distinguished News Supplement
Submissions should demonstrate imaginative layout and design; creative use of headlines; solid, staff-written articles; and high-quality photos relating to a breaking news event. Submissions should also demonstrate knowledge of and connection with the newspaper’s community, and must contain primarily locally-produced content. Submissions may be one example of a regularly-produced weekly supplement, or a one-time supplement or publication.
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Distinguished Sports Supplement
Submissions should demonstrate imaginative layout and design; creative use of headlines; solid, staff-written articles; and high-quality photos relating to a local or national sporting event. Submissions should also demonstrate knowledge of and connection with the newspaper’s community, and must contain primarily locally-produced content. Submissions may be one example of a regularly-produced weekly supplement, or a one-time supplement or publication.
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Distinguished Feature Supplement
Submissions should demonstrate imaginative layout and design; creative use of headlines; solid, staff-written articles; and high-quality photos relating to a common feature. Submissions should also demonstrate knowledge of and connection with the newspaper’s community, and must contain primarily locally-produced content. Submissions may be one example of a regularly-produced weekly supplement, or a one-time supplement or publication.
Subject Categories - ADVERTISING
(Note: Print and digital content is eligible for entry in all categories, except in categories 28 & 36, which are intended for print only, and 29-30 & 34, which are reserved for online-only content)
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Best Black and White Ad
Submissions can be any ad size. Submission may include an explanation of why entry is a winning entry.
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Best Color Ad
Submissions can be any ad size. Submission may include an explanation of why entry is a winning entry.
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Most Effective Use of Paid Small Space
Judges will consider the creativity of copy, along with originality and impact. Ad must be conceptualized and executed solely by the newspaper. All ads must be generated by the newspaper. Ads must be less than a half page.
- Most Effective Use of Paid Large Space
Judges will consider the creativity of copy, along with originality and impact. Ad must be conceptualized and executed solely by the newspaper. All ads must be generated by the newspaper. Ads must be a half page or larger.
- Best Special Section Newsprint Distributed In Paper
Multi-advertiser section involving a single theme. Ad must be produced solely by the newspaper. Judges will consider the uniqueness of idea, content both editorial and ads and overall layout. If an entry runs in multiple newspapers, it must be submitted in a circulation category matching the COMBINED CIRCULATION of those newspapers.
- Best Online Ad (Static)
Ad must be fixed, with no moving parts. All sizes are eligible. Ads must be generated by the newspaper (not camera-ready client produced). Can be paid or a house ad. Creativity and effectiveness of design and message will be criteria for judging.
- Best Online Ad (Animated)
Ad may be .jpg, .gif or Flash. Must have an animated or dynamic element. All sizes are eligible. Ads must be generated by the newspaper (not camera-ready client produced). Can be paid or a house ad. Creativity and effectiveness of design and message will be criteria for judging.
- Best Classified Section
Submit classified page(s) from any one issue during the contest 2022 year. Judged on organization, design, readability, and in-house promotion.
- Best House/Newspaper Promotion Ad, Series or Section
Ad/Series/Section produced by staff to promote an aspect of the newspaper. This may be for circulation, advertising/marketing, editorial or general image/branding. If an entry runs in multiple newspapers, it must be submitted in a circulation category matching the COMBINED CIRCULATION of those newspapers.
- Best Multi Advertiser Page
Multi-advertiser page or pages (not special section – no cover and minimal editorial) involving a single theme: shopping center, seasonal merchandise, specialty stores, holiday, etc. Judges will consider the uniqueness and overall layout. If an entry runs in multiple newspapers, it must be submitted in a circulation category matching the COMBINED CIRCULATION of those newspapers.
- Best Use of Video
Judges will consider creativity, innovation, and impact as well as how effectively the video content delivers the intended message.
- Best Custom Sponsored Content Piece
Entries can be a single article or a series of articles that draw the reader in with commercial sales/promotion. Delivering content that is informative, relevant, and entertaining that it is part of readers’ consumption of editorial content.
- Best Special Section Non-Newsprint Distributed In Paper
Any section involving a special subject or theme printed on glossy stock qualifies for this category. Judges will consider the quality of editorial content and graphic design. Special consideration will be given to locally prepared editorial and ad content, as well as particular interest or importance to the community. If an entry runs in multiple newspapers, it must be submitted in a circulation category matching the COMBINED CIRCULATION of those Newspapers.
- Best Innovative Idea
An innovative project or idea initiated by the newspaper’s advertising department that resulted in additional revenue for the newspaper. Entries should include a short description of the project or idea, information on revenue generated and the product itself, which may have appeared online, in print or both.
- The Charmaine Ushkow Award for Advertising Excellence
The Charmaine Ushkow Award will be given for the best overall newspaper advertising. The winner of this award will be the newspaper who has accumulation the greatest number of award among all categories.
Archived 2022 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2022 Awards for Excellence competition.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers. Contest judges selected winners from 435 entries submitted by 29 New York State publications.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2022 contest's press release via the link below:
Archived 2021 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2021 Awards for Excellence competition. Due to COVID-19 our traditional awards banquet was again cancelled.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers. Contest judges selected winners from m 426 entries submitted by 22 New York State daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2021 contest's press release via the link below:
Archived 2020 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2020 Awards for Excellence competition. Due to COVID-19 our traditional awards banquet was again cancelled.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers. Contest judges selected winners from 388 entries submitted by 20 New York State daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2020 contest's press release via the link below:
Archived 2019 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2019 Awards for Excellence competition. Due to COVID-19 our traditional awards banquet was cancelled.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers. Contest judges selected winners from 358 entries submitted by 19 New York State daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2019 contest's press release via the link below:
Archived 2018 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2018 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the 2019 Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, July 17 at the Hearst Media Center at 645 Albany Shaker Road, Albany.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
This year, contest judges selected winners from 407 entries submitted by 20 New York state daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2018 contest's press release via the link below:
Archived 2017 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2017 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the 2018 Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, July 18 at the Hearst Media Center at 645 Albany Shaker Road, Albany.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
This year, contest judges selected winners from 399 entries submitted by 24 New York state daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2017 contest's press release and presentation via the links below:
Archived 2016 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2016 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the 2017 Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, July 19 at The State Room in Albany.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
This year, contest judges selected winners from 436 entries submitted by 23 New York State daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2016 contest's press release and presentation via the links below:
Archived 2015 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2015 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the 2016 Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, July 20 at The State Room in Albany.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
This year, contest judges selected winners from 482 entries submitted by 26 New York State daily newspapers.
For the complete list of winners, download the 2015 contest's press release and presentation via the links below:
Archived 2013-2014 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2013-2014 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, July 22 at The State Room in Albany.
The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
This year, contest judges selected winners from 480 entries submitted by 28 New York State daily newspapers.
Once again, the Poughkeepsie Journal was the biggest winner of the competition, taking home 14 awards in the 25,000-49,999 circulation group.
Other big winners of the contest included Newsday (12 awards in Over 175,000), the Press-Republican in Plattsburgh (11 awards in 10,000-24,999), The Post-Standard in Syracuse (8 awards in 50,000-175,000) and the Finger Lakes Times in Geneva (7 awards in 10,000-24,999).
Additionally, four people were honored with NYNPA’s John Peter Zenger Award, which recognizes individuals who demonstrate an unyielding dedication to freedom of the press in the state of New York. The 2015 honorees were Donna Donovan, Lisa Robert Lewis, Barbara Lombardo and Barry Rothfeld.
For the complete list of winners and bios of the John Peter Zenger Award winners, or to view the awards banquet slideshow presentation, please utilize the links below:
Archived 2012-2013 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2012-2013 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, April 9 at The State Room in Albany. The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
Contest judges selected winners from 567 entries submitted by 34 New York State daily newspapers. To download the banquet's awards presentation slideshow or NYNPA's official press release announcing this year's contest winners please use the links below:
Archived 2011-2012 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2011-2012 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, April 10, 2013 at The State Room in Albany. The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
Contest judges selected winners from 566 entries submitted by 37 New York State daily newspapers. For a complete list of results, please download the official press release below:
Archived 2010-2011 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2010-2011 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, April 11, 2012 at The State Room in Albany. The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
Contest judges selected winners from 512 entries submitted by 28 New York State daily newspapers. For a complete list of results, please download either of the following documents:
Archived 2009-2010 Contest Information
The New York News Publishers Association has announced the winners of its 2009-2010 Awards for Excellence competition. This year’s winners were officially recognized at the Continuing Excellence Banquet and Reception on Wednesday, April 13, 2011 at The State Room in Albany. The annual contest recognizes journalistic excellence among the association’s member newspapers.
Contest judges selected winners from 644 entries submitted by 33 New York State daily newspapers. For a complete list of results, please download any of the following documents:
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