Reporter takes first for excellence in newspaper contest
October 13, 2009 · Updated 12:53 PM
The Mercer Island Reporter won first place for General Excellence in the 2009 Washington Newspaper Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. The Reporter also took first place honors in its circulation class in 2008.
Along with the General Excellence award, the staff of the Mercer Island Reporter was the recipient of 14 individual awards during the 122nd annual convention of the Washington Newspaper Publishers Association.
The judging covered content from March 30, 2007, through April 30, 2008. Sound Publishing, Inc. newspapers, of which Mercer Island Reporter is a part, collected 155 awards — more than a quarter of the total.
Individual winners from the Reporter included:
Finalist: Elizabeth Celms, feature writer of the year
First Place:
Chad Coleman, photo essay
Chad Coleman, sports photo
Melanie Morgan, single special promotion ad
Matt Phelps, sports news story
Second Place:
Mary Grady, Melanie Morgan, best special section cover
Aidan Maher, Melanie Morgan, Rebecca Mar, best multiple-advertiser ad
Matt Phelps, sports personality profile
Mary Grady, health/medical story
Chad Coleman, spot news photo
Chad Coleman, sports photo
Third Place:
Melanie Morgan, best single ‘Convey an Image’ ad
Melanie Morgan, best use of color in an ad
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