'E&P' Reveals 2005 List of '10 That Do It Right'

By: E&P Staff E&P announced Thursday its annual awards for the "10 That Do It Right."

In revealing the list in the July issue of the magazine, Editor Greg Mitchell explains, "We're not honoring the '10 Best' newspapers, but 10 papers that can serve as a model for others in one or several important areas: Editorial. Community awareness. Marketing. Tech. Attractive Design. Online innovations. Diversity in coverage and in hiring. Once again, in our search and evaluation, we found much to like across the U.S.A."

This is the sixth year E&P has awarded these honors. The 2005 winners -- and a briefly stated primary reason they were selected -- follow. Articles about each of the newspapers are available on this Web site now to subscribers only in the Print section.

The Star-Ledger (Newark, N.J.): For editorial advances, signaled by two recent Pulitzer Prizes.

News & Record (Greensboro, N.C.): For encouraging blogs, reader feedback, and citizen journalism with its revamped Web site.

Columbia Missourian: For serving as a laboratory for the newspaper industry and for its innovative use of Electronic Media Print (EmPRINT).

Reflejos (Arlington Heights, Ill.): For its suburban strategy, boosting distribution, and implementing a colorful new redesign.

Centre Daily Times (State College, Pa.): For its circulation growth and innovative approaches to gaining younger readers.

Willamette Week (Portland, Ore.): Because its 2005 Pulitzer Prize-winning story was far from its first excellent investigative piece.

Asbury Park Press (Neptune, N.J.): For skillfully capturing the essence of the community, improving design, and tackling serious issues.

Noblesville Daily Times (Ind.): For launching a successful broadsheet in 90 days during a time of readership sluggishness.

Your Mom (Davenport, Iowa): For being an edgy new publication that speaks to a younger generation.

Chicago Sun-Times: An odd choice, given the 2004 circulation scandal (which its new publisher revealed himself) and Hollinger controversies? Yes, but this is in recognition of how it has recovered this year: confessing its sins, making good with advertisers, increasing bodies in the newsroom, revamping its newspaper cluster, and providing a lot of aggressive, and fun, journalism.