By: The Independent-Mail of Anderson and The State of Columbia won 2008 Associated Press awards for cooperation Saturday during the South Carolina AP News Council meeting.
The Independent-Mail was honored for overall cooperation, earned for providing the international news cooperative with stories and photographs from its circulation area. Of particular help was the newspaper's work sharing photos and information during the April 2008 slayings of an Easley family, allegedly by their son.
The State was honored for its overall photo cooperation. From coverage of court hearings to college sporting events, the newspaper has ensured that South Carolina members of the AP provide their readers with critical photos for newspaper pages and Web sites.
Other winners were:
- Tom Spain, photo director for The Post and Courier of Charleston, for best individual photo cooperation. Spain's energy and enthusiasm for the cooperative benefit every media outlet in the state and he ensures his newspaper's talented staff provides timely, compelling images for use on the wire.
- Steve Austin, night city editor for The Island Packet of Hilton Head, for best individual cooperation. Austin went above and beyond the call during a breaking news story on Hilton Head Island by ensuring the AP and its members around the world receive timely information about the case of a missing couple.
- Phil Bowman, sports writer for The Post and Courier, for best individual sports cooperation. Bowman, who also won the award for 2007, earned the honor again last year for his work assisting member newspapers in obtaining results from the state high school track and field championships.
The Associated Press also named South Carolina Newswoman Meg Kinnard as its staffer of the year. Kinnard was chosen for her aggressive coverage of criminal justice issues and the numerous stories she broke to ensure the AP provided its members important news quickly.
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