By: E&P Staff Winners of the prestigious 62nd annual Pictures of the Year International Competition sponsored by Missouri School of Journalism were announced today, with Michael Macor of the San Francisco Chronicle taking the Newspaper Photographer of the Year award. David Joles of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel was runner-up.
For best overall use of photography, The Palm Beach Post beat out much bigger papers in the over-100,000 circulation class, with The Albuquerque Tribune taking the under-100,000 crown.
The Angus McDougall Overall Excellence in Editing Award for Newspapers went to the Los Angeles Times. David Swanson captured the Multi-Media Story and Essay prize for his Iraq-based "Echoes of War" (which was covered extensively by E&P).
Among other first prize newspaper winners:
General Division/Science/Natural HistoryJahi Chikwendiu, The Washington Post, "Nature's Wrath"
General Division/Sports ActionChris Tyree, The Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., "The Boxer"
General Division/ Sports FeatureCindy M. Brown, The Union Sentinel, "Close, But No Cigar"
General Division/Sports Picture Story, Sequence, or SeriesDamon Winter, Los Angeles Times, "Olympic Legacy"
General Division/Olympics Picture Story, Sequence or SeriesScott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune, "The Summer Games"
General Division/Sports PortfolioScott Strazzante, Chicago Tribune
General Division/Campaign 2004Melina Mara, The Washington Post, "Door to Door"
Newspaper Division/General News ReportingDavid Swanson, The Philadelphia Inquirer
Newspaper Division/News Picture StoryAndrea Bruce Woodall, The Washington Post
Newspaper Division/Issue-Reporting Picture StoryMichael Robinson-Chavez, The Washington Post, "Monument to Failure"
Newspaper Division/Feature Picture StoryJim Gehrz, Star Tribune in Minneapolis, "Back From Iraq"
Best Use of Photography/ Newspapers: Circulation Under 100,000The Albuquerque Tribune
Best Use of Photography / Newspapers: Circulation Over 100,000The Palm Beach Post
Editing Division/Newspaper Single-Page News StoryThe Virginian-Pilot in Norfolk, Va., "Horror in Iraq"
Editing Division/Newspaper Single-Page Feature StoryJanet Reeves, Rocky Mountain News in Denver, "It's a Dog's World After All"
Editing Division/Newspaper Multiple-Page News StoryMark Edelson, Pete Cross, John L. Lopinot, Jennifer Podis, and Loren Hosack, The Palm Beach Post, "Picking Up The Pieces"
Editing Division/Newspaper Multiple-Page Feature StoryDean Krakel, Rocky Mountain News in Denver, "Father's Days"
Editing Division/Newspaper SeriesMark Edelson and Jennifer Podis, The Palm Beach Post, "Beneath the Olympic Flame, 202 Nations Become One"
Editing Division/Newspaper Special SectionDan DeLong, John Dickson, Kurt Schlosser and Celeste Bernard, Seattle Post-Intelligencer, "A Time To Live"
Editing Division/Newspaper Picture Editing Portfolio: Circulation Under 100,000Lloyd Young and Molly Bartels, Scripps Treasure Coast Newspapers
Editing Division/Newspaper Picture-Editing Portfolio: Circulation Over 100,000Los Angeles Times
Best Use of Multimedia/Interactive Publication: Large MediaThe New York Times Digital, "Photography on NYTimes.com: 2004"
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