By: E&P Staff The Society of Professional Journalists has named the finalists for this year's Green Eyeshade Awards, which honor journliastic excellence in 11 southeastern U.S. states: Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee and West Virginia. Winners will be announced May 5th in Nashville.
Below are the finalists in newspaper-related categories.
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PRINTDEADLINE REPORTING
-- The Tragedy of Flight 5191 - Staff, Lexington (Ky.) Herald Leader
-- Comair Crash - Staff, The Courier Journal, Louisville, Ky.
-- Downtown Inferno - Tom Charlier, Dakari Aarons, Lawrence Buser, Michael Eskine, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
NON-DEADLINE NEWS/DAILY
-- Cross-Border Chase - Daily Business Review (South Florida)
-- Ninth or Never - St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
NON-DEADLINE NEWS/WEEKLY/MONTHLY
-- Jesus Redux, Mariah Blake, Miami New Times, Miami, Fla.
-- Daddy?s Girl - Kelly Cramer, New Times Broward-Palm Beach, Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.
-- Tracy?s World - Tara Servatius, Creative Loafing, Charlotte, N.C.
FEATURES/DAILY
-- Christine Evans - Christine Evans, The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
-- Kennel Trash - Kelley Benham, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
-- What will happen to Kayla? - Danica Coto and Peter St. Onge, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
FEATURES/MONTHLY
-- Energy in Georgia - Jerry Grillo, Georgia Trend Magazine
-- Final Frontier - Cynthia Barnett, Florida Trend Magazine
-- The Poor Side of Town - Marilyn Sadler, Memphis Magazine, Memphis, Tenn.
FEATURES/WEEKLY
-- Band of Outsiders - Emily Witt, Miami New Times
-- Desolation Row" and "Coastal Towns - Chris Davis, The Memphis Flyer, Memphis, Tenn.
-- Righting History: A local attorney unearths the secrets of a bloody decade in El Salvador - John Spragens, Nashville Scene, Nashville, Tenn.
SPORTS REPORTING
-- Carlos Frias - Carlos Frias, The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
-- Series of Central Florida Sports - Josh Robbins, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
-- The Grave - Neal McCready, Press-Register, Mobile, Ala.
SPORTS COMMENTARY
-- Gary Shelton Columns - Gary Shelton, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
-- Mike Bianchi Columns - Mike Bianchi, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
-- Sports Column by Geoff Calkins - Geoff Calkins, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
BUSINESS REPORTING/DAILY
-- Daunting Data - John Dorschner & Jacob Goldstein; The Miami Herald
-- Deadly Express - Ronnie Greene, The Miami Herald
-- The Housing Squeeze: Florida feels the pinch - Jeff Ostrowski, Eve Samples, Pat Beall, Linda Rawls, The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
BUSINESS REPORTING/WEEKLY/MONTHLY
-- Buy My Rock! - Trevor Aaronson, New Times Broward-Palm Beach (Fla.)
-- Lead Astray - Sara Shipley Hiles, Maria Walkder Guevara, Mother Jones
-- Shipping Magnate - Daniel G. Jacobs, Smart Business Miami
INVESTIGATIVE
-- Corruption in Community College - Brett J. Blackledge, The Birmingham (Ala.) News
-- House of Lies - Debbie Cenziper, The Miami Herald
-- When Dry is Wet - Craig Pittman and Matthew Waite, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
CRITICISM
-- Broken Code - Phoebe Flowers, South Florida Sun-Sentinel
-- Criticism TV - Glenn Garvin, The Miami Herald
-- Truman Criticism - Cheryl Truman, Lexington (Ky.) Herald Leader
EDITORIAL
-- Florida's Shame - Jane Healy, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
-- Three Editorials - Tim Nickens, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
-- What if/3 Homicides - Tony Biffle, Sun Herald (South Mississippi)
COMMENTARY
-- Collection of Columns - Kane Webb, Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
-- Frank Cerabino - Frank Cerabino, The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
-- Mike Thomas Columns - Mike Thomas, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
PHOTOGRAPHY
-- Mystery Mississippi - Alan Spearman, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
-- Reunited - Lynne Sladky, Associated Press - Florida
-- Train Jumping - Gary Coronado, The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
SPORTS PHOTOGRAPHY
Autozone Liberty Bowl - Nikki Boertman, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
Roderick Smith - Nikki Boertman, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
UF v. South Carolina -- Erik Lunsford, The Palm Beach (Fla.) Post
EDITORIAL CARTOON
-- 2006 Editorial Cartoons - Robert L. Ariail, The State, Columbia, S.C.
-- Dana Summers cartoon portfolio - Dana Summers, Orlando (Fla.) Sentinel
-- Murder in Memphis - Bill Day, The Commercial Appeal, Memphis, Tenn.
ONLINEBREAKING NEWS
-- Polk County Deputy Shot - Billy Townsend, TBO.com staff, TBO.com, Tampa, Fla.
BEST USE OF MULTIMEDIA
-- A Killer's Grip - Clarisa Gerlach, Tim Price, Tampa Tribune Staff, WFLA Staff, TBO.com, Tampa, Fla.
-- Carnival Center - Staff, The Miami Herald
-- Sweet 15 - Jigsha Desai, Lauren Suhles, Kevin Cowan, Joe Howell, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
NICHE JOURNALISM
Epic - Randy Johnson, Mark Caskie, Pace Communications
GoVolsXtra - Online and Sports Departments, Knoxville (Tenn.) News Sentinel
Tampa's Local Music Scene - Ryan Bauer, Tim Price, TBO.com, Tampa, Fla.
COMMENTARY/BLOGS
-- New Around Town - Leigh Dyer, The Charlotte (N.C.) Observer
-- Suitcase Stories - Chris Chmura, TBO.com, Tampa, Fla.
-- Video Games as Art - Josh Korr, St. Petersburg (Fla.) Times
INVESTIGATIVE
-- Following the Coldest Trail - Mike Wells, Tim Price, Vidisha Priyanka, TBO.com, Tampa, Fla.
-- House of Lies - Staff, The Miami Herald
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