Courier-Journal wins APA awards
Posted on Wednesday, July 16, 2008
URL: http://www.nwanews.com/gentry/News/2676/
LITTLE ROCK ó The Gentry Courier-Journal received a number of awards at the Arkansas Press Association convention Saturday.
The newspaper was judged on the basis of its editorial content ó including articles, columns, photographs and page design ó and compared to other small weekly papers across the state.
The Courier-Journal received firstplace awards in the following categories:
ï Picture Page / Photo Essay
ï Coverage of Education
ï Humorous Column ó Griz Bear Comments, Domestic mind games
The Courier-Journal also placed in the following categories:
ï 2 nd, General Interest Column, Randy Moll
ï 2 nd, Coverage of Business and Agriculture, Randy Moll, Nan McClain
ï 2 nd, Coverage of Tourism, Randy Moll, Tom Treweek
ï 3 rd, Single News Photograph, Randy Moll
ï 3 rd, Single Feature Photograph, Randy Moll
ï 3 rd, Picture Page / Photo Essay, Randy Moll
ï 3 rd, Best Front Page, Randy Moll
ï 3 rd, Sports Page, Randy Moll
ï Honorable mention, Humorous Column, Randy Moll
ï Honorable mention, Headline Writing, Randy Moll
ï 3 rd, General excellence
ì While our main focus at the newspaper is to provide quality content for our readers, it is an honor to receive high marks from our peers in the field of journalism as well, î said Randy Moll, editor of the Courier-Journal. ì We will continue to strive to serve our readers and the Gentry community. î