Better Newspaper Contest - 2001 Editorial Results for Dailies

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Editorial Results-Daily Newspapers

Overall Awards General Excellence

Daily, under 60,000

Daily Record, Parsippany

Daily, over 60,000

The Record (Bergen County)

Overall Awards Journalist of the Year-Daily

Mike Kelly, The Record (Bergen County)

D-01 Public Service, Lloyd P. Burns Memorial Award

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Andrew Glazer-Herald News (Passaic County), “Multiple-Housing in Passaic”
Second Place-Bill Bowman, Courier News Bridgewater, “Loophole Lets Judge Keep Finances Secure”
Third Place-Sarah Kanter, Herald News (Passaic County), “Too Much Tube & Candy”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Staff, The Record (Bergen County), “Generation Ecstasy”
Second Place-Staff, The Record (Bergen County), “Driving by Deception”
Third Place-Jason Method, Andrew Sharp, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Childhood Lost”

D-02 Editorial Comment

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Keith Ryzewicz, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Remove Mercury Quickly,” “Why Does Baldwin Get Special Deal?, Even the Boss Deserves Ticket for Speeding”
Second Place-Fred Snowflack, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Uphold Freedom,” “Not a God Selection, Kafka in Denville”
Third Place-Elliott Goldberg, Gloucester County Times, “No Election Needed to Find State Waste,” “Return to 'Normal' Isn't the Same for All, ACLU Sends Wrong Profiling Message”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Tia Swanson, The Home News Tribune East Brunswick, “Great Potential,” “Opportunity Lost, Toughest Educational Problems Shoved Aside on Race”
Second Place-George Amick, The Times, Trenton, “Animal Instincts,” “Right-to-know in Limbo, Disappointing Decision”
Third Place-Mary Ellen Schoonmaker, The Record (Bergen County), “The Euro Debate,” “High Hopes Ahead, Beyond the Flag”

D-03 Enterprise

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Jim Six, Gloucester County Times, “A Long Journey”
Second Place-Richard Quinn, Miles Jackson, The Daily Journal, Vineland, “Prisons: Our Silent Industry”
Third Place-Andrew Glazer, Herald News (Passaic County), “El Salvador”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Matt Reilly, The Star-Ledger, “The Short Life of Viktor Alexander Matthey”
Second Place-Mike Kelly, The Record (Bergen County), “Fire in the Hills”
Third Place-Mike Kelly, The Record (Bergen County), “24 Hours at Ground Zero”

D-04 Breaking News

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Staff, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, “Forever Changed”
Second Place-Staff, The Express-Times, Easton, Pa., “Under Attack”
Third Place-Staff, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Rt. 80 Inferno”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Staff, The Record (Bergen County), “Sept. 11 - Terror Hits Home”
Second Place-Staff, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Sept. 11 - Terror”
Third Place-Staff, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Kidnapped Girl”

D-05 News Writing Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Sarah Kanter, Herald News (Passaic County), “Too Much 'Tube' and Candy”
Second Place-Abbott Koloff, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Landfill Fight, $1 Million a Hole”
Third Place-Colleen O'Dea, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Teacher Pay, Day Care Crunch”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Jason Method, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Childhood Lost”
Second Place-Mitchell Maddux, The Record (Bergen County), “Libyan Guilty in Pan Am Bomb”
Third Place-Kathy Matheson, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Mother's Death Under Scrutiny”

D-06 Feature Writing Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Matthew Katz, Daily Record, Parsippany, “The Forgotten Bunch: Life in a Hotel”
Second Place-Hilary Burke, Herald News (Passaic County), “A Dream with No Borders”
Third Place-Jim Six, Gloucester County Times, “A Long Journey”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Bill Shralow, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Rescue Worker Recalls Search Team's Efforts”
Second Place-Donald Wittkowski, The Press of Atlantic City, “Guardian Angels in F-16s”
Third Place-Michael T. Burkhart, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Heroin Use Spreading in S.J. Suburbs”

D-07 Sports Writing Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Jeff Offord, Burlington County Times, “Trainers,” “Holy Goss, Plenty to Cheer”
Second Place-Art Stapleton, Herald News (Passaic County), “Gordon's New Outlook,” “Jana Fassel Has Pop's Personality, Wrestling with Expectations”
Third Place-Paul Sokoloski, The Express-Times, Easton, Pa., “Book on Vikes-Giants,” “Field of Dreams, Heat-related Football Death Raises Questions at Camps”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Steve Adamek, The Record (Bergen County), “71 for the Ages,” “Sudden Death, Curses”
Second Place-Bill Handleman, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Coming Full Circle,” “Down the Stretch, Prayer Answered”
Third Place-Ed Hilt, The Press of Atlantic City, “Rabid Duckworth,” “Lost & Found, Birthday”

D-08 Sports Column

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Geoff Mosher, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Tough Times for Patriots' Montefusco,” “Atlantic Leaguers Have Stories, Too, Baseball Taking Backseat for Patriots' Pagan”
Second Place-Carl Barbati, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Rizzuto's Appearance Draws a Crowd,” “Will New Governor Provide Answers?, Morristown's Playoff Gam Postponed Due to Snafu”
Third Place-John Lewis, Burlington County Times, “Changes,” “Minor League Tour, Belford”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Adrian Wojnarowski, The Record (Bergen County), “Fassel's Angel,” “First the NBA, Rush to Judgement”
Second Place-Phil Anastasio, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Taliaferro Completes Comeback,” “Bowa Excels, Was it Really Necessary”
Third Place-Bob Klapisch, The Record (Bergen County), “Cone Returns to Shea Winner,” “Healing Ground, Yanks Rivera Saves His Best for Now”

D-09 Business and Economic Writing

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Warren Boroson, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Will You Outlive Your Money”
Second Place-Tim O'Reily, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Anatomy of a Merger”
Third Place-A. Scott Ferguson, Herald News (Passaic County), “Video Conferencing,” “Florist, South Paterson”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Martha McKay, The Record (Bergen County), “Number Crunch,” “Lucent, Pagers”
Second Place-Kevin DeMarrais, The Record (Bergen County), “Lights On,” “Boardroom Bonanza, Chain Reaction”
Third Place-Lewis Krauskopf, The Record (Bergen County), “Big Drugs,” “Stable Assets, Big on Biotech”

D-10 Specialty Reporting Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Lorraine Ash, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Allergy's Deadly Bite,” “What's Ritalin's Role, Talking About a Loss”
Second Place-Larry Higgs, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Bugs Sink NJ Transit Site,” “More 65mph Lanes, Traffic Nightmares”
Third Place-John Zukowski, The Express-Times, Easton, Pa., “Cartoon Family Has Divine Dimension,” “Spirit of Elvis, Athletes Play to Glorify God”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Angela Rucker, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “People Over 50 Contracting HIV,” “In Vitro Leaving People Torn, Willingboro Woman Recounts Brush with Anthrax”
Second Place-Lindy Washburn, The Record (Bergen County), “More Help for Sick Babies,” “Value of a Life, Bioterrorism & Your Children”
Third Place-Kirk Moore, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Shorebirds in a Free Fall,” “Surfers, Anglers Dispute Impact, Overfishing”

D-11 Lifestyle & Entertainment Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Debra Scacciaferro, Daily Record, “Passionate Sister Act,” “Different Judaism, Ring Rules All”
Second Place-Lauren Janis, Burlington County Times, “Truth Be Told,” “At Any Age, Marine's Wife”
Third Place-Lorraine Ash, Daily Record, “Drumming Taps,” “Hunting for Ghosts, Tune Into”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Jim Beckerman, The Record (Bergen County), “King of Pre-fab,” “Night Fever, Beat Goes On”
Second Place-Susan Sprague Yeske, The Times, Trenton, “Cafeteria Lady,” “Taste of Easter, They Know Beans”
Third Place-Paul Franklin, The Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, “Gimme Shelter,” “Who Let, Family Matters”

D-12 Columns

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Abbott Koloff, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Board Member Doesn't Know Who's Accusing Her or Why,” “Misdirected Anger Hinders Patriotism, A Murder Suspect and a Legacy of Violence”
Second Place-Ron Lettew, Today's Sunbeam, Salem, “How is it That Time Can Fly By So Quickly
Third Place-James Flachsenhaar, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Keep Talking, Editors are Listening,” “Most Journalists are Nothing Like Jerry Springer, Really, Lose Track of Time?”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Mike Kelly, The Record (Bergen County), “Going Back on a Voyage of Poignant Rediscovery,” “Mourning Officers Left Behind, Academic Discussion of Attack”
Second Place-Elaine D'Aurizio, The Record (Bergen County), “History Repeats Itself,” “Suburban Slicker is Cattle Drive Hero, A Very Special Young Man”
Third Place-Linda Walls, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “We All Know a Jeremy,” “Learning Should Be Accessible, Howell Mom Reaches Out to Families”

D-13 Critical Writing

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Winnie Bonelli, Herald News (Passaic County), “Commiserating with Lovelorn in Bridget Jones”
Second Place-Debra Scacciaferro, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Dancers Tell Holocaust Survivors' Story”
Third Place-Bob Makin, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Yonder Mountain Jams Traditionally”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Karyn Collins, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “From Chic to Freak”
Second Place-Chris Jordan, The Home News Tribune, Bridgewater, “Greetings from the Mean Streets”
Third Place-Eleanor O'Sullivan, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Good Night”

D-14 Robert P. Kelly Award

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Nicholas Clunn, Courier News, Bridgewater, “NJ Limo Companies Need a Lift,” “Television Show Films Officers in Training, In Terror's Wake, A Rush for Guns”
Second Place-Lauren Janis, Burlington County Times, “Marine's Wife,” “At Any Age, Truth Be Told”
Third Place-John Brand, The New Jersey Herald, Newton, “Terrible Sadness Subdues Joy,” “Journey into Imagination, MacNeil Found Guilty”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Domenico Montanaro, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Greens with Envy,” “Riverfront Dwellers Gird for Bridge Fight, Homes' Site Pits Wall vs. Neighbors”
Second Place-Karen Ayres, The Times, Trenton, “Nightmares Visit Ground Zero,” “Farewell toared to Fly, Suspension Cited in Suicide”
Third Place-Eric Forman, The Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, “All in the Family,” “State Hospitals Preparing for Terrorist Attacks, Teen Fights for Life”

D-15 Best Headlines

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Frank DiLeo, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Tom's Terrific,” “Germ Warfare, Hip...Hip…Jorge!!!”
Second Place-Jeffrey Cohen, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, “Leash on Life,” “Pet Peeves, Keep Your Eye on That Grand Old Flag”
Third Place-Alfred Doblin, Herald News (Passaic County), “The Democrats' Blue Plate 'Speziale',” “Lost Toll Houses Empty Cookie Jar, Like Tires, Ford and Firestones Separate”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Ed Reiter, The Record (Bergen County), “Soup to Mutts,” “Wading Game Begins, 2001 A Space Oddity”
Second Place-Kathy Dzielak, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Doolittle, Too Late,” “There She Is, Myth America, Lord of the Ring”
Third Place-Mark Simenson, The Press of Atlantic City, “Arcs of Triumph Beat Buzzers,” “He's Broadway Bound, Diamondbacks Wouldn't be Rattled”

D-16 Freshest Treatment of a Tired Topic

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Lorraine Ash, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Veteran's Day: Honoring Those Who Served”
Second Place-Sally Deering, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City, “Very Special Mothers”
Third Place-Shawn Menzies, Gloucester County Times, “Full Speed Ahead”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Angela Rucker, Jason Laughlin, Eileen Sullivan, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Under the Influence: Teen & Alcohol”
Second Place-Naomi Mueller, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “A Landmark Falls”
Third Place-Staff, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Pearl Harbor, Day of Infamy”

D-17 Coverage of Government - Art Weissman memorial award

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Jon Zlock, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Flight Over Sacred Land”
Second Place-Josh Bernstein, Burlington County Times, “Phone Bill Error”
Third Place-Giada Cardoletti, Herald News (Passaic County), “Nepotism Unchecked in Garfield”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Richard Pearsall, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Trouble Down the Line”
Second Place-Lilo Stainton, Gannett Statehouse Bureau, “Checks Without Balances”
Third Place-Jeff Pillets, The Record (Bergen County), “General Assembly Coverage”

D-18 Community Home Run

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Don DiIorio, Herald News (Passaic County), “How Safe Are Children at Play”
Second Place-Judy Rusk, Kim Benn, Steve Doland, Josh Bernstein, Burlington County Times, “On a Mission”
Third Place-Staff, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Wishbook”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Lisa Coryell, Kevin Shea, The Times, Trenton, “Unsolved Murders Haunt Police”
Second Place-Staff, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “In Terror's Wake”
Third Place-Naomi Mueller, Tanya Breen, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Sacrifice & Struggle”

D-19 First Amendment Award

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Matthew Katz, Jon Zlock, Abbott Koloff, Fred Snowflack, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Denville School Board”
Second Place-Andrew Glazier, Herald News (Passaic County), “Rivera Stories”
Third Place-Jeff Theodore, The Jersey Journal, Newton, “School Superintendents”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Mike Daniels, Frank Kummer, Richard Pearsall, Lawrence Hajna, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Lenape Issued for Records”
Second Place-Krystal Knapp, The Times, Trenton, “Willingboro Schools Phone Records”
Third Place-Robert Baxter, Alan Guenther, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Much Ado About Money”

D-20 Special Issue

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Staff, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Terror and Tears,” “Morris Kids Give Thanks, High School Football Tab”
Second Place-Leeza Hernandez, Courier News, Bridgewater, “George W. Bush: Inauguration,” “Play Ball, Somerset Patriots Preview”
Third Place-Kathie Adams, Herald News (Passaic County), “Breast Cancer: Three Faces of Survival,” “Voices”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Sept. 11 Extra,” “Pearl Harbor, Summer Guide: Location, Location, Location”
Second Place-The Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, “Emmanuel: Witness to his Mother's Murder,” “Hope Amid Grief, Towers Leveled”
Third Place-The Record (Bergen County), “Voters Guide,” “Forging a Recovery, The Road Back”

D-21 News Page Design Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Jeffrey Cohen, The Jersey Journal, Jersey City
Second Place-Frank DiLeo, Daily Record, Parsippany
Third Place-Scott Muller, Herald News (Passaic County)

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-John V. Smith, Asbury Park Press, Neptune
Second Place-Christopher Melvin, The Home News Tribune, East Brunswick
Third Place-Ted Quann, The Times, Trenton

D-22 Features Section Page Design Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Penny Sundstrom, Burlington County Times, “Eggs,” “Sandals, Rescuers, Sweet Talk, Furnishings”
Second Place-Jason Schifano, The Express-Times, Easton, Pa., “Indian Impact,” “Journey Around the World, Caught Out in the Cold, Please Pass the Veggies”
Third Place-Chris Sharkey, Daily Record, Parsippany, “A Day in the Life of Netcong,” “Montvill, Mendhams, Chester, Morris Twp.”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Peter M. Brophy, The Press of Atlantic City, “The Iron Man,” “Putting Names on the Dead, DejaVu, 2001 Year in Review”
Second Place-Tim Faherty, Gail Wilson, Steve Cronin, The Press of Atlantic City, “Calling all Film Fans,” “Oscar? Coming Attractions,” “20 Years of Music, Big Movies Big Names”
Third Place-Robyn Trimboli-Russo, The Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, “I See U,” “Afro-Centric, Big Dawg, Xtreme, The Language of Dance”

D-23 Graphics Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Paul Kolsti, Daily Record, Parsippany, “Schizophrenia"
Second Place-Gary Stelzer, Courier News, East Brunswick, “Redeveloping Somerville”
Third Place-Gregg Hussey, Herald News (Passaic County), “Guide to Passaic”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Lori A. Gallo, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Brainstorm, The Science of Cycling”
Second Place-Sheldon L. Sneed, Courier-Post, Cherry Hill, “Brainstorm, The Pyramids of Egypt”
Third Place-Jeff Colson, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Strike!”

D-24 Illustration/Art Portfolio

Daily, under 60,000

First Place-Paul Kolsti, Daily Record, Parsippany, “5 Illustrations”
Second Place-Leeza Hernandez, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Food vs. Stress,” “Calendar Chaos, Stand & Deliver”
Third Place-Leeza Hernandez, Courier News, Bridgewater, “Safety Net,” “Hepatitis”

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-Krishna Mathias, The Press of Atlantic City, “Accidental Prisoner,” “Coping without Cutting, Donovan McNabb”
Second Place-Tim Faherty, The Press of Atlantic City, “A Dip Maybe,” “Cold Facts, Stayin Alive, Gnuts Over Gnats”
Third Place-Jeff Colson, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Be Prepared,” “Cheap Thrills, Uncle Sam, Landlord Lessons”

D-25 Overall Awards Innovation Award

Daily, under 60,000

Daily, over 60,000

First Place-John Quinn, Eric Girard and Staff, Asbury Park Press, Neptune, “Hook, Line & Sinker”

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