Texas Press Association
Community Service
Special Sections
Sweepstakes
Division 1 Dailies 8,000 to 150,000
Odessa American
The Galveston County Daily News
(tie 475 points)
Division 2 Dailies under 8,000
Waxahachie Daily Light (475 points)
Division 3 Semiweeklies over 4,000
Williamson County Sun (600 points)
Division 4 Semiweeklies under 4,000
Rockwall Texas Success (475 points)
Division 5 Weeklies over 3,251
Park Cities People (425 points)
Division 6 Weeklies 2,000 to 3,250
Austin Business Journal
Waller County News Citizen
(tie 250 points each)
Division 7 Weeklies under 2,000
Canadian Record (275 points)
Community Service
DAILY DIVISION
1. Longview News-Journal. Subject: Head Start. Theme fits well with “Year of the Child” program. Colors, photos, graphic comparisons good for readers. This was a major topic of concern and newspaper leadership resulted in an enormous benefit for the community and for the children.
2. Mineral Wells Index. Subject: Rails to Trails. Strong leadership by The Index is clearly evident. This project will benefit the area for decades. Thorough presentations.
3. Pasadena Citizen. Subject: Police Response. Strong editorial position was positive for the community. Good coverage. Page 2 spread was hard reading. Art work would break up copy and increase interest. Nice local cartoon. Thanks for including letters to the editor. Shows community feelings. Good success story.
4.Midland Reporter-Telegram. Subject Shades of Difference. Good logo developed for series. Suggest that logo be used in all related stories and photo cutlines. Nice treatment of mugs and quotes. Many posed photos: firing-squad style instead of news action. Opportunity to tell story with photos was missed.
WEEKLY/SEMIWEEKLY DIVISION
1. Commerce Journal. Subject Creek Pollution. Reporters on this story showed great determination, from challenging the closed meeting to following the dump truck of contaminated rubble. Good work! The type of community service a newspaper should strive to produce.
2. Miami Chief. Subject: Closing School. Good effort to inform readers about potential closing of school. Liked editorials.
3. Canyon News. Subject: Race Track Bond Issue. Good reporting on potential impact of racetrack. Covered all issues.
4. Bastrop Advertiser. Subject School Bond Election. Good effort to provide information on the most important subject in any community: education.
Special Section/Edition
DIVISION A: DAILIES
1. Angleton Times. Subject: Centennial. Great front cover. Wonderful art. Refreshing to see such a fine package overall. UFO story was just great. Numerous public-interest stories were entertaining.
2. Galveston Daily News. Subject Horizons 92. All section fronts very attractive, especially hospitality and leisure section. Great art. Good use of color and photos. This package provides something for everyone. Very eye appealing.
3. Brownwood Bulletin. Subject: Horizons. Very attractive sections, especially heritage section. Some really wonderful stories Eye appealing
4. Brazosport Facts, Clute. Subject Profile 92. Really nice section. Color and photo use just great. Interesting
DIVISION B: SEMIWEEKLIES
1. Beeville Bee-Picayune. Subject: Roll of Honor. Well-designed section fronts. Historic account that readers will want to hang onto. Great stories and accounts. Thumbs up on entire section.
2. Clear Lake City Citizen. Subject Space Center Houston. Best cover I’ve seen. Very attractive. Great stories, color photos. Section puts you right in the cockpit. Great design and layout.
3. Waco Citizen. Subject Then and Now. Great section. Lots of history. Good use of maps and graphics. Very impressive package.
4. Jack County Herald, Jacksboro. Subject: Living History Event. Good design on cover. Brown ink gives old, rustic look. Great idea. Tons of history makes great reading. Unique.
DIVISION C: WEEKLIES OVER 3,251
1. DeSoto Today. Subject: Football. Wow! Total, complete, powerful. Strong news. Great job. Sell process color to back-page advertiser.
2. Bandera Bulletin. Subject: Visitor Guide. Great topic. Thorough presentation. “Color along” belongs inside. Sell back page with automatic process color free. Fine editorial content. Nice advertising mix.
3. Fredericksburg Standard/Radio Post. Subject: Protect and Serve.
4. Pleasanton Express. Subject Cowboys. Big big big.
DIVISION D: WEEKLIES UNDER 3,000
1. Albany News. Subject Fandangle. Great retrospective of historical show. Good combination of past and present—how show began and what made it what it is now. “A constant of the community.”
2. Tulia Herald. Subject: Military Personnel. Good stories and layout. Nice balance of photos, copy. Very good personal feature stories.
3. Muenster Enterprise. Subject: Farm & Ranch Life Tribute. Interesting and creative. Nice layout, balance of features.
4. La Marque Times. Subject: Football 92. Good layout, easy to read, good balance. Nice to have features on people, coaches, players alike.
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