The Beacon Journal won several first-place and best-in-the-state awards in the Cleveland Press Club’s annual journalism competition.
The newspaper won four first-place awards for its coverage of the fatal shootings in Copley Township last August.
Reporters Jim Carney, Kathy Antoniotti and Betty Lin-Fisher won first place for first-day breaking-news coverage, Carnage in Copley. For the same event, the staff won three other first-place awards: one for breaking news, consecutive days on the same topic, the second for breaking news, ongoing coverage on a continuing story, and the third for single-day package.
Columnist Bob Dyer was named best columnist in the state. It is the fifth year in a row that Dyer has won best in the state in an Ohio competition.
The newspaper won four first-place awards for its coverage of the fatal shootings in Copley Township last August.
Reporters Jim Carney, Kathy Antoniotti and Betty Lin-Fisher won first place for first-day breaking-news coverage, Carnage in Copley. For the same event, the staff won three other first-place awards: one for breaking news, consecutive days on the same topic, the second for breaking news, ongoing coverage on a continuing story, and the third for single-day package.
Columnist Bob Dyer was named best columnist in the state. It is the fifth year in a row that Dyer has won best in the state in an Ohio competition.
Editorial page editor Michael Douglas was named best in Ohio for his signed editorials.
Photographer Ed Suba Jr. swept the category of daily newspaper sports action photography with a first for Basketball dance and second for Collision.
Phil Masturzo won first place for studio photography for his food illustration, Balanced Diet.
Features writers Lisa Abraham and Mary Beth Beckenridge swept the features column writing categories. Abraham placed first for her food column, Readers Busting My Chops, and Breckenridge, second for her humorous experience studying insects, Columnist Goes Buggy. Breckenridge also won second place for technology writing for her column detailing the transition from incandescent to fluorescent bulbs.
Copy editor Elissa Murray won first for headline writing with Wrap up holidays by trimming trash.
Phil Masturzo won first place for studio photography for his food illustration, Balanced Diet.
Features writers Lisa Abraham and Mary Beth Beckenridge swept the features column writing categories. Abraham placed first for her food column, Readers Busting My Chops, and Breckenridge, second for her humorous experience studying insects, Columnist Goes Buggy. Breckenridge also won second place for technology writing for her column detailing the transition from incandescent to fluorescent bulbs.
Copy editor Elissa Murray won first for headline writing with Wrap up holidays by trimming trash.
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