Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Daily Progress Entry Title: UVa Shootings and Aftermath Entry Credit: Sydney Shuler, Mike Kropf, Greg Madia, Alice Berry, Hawes Spencer Judge Comment: Excellent lead sentences, which grip the reader
using limited wordage.
Overall, well written.
Fourth paragraph sets
the scene so well, just
before the players and
head coach share their
memories.
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Danville Register and Bee Entry Title: John R. Crane - General News Writing 1 Entry Credit: John Crane Judge Comment: Well written and well
researched: lots of
sources.
Two issues: I wanted an
analysis, at least briefly,
on the county housing
situation. That's an alternative
to the Danville shortage.
And, not to quibble, but
I would like to have
known if Mr. Simmons
had a wife and/or
children. If so, that
would have amplified
the hardships of finding
a place to live.
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: Northern Virginia Daily Entry Title: Charles Paullin General News Writing W12 Entry Credit: Charles Paullin Judge Comment: Solid writing and
interesting information, from local to national,
on the shortage of
firefighters.
You successfully tackled
what seems to be an
underreported subject.
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Danville Register and Bee Entry Title: John R. Crane - General News Writing 2 Entry Credit: John Crane Judge Comment: Well written with lots of sources.
An issue:
In reference to Mr. Mayes and Ms. Sabine being unable to afford rate hikes, the story states: But the building’s owner said tenants are not being priced out of the apartments and the new rental rates are within guidelines.
The story doesn’t say, in so many words, that Mr. Mayes and Ms. Sabine don’t fall under the decontrol period and/or aren’t protected by the “section 42 of the IRS tax code” in the paragraph beginning “For existing low-income tenants …”).
Were they in the 60 (of 74) resident covered by the federal low-income housing tax credit program, and therefore eligible to fall under the decontrol period after the foreclosure?
