Sports Pages ( Non-Daily Group 1,Non-Daily Group 2)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Tidewater News Entry Title: M08 - Sports Pages Entry Credit: Loretta Lomax Judge Comment: While all entries in this competition were nearly identical in terms of design and structure and lack of content, this team tried something different to stand out with a creative scoreboard design and a better variety of sports covered. Nicely done!
Place Name: Alternate Winner Contestant Name: Amherst New Era-Progress Entry Title: Jan. 27, Feb. 3, April 21 Entry Credit: Staff Judge Comment: While all entries in this competition were nearly identical in terms of design and structure and lack of content, this paper has a good understanding of hierarchy and headline writing. Good stuff.
Competition Comment: All three of these papers are near-identical in terms of photography, design and coverage. Only one game and one story per front — no other local, statewide or national content to be seen apart from a single game. All three contestants use aggressively cropped images, aiming for quantity over quality, and most pages lack a basic, fundamental hierarchy. Photos are very repetitive with the same angles and same action. Definitely one of the strangest competitions I've judged.
