Feature Profile Writing (including News Obituaries) ( Daily Group 3)Back
Place Name: First Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Harbor Park’s ‘Sodfather’ Entry Credit: David Hall Judge Comment: This was a small but strong field of entries. This story topped the field for several reasons.
I loved the writing. It really sparkled - on a topic one might consider to be less than sparkly.
The organization was strong, and the story flowed smoothly. I read this and was actually interested in what the subject did. The quotes from others and from the subject added so much.
Outstanding work!
Place Name: Second Place Contestant Name: Richmond Times-Dispatch Entry Title: Bill Lohmann portfolio Entry Credit: Bill Lohmann Judge Comment: I liked this story very much. the details were vivid and really brought even long-ago events to life. The writing was very solid. Great use of quotes. Great job!
Place Name: Third Place Contestant Name: The Virginian-Pilot Entry Title: Legendary crabber death Entry Credit: Corinne Saunders Judge Comment: The writer did a fine job of weaving together the story of this crabber and the circumstances of his death. Solid writing and organization. good job!
Competition Comment: This was a very small but very strong field of entries.
Overall, I saw great writing. One issue that made difference is in story organization.
I'll be blunt here - none of us have the time to produce the quality of work we aspire to, Our newsrooms are small and understaffed.
But organization of your material matters, and it made a difference here.
These stories all had very different but very interesting subjects. I really enjoyed reading them.
