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Winners of NNPA 2016 Merit Awards

July 2, 2016

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Best In Class
The 2016 Merit Awards

ROBERT S. ABBOTT
BEST EDITORIAL AWARD

The Best Editorial Award is based on clarity of thought, community interest, style and relevance.

1st Place
Richmond Free Press – Day of Reckoning
2nd Place
The Skanner – Bernie Foster
3rd Place
Philadelphia Tribune

EMORY O. JACKSON
BEST COLUMN WRITING

The Best Column Writing Award is based on timeliness of topic, significance of subject to community, treatment of topic, appearance and originality.

3rd Place
Seattle Medium
Chris Bennett

CARL MURPHY
COMMUNITY SERVICE AWARD

The Community Service Award salutes community service efforts of the newspaper relating to one specific subject or project showing effort above and beyond the routine coverage.

1st Place
Insight News
2nd Place
Crossroads News
3rd Place
St. Louis American

IDA B. WELLS
BEST NEWS STORY

The Best News Story Award is based on overall importance and significance of an interest in the story, impact of headlines and lead; thoroughness of reporting, sentence and paragraph structure.

1st Place
The Philadelphia Tribune
Larry Miller – “Witness Intimidation”
2nd Place
Indianapolis Recorder
Victoria Davis “Ransom Place”
3rd Place
The Chicago Crusader
J. Coyden Palmer
“How a Beating and Three Murders led to the Execution of Tyshawn Lee”

FRANK L. STANLEY, SR.
BEST FEATURE STORY

The Best Feature Story Award is based on originality, thoroughness, investigation and importance of subject treated.

1st Place
Chicago Crusader
Erick Johnson
“Grave of Icon Found After Nearly 100 years”
2nd Place
New York Amsterdam News
Jodi Ann Williams
“Former Child Soldier Writes Children’s Book”
3rd Place
St. Louis American
Kenya Vaughn
“Denzel’s Faith”

WILBERT L. HOLLOWAY
BEST NEWS PICTURES

The Best News Pictures Award selects best work in a picture by a staff photographer.

1st Place
Los Angeles Wave – Gary McCarthy
2nd Place
St. Louis American – Lawrence Bryant
3rd Place
Winston Salem Chronicle – Tevin Stinson

ROBERT L. VANN
BEST LAYOUT AND DESIGN
TABLOID AND BROADSHEET

The Best Layout and Design Award for tabloid and broadsheet is based on headline type, layout and design and overall print quality.

1st Place
Houston Defender
2nd Place
Washington Informer
3rd Place
Gary Crusader

ROBERT L. VANN
BEST LAYOUT AND DESIGN
BROADSHEET

1st Place
St. Louis American
2nd Place
Winston Salem Chronicle
3rd Place
Philadelphia Tribune

LEON H. WASHINGTON
BEST SPECIAL EDITION

The Best Special Edition Award is based on excellence, depth of supporting editorial material, use of pertinent photos, and skill in handling advertising.

1st Place – St. Louis American
“Diversity: A Business Imperative”
2nd Place – Winston Chronicle
“National Black Theatre Festival”
3rd Place – Chicago Crusader
“Crusading for 75 Years to Change Black America”

BEST YOUTH WRITER

The Best Youth Writer Award is based on layout, articles and pictures of special interest to youth, as well as writing style.

1st Place
Los Angeles Wave – Jaivon Grant
2nd Place
Houston Forward Times -Tashon Thomas
3rd Place
Houston Defender
W. A. SCOTT, II
BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
TABLOID AND BROADSHEET

This award is based on the best use of local pictures.

1st Place
Final Call
2nd Place
Windy City Word
3rd Place
Chicago Crusader

W. A. SCOTT, II
BEST USE OF PHOTOGRAPHS
BROADSHEET

1st Place
Houston Forward Times
2nd Place
St. Louis America
3rd Place
Insight News

BEST CHURCH SECTION

This award is based on news content, feature treatment, interest of pictures, and layout pertaining to church news.

1st Place
Indianapolis Recorder
2nd Place
Philadelphia Tribune
3rd Place
Pittsburgh Courier

DON KING
BEST SPORTS SECTION

The Best Sports Section Award is based on layout, interest of pictures and news content pertaining to sports.

1st Place
Winston Salem Chronicle
2nd Place
Washington Informer
3rd Place
Dallas Weekly

E. WASHINGTON RHODES
BEST BUSINESS SECTION

The Best Business Section Award is based on relevance of news and feature content, interest of pictures, and layout.

1st Place
St. Louis American
2nd Place
The Michigan Chronicle
3rd Place
Houston Defender

ARMSTRONG-ELLINGTON
BEST ENTERTAINMENT SECTION

The Best Entertainment Section Award is based on layout, news and feature content, and interest of pictures pertaining to entertainment.

1st Place
St. Louis American
2nd Place
Michigan Chronicle
3rd Place
Houston Forward Times

MILLER COORS – A. PHILLIP RANDOLPH
MESSENGER AWARD DIGITAL EXCELLENCE

This award is recognized for overall digital design functionality and effectiveness in building community engagement.

Houston Forward Times

RUSSWURM/SENGSTACKE
TROPHY FOR
GENERAL EXCELLENCE

The John B. Russwurm/ John H. Sengstacke Trophy is awarded to the newspaper scoring the highest number of points in the 15 Merit Award categories.

St. Louis American

2016 SAMUEL E. CORNISH AWARD
FOR PUBLISHER OF THE YEAR

The Publisher of the Year Award is special because the recipient is nominated and selected by vote of peer publishers.

Dr. Donald Suggs
St. Louis American

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