Daily Bee wins AP honors for excellence
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) — The Salt Lake Tribune, the Idaho State Journal in Pocatello and the Bonner County Daily Bee in Sandpoint were named the winners Wednesday in the general excellence category of the Utah Idaho Spokane Associated Press Association’s annual news contest.
In other top categories, the staff of The Salt Lake Tribune won the William H. Cowles III Memorial Award for public service reporting for their story about the troubled public-sector broadband Internet network supported by 11 cities.
Adam Eschbach of the Idaho Press-Tribune in Nampa won Best of Show for his photograph “Birds of Prey.”
In all, the Daily Bee won 19 awards, including nine first-place honors.
The newspapers competed in three size divisions: for newspapers over 50,000 circulation; papers of 10,000 to 50,000 circulation; and papers under 10,000 circulation. Entries for this year’s contest were judged by editors from AP newspapers in Arkansas and Montana.
Here is a list of winners in Division 1 (circulation up to 10,000):
n GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st — Staff, Bonner County Daily Bee
2nd — Staff, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
n BEAT REPORTING
1st — Holly Bowen, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
2nd — Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Daily Bee
3rd — Brandon Macz, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
n EDITORIALS
1st — Murf Raquet, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
2nd — Devin Rokyta, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
n FEATURE PHOTO
1st — Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Science Club”
2nd — Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Honey Bee”
3rd — Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Fabulous ‘50s”
n FEATURE STORY
1st — Brandon Macz, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Hunting the hunted”
2nd — Holly Bowen, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Peaceful living on the Palouse”
3rd — David Gunter, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Book follows a father’s dream”
n GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
1st — Michael Cole, Standard Journal, “Hang on for dear life”
2nd — Dean Hare, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “2nd Amendment Protesters”
3rd — Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Mirror image”
n GENERAL REPORTING
1st — Holly Bowen, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Ballfield development: An exercise in teamwork”
2nd — Matt Eichner, Standard Journal, “Concealed weapons permits jump in Madison County”
3rd — Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Fallen hero welcomed home”
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n GRAPHIC ARTIST
1st — Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee
n HEADLINE WRITING
1st — Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee
n INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
1st — Keith Kinnaird, Cameron Rasmusson, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Lockwood retirement has unflattering backdrop”
n ONLINE: BREAKING NEWS
1st — Joseph Law, Mike Henneke, Standard Journal
n ONLINE: GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st — Staff, Moscow-Pullman Daily News
n PERSONAL COLUMN
1st — David Keyes, Bonner County Daily Bee
2nd — Mike Henneke, Standard Journal
n PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY
1st — Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Hurrah for the Red, White & Blue”
n PORTRAIT
1st — Dean Hare, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “James F. Amos University of Idaho Commencement”
2nd — David Keyes, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Soccer is ‘tutu’ fun”
3rd — Caroline Lobsinger, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Ridin’ in the World’s Smallest Rodeo”
n SERIES OR
SPECIAL PROJECTS
1st — David Gunter, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Museums capture region’s history”
n SPORTS COLUMN
1st — Eric Plummer, Bonner County Daily Bee
n SPORTS FEATURE
1st — Ben Handel, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Talented siblings excelling at Idaho”
2nd — Devin Rokyta, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Heading home for the Olympics”
3rd — Tom Hager, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “WSU’s Woolridge carries legacy”
n SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
1st — Dean Hare, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Colton Baseball Preview”
2nd — Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Idaho Basketball”
3rd — Eric Plummer, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Put me in coach”
n SPORTS PHOTO
1st Dean Hare, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Selah Pullman Girls Playoff Soccer”
2nd — Matt Eichner, Standard Journal, “Champs”
3rd — Eric Plummer, Bonner County Daily Bee, “Bulldogs advance to 4A Region 1 championship with dominating win over Moscow”
n SPOT NEWS PHOTO
1st — Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Rollover Crash”
2nd — Joseph Law, Standard Journal, “Stunt plane in trouble seconds before crashing”
3rd — Geoff Crimmins, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Local Flooding”
n SPOT NEWS STORY
1st — Brandon Macz, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Student highly intoxicated at death”
2nd — Holly Bowen, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “AK-47 linked to Schur homicide found”
3rd — Keith Kinnaird, Bonner County Daily Bee, “One dead, another injured in violent confrontation”
n SPOT SPORTS STORY
1st — Eric Plummer, Bonner County Daily Bee, “We just try and keep it fair”
2nd — Ben Handel, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Vandals never get started”
3rd — Devin Rokyta, Moscow-Pullman Daily News, “Vandals, family mourn McRoyal’s death”
DIVISION II - Circulation 10,001 - 50,000
General Excellence
1st — Staff, Idaho State Journal
2nd — Staff, The Spectrum
3rd — Staff, Idaho Press-Tribune
BEAT REPORTING
1st — Ashley Smith, Kimberlee Kruesi, Laurie Welch, Melissa Davlin, Alison Smith, The Times-News
2nd — Nick Groff, Idaho Press-Tribune
3rd — Eric Barker, Lewiston Tribune
EDITORIALS
1st — Phil Bridges, Idaho Press-Tribune
2nd — Autumn Agar, The Times-News
3rd — Phil Bridges, Idaho Press-Tribune
FEATURE PHOTO
1st — Adam Eschbach, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Birds of Prey”
2nd — Adam Eschbach, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Lion”
3rd — Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Pig Wrestling”
FEATURE STORY
1st — Melissa Davlin,Alison Smith, The Times-News, “Cross to Bear”
2nd — Brian Passey, The Spectrum, “Area veteran recounts 1983 rescue of Vietnamese ‘boat people’”
3rd — Michael H. O’Donnell, Idaho State Journal, “Letter to Santa”
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
1st — Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Brown Funeral”
2nd — Adam Eschbach, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Honorable Transfer”
3rd — Sarah Hill, Universe (BYU), “The Universe”
GENERAL REPORTING
1st — Joel Mills, Lewiston Tribune, “Questions abound after UI prof’s death”
2nd — Ruth Brown, Post-Register, “He’s not going to stop”
3rd — Zach Kyle, Post-Register, “Faces from the fire”
GRAPHIC ARTIST
1st - Tom Fox, Idaho Press-Tribune
2nd — Randy Lavorante, Idaho Press-Tribune
3rd — Glen Bruderer,Jenessa Farnsworth, Idaho Press-Tribune
HEADLINE WRITING
1st — Doug Fox, Daily Herald
2nd — Scott Kraus, Idaho State Journal
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
1st — Chase Glorfield, Idaho State Journal, “ISU athletics investigated, Ex-coach’s letter, Booster banned”
2nd — Alex Stuckey, Post-Register, “How safe is Cives Steel?”
3rd — John Funk, Idaho Press-Tribune, “HATE: Racist groups have made headlines lately, but local law enforcement isn’t sure they’re on the rise”
ONLINE: BREAKING NEWS
1st — Kevin Jenkins,David DeMille,Cathy Wentz,Samantha Clemens, The Spectrum
2nd — Greg Kreller,Vickie Holbrook,Staff, Idaho Press-Tribune
ONLINE: GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st — Glenn Judah,Todd Seifert,Brittny Goodsell, The Spectrum
2nd — Staff, The Times-News
3rd - Staff, Idaho State Journal
ONLINE: SPECIAL PACKAGE
1st — Eniko Jordan, Idaho State Journal, “World War II in Eastern Idaho”
2nd — Ashley Smith,Dan Warner,Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Portraits of Veterans”
3rd — Jordon Beesley, Idaho State Journal, “ISJ Reports”
PERSONAL COLUMN
1st — Mike Murphy, Idaho State Journal
2nd — Martin Hackworth, Idaho State Journal
3rd — Katie Harmer, Universe (BYU)
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
1st — Chris Bunker, Universe (BYU), “The bully in your browser”
2nd — Sarah Hill, Universe (BYU), “Adventures of the ride board”
3rd — James Gardner, Universe (BYU), “Choose the right...apps”
PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY
1st — Jim McAuley, Daily Herald, “Jim McAuley Photo Essay Entry”
2nd — Adam Eschbach, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Joy for Balloons”
3rd — Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Conquering Borah”
PORTFOLIO
1st — Eli Lucero, The Herald Journal
2nd — Spenser Heaps, Daily Herald
3rd — Ashley Smith, The Times-News
PORTRAIT
1st — Greg Kreller, Idaho Press-Tribune, “A cowboy and his camel”
2nd — Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Wrestler of the Year - Middle Weights”
SERIES OR SPECIAL PROJECTS
1st — Staff, Idaho Press-Tribune, “The Health Gap”
2nd — Staff, Idaho Press-Tribune, “The Education Divide”
3rd — Kimberlee Kruesi, The Times-News, “Beneath Our Feet”
SPORTS COLUMN
1st — Jason Franchuk, Daily Herald
2nd — Troy Warzocha, Lewiston Tribune
3rd — David Cordero, The Spectrum
SPORTS FEATURE
1st — Ryan Howe, The Times-News, “The Shot”
2nd — Corey Camp, Universe (BYU), “BMX racer avenges heartbreak by clinching Olympic berth”
3rd — Troy Warzocha, Lewiston Tribune, “There to play, there to mourn”
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
1st — Aaric Bryan, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Cowboys in Dust”
2nd — Eli Lucero, The Herald Journal, “Big Win”
3rd — Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Pumped”
SPORTS PHOTO
1st — Drew Nash, The Times-News, “Steer Wrestling”
2nd — Greg Kreller, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Hold on Tight”
3rd — Sarah Hill, Universe (BYU), “From sudden death to Elite Eight”
SPOT NEWS PHOTO
1st — Ashley Smith, The Times-News, “Kinyon Road Fire”
2nd — Adam Eschbach, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Wildfire”
3rd — Greg Kreller, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Uprooted”
SPOT NEWS STORY
1st — Melissa Davlin, The Times-News, “State of Emergency”
2nd — JJ Knechtel,Crystal Myler,Sara Michael,Shawn Fielding, Universe (BYU), “Missionary Moment”
3rd — Vanessa Grieve, Idaho State Journal, “Police clear pot grow site”
SPOT SPORTS STORY
1st — Ryan Howe, The Times-News, “6-Man Football”
2nd — David Bashore, The Times-News, “Delving for Dollars”
3rd — Shawn Harrison, The Herald Journal, “Aggie athlete hospitalized”
DIVISION III - Circulation over 50,000
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st — Tribune Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune
2nd — Deseret News staff, Deseret News
BEAT REPORTING
1st — Lee Davidson, The Salt Lake Tribune
2nd — Brooke Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune
3rd — Kirsten Stewart, The Salt Lake Tribune
EDITORIALS
1st — Vern Anderson, The Salt Lake Tribune
FEATURE PHOTO
1st — Joe Jaszewski, The Idaho Statesman, “Time Out”
2nd — Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune, “FLDS girls text”
3rd — Darin Oswald, The Idaho Statesman, “Color Girl”
FEATURE STORY
1st — Lois M Collins, Deseret News, “Passing love on”
2nd — David Montero, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Gaby’s gift - The heart of Gabriela Caballero, who was killed in a 2011 crash, gives life to Utah woman and forges bond between two families.”
3rd — Michael De Groote, Deseret News, “Moving on up: Can the American Dream still become a reality today?”
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO
1st — Ravell Call, Deseret News, “Border Patrol Funeral”
2nd — Darin Oswald, The Idaho Statesman, “Transfer Ceremony”
3rd — Darin Oswald, The Idaho Statesman, “River Survey”
GENERAL REPORTING
1st — Becky Kramer,Kathy Plonka, The Spokesman-Review, “The New American Dream”
2nd — Tony Semerad, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Records: Incidents at Utah refineries numerous”
3rd — Kristen Moulton, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Conquering mountains”
GRAPHIC ARTIST
1st — Todd Adams, The Salt Lake Tribune
HEADLINE WRITING
1st — Steve Mohlman, The Salt Lake Tribune
2nd — John Davis, The Salt Lake Tribune
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING
1st — Tom Harvey,Robert Gehrke, The Salt Lake Tribune, “The Swallow saga”
2nd — Brandon Loomis, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Our Dying Forests - Forest peril spans warming continent”
3rd — Cynthia Sewell, The Idaho Statesman, “Dynamis Energy”
ONLINE: BREAKING NEWS
1st — Tribune Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune
ONLINE: GENERAL EXCELLENCE
1st — Tribune Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune
PERSONAL COLUMN
1st — Shawn Vestal, The Spokesman-Review
2nd — Ann Cannon, The Salt Lake Tribune
3rd — Robert Kirby, The Salt Lake Tribune
PHOTO ILLUSTRATION
1st — Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune, “iPad review”
2nd — Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Utopia network”
3rd — Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Trojan horse”
PICTURE STORY/PHOTO ESSAY
1st — Jeffrey Allred, Deseret News, “Larger than Life”
2nd — Leah Hogsten, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Soldiers at the Summit”
3rd — Scott G Winterton, Deseret News, “JCAT”
PORTFOLIO
1st — Ravell Call, Deseret News
2nd — Jeffrey Allred, Deseret News
3rd — Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune
PORTRAIT
1st — Kristin Murphy, Deseret News, “Evicted”
2nd — Francisco Kjolseth, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Ballet West”
3rd — Trent Nelson, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Garrett Lines”
SERIES OR SPECIAL PROJECTS
1st — Brandon Loomis, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Our Dying Forests - Forest peril spans warming continent”
2nd — Aaron Falk,Christopher Kamrani,Tony Semerad,Kurt Kragthorpe, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Culture fuses with football”
3rd — Becky Kramer,Tyler Tjomsland, The Spokesman-Review, “Shepherds of Peace”
SPORTS COLUMN
1st — Mike Sorensen, Deseret News
2nd — Brian Murphy, The Idaho Statesman
3rd — Kurt Kragthorpe, The Salt Lake Tribune
SPORTS FEATURE
1st — Lisa Schencker,Kyle Goon,Melinda Rogers, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Crackdown targets donors’ sway”
2nd — Bill Oram, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Letters to Lily: Utah football player writes his own story”
3rd — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Injured Utah athletes’ families fear future without insurance”
SPORTS FEATURE PHOTO
1st — Chris Detrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, “American Fork wins”
2nd — Chris Detrick, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Tour of Utah”
3rd — Kim Raff, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Snow Angel”
SPORTS PHOTO
1st — Ravell Call, Deseret News, “Golden Goal State Champions”
2nd — Scott G Winterton, Deseret News, “High flyin”
3rd — Jeffrey Allred, Deseret News, “Header”
SPOT NEWS PHOTO
1st — Jeffrey Allred, Deseret News, “Lone Fire Fighter”
2nd — Ravell Call, Deseret News, “Herriman Wildfire”
3rd — Darin Oswald, The Idaho Statesman, “Saved Kitten”
SPOT NEWS STORY
1st — Staff, The Spokesman-Review, “Officers shot; suspect kills self”
2nd — Donald W. Meyers, Cimaron Neugebauer, Brooke Adams, Brennan Smith, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Crews battle another fire caused by man; Utahns flock to Wyoming despite curbs on fireworks”
3rd — Jennifer Dobner, Janelle Stecklein, Brett Prettyman, The Salt Lake Tribune, “Best friends in life, hunters died together on the Great Salt Lake”
SPOT SPORTS STORY
1st — Aaron Falk, The Salt Lake Tribune, “University of Utah ignored ongoing abuse of swimmers, parents say”
2nd — Mike Sorensen, Deseret News, “Wright’s win would make his dad proud”
3rd — Brian Murphy, The Idaho Statesman, “Golden Again”
ALL DIVISIONS JUDGED TOGETHER
REVIEWS
1st — Cody Clark, Daily Herald
2nd — Sean P. Means, The Salt Lake Tribune
3rd — Brian Passey, The Spectrum
WILLIAM H. COWLES III MEMORIAL AWARD FOR PUBLIC SERVICE
1st — Staff, The Salt Lake Tribune, “UTOPIA: Fiber optic nirvana or nightmare with no way out?”
BEST OF SHOW — Adam Eschbach, Idaho Press-Tribune, “Birds of Prey”