General Excellence is the top award given in the annual editorial contest. Three places are awarded in each division plus for the specialty publications. Announcement of the General Excellence winners are first made public during the awards banquet at Winter Institute.
General Excellence
Division F
First Place: News & Record, Greensboro
Havelock News

July 12 & 13

Judge's comments: Excellent use of color and graphics. Mr. Rodriguez knows how to capture emotion with his photographs. Stories are well-written, touching and very community oriented.

Second Place
Winston-Salem Journal
Winston-Salem

July 23 & 24

Judge's Comments: Wonderful layouts, great use of graphics and color, which extends throughout the paper.

Lake Norman Times

 

Third Place
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville

Nov 10 & 11

Judge's Comments: Great coverage of local events, good juxtaposition of color and white space

Crossroads Chronicle