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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. To read the rules for this category, click here.
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First Place
Havelock News, Havelock
Dates: June 20 & 27, 2007
Judge's comments: Great graphics that make readers interested in reading stories. Nice layout & ads. Makes even small local news items seem very important. |
Second Place
The Mint Hill Times, Mint Hill
Dates: June 21 & 28, 2007
Judge's comments: Very professional looking for a small paper. Columns on cover are nice & informatives. Great coverage of locals. |
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Third Place
The Nashville Graphic, Nashville
Dates: December 6 & 13, 2006
Judge's comments: Good local coverage, easy to read format. Interesting stories/eye-catching ads. |
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First Place
Cherokee Scout, Murphy
Dates: December 20 & 27, 2006
Judge's comments: Beautiful pics, great layout, interesting & readable stories. |
Second Place
The Wake Weekly, Wake Forest
Dates: June 7-14, 2007
Judge's comments: Beautiful photos & great story/graphic layouts. Interesting stories in layman's terms & nice ads. |
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Third Place
The News of Orange County, Hillsborough
Dates: June 20 & 27, 2007
Judge's comments: Expert photography, great local coverage & social page. |
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First Place
The Pilot, Southern Pines
Dates: June 27 & 29, 2007
Judge's comments: A beautiful paper, elegantly designed (it helps that we're golf fans). Great variety of coverage. Very strong Op/Ed and editorial pages. Good enterprise reporting on impact of the Open! Would benefit from large collection of straight news. |
Second Place
The Brunswick Beacon, Shallotte
Dates: June 7 -13 & 14-20, 2007
Judge's comments: Very complete covering of community. Rich with stories and advertising. Would benefit from a re-design and more attention to the front page. |
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Third Place
The Cary News, Cary
Dates: June 13 & 20, 2007
Judge's comments: High points for best presentation of news and photos. Enterprise story on the language barrier is a great addition. Lack of a real editorial with paper's position held it back from scoring higher. |
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First Place
The Daily Dispatch, Henderson
Dates: April 15 & 17, 2007
Judge's comments: Great coverage of community news, attractive graphics and interesting writing. |
Second Place
The Sanford Herald, Sanford
Dates: April 21 & 22, 2007
Judge's comments: Strong use of staff rather than wire service reports, good photos, nice variety of material covered. |
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Third Place
The Robesonian, Lumberton
Dates: December 30 & 31, 2006
Judge's comments: Nice variety of subject matter, attractive layout, good mix of staff-written work without a heavy reliance on wire reports. |
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First Place
The Daily Reflector, Greenville
Dates: April 29 & 30, 2007
Judge's comments: Nicely laid out, well-written, great use of community news, with good emphasis on connecting to the world around itself. |
Second Place
Salisbury Post, Salisbury
Dates: April 8 & 9, 2007
Judge's comments: Nice coverage of a wide range of issues in a good visually interesting format. |
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Third Place
The High Point Enterprise, High Point
Dates: April 3 & 4, 2007
Judge's comments: Visually attractive, well-written paper with good photography. |
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First Place
The News & Observer, Raleigh
Dates: April 14 & 15, 2007
Judge's comments: Outstanding design & content. Relevant local coverage. Good enterprise. Lots of short hits; ties to online. Edged out #2 because judges just felt it offered a little more for the reader. |
Second Place
The Fayetteville Observer, Fayetteville
Dates: April 28 & 29, 2007
Judge's comments: Outstanding design & content. Relevant local stories. Impressive series, "Broken homes." Stand-out sports packages. Lots of short hits; ties to online. |
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Third Place
Star-News, Wilmington
Dates: April 21 & 22, 2007
Judge's comments: Outstanding design; use of multiple entry points. Care also taken with inside pages. Solid local content. Coverage of local events. Clean writing, well-organized. |
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First Place
Charlotte Business Journal, Charlotte
Dates: September 21 & 28, 2007
Judge's comments: Great variety of content & eye-catching layout. Intense focus on regional topics. Wonderful incorporation of editorial content and photojournalism. Excellent publication. |
Second Place
Triangle Business Journal, Raleigh
Dates: September 7 & 14, 2007
Judge's comments: Strong writing. Unique sections (networking guide). Good job all around. |
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Third Place
NASCAR Scene, Charlotte
Dates: September 13 & 20, 2007
Judge's comments: In depth publication with obvious knowledge of topic. Strong writing. |
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