DIVISION I (250,000-plus circulation)
Judges
Alex Cruden, chief editor of the copy desks, Detroit Free Press [Chairman]
Fernando Dovalina, assistant managing editor (retired), Houston Chronicle
Jim Webster, copy editor, St. Petersburg Times (2003 winner)
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Winner:
Liz Miniet, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
People who
want time
to selves
not alone
Take this ode to Paycheck and love it
Short-kid stereotypes
found to be tall tales
Romeo, wherefore art thou amid all this show’s clutter?
“Friends”
there for
you even
after end
Judges’ comments: “We think her entry best served readers. Her headlines
were clear and accurate as well as brightly creative. They were not overly clever
and not all puns. They were very inviting. Each was fully appropriate in content
and tone for the story it topped. And most of them had to fit tight counts.”
Award of excellence:
Mark Chamberland, Denver Post
A war widow
soldiers on
Artist seeks a nice berg
and finds one to dye for
Red goes with the floe off Greenland
In Your
name, Lord,
we prey
Election Day may be independents’ day
The old man and the silver
Matt Hemingway of Littleton,
grandson of a cousin of writer
Ernest, takes second in the
Olympic high jump at age 31.
Judges' comments: “We especially liked his headline that ran with a
photo of a large scarlet chunk of ice in a northern sea:
Artist seeks a nice berg
and finds one to dye for
Red goes with the floe off Greenland”
DIVISION II (100,001-250,000)
Judges:
Millicent Fauntleroy, slot editor, The News and Observer [Chairwoman]
Tim Sager, copy desk chief, Ft.Worth Star-Telegram
Neil Holdway, metro news editor, Daily Herald
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Winner:
Drew McQuade, Portfolios A and B, Philadelphia Daily News
One patron’s way of ridding neighborhoods of hookers
Flush out the johns
A blessing
and a
Kearse
Jevon eludes family turmoil
Boos
always
on tap
Philly fans champions
at holding grudges forever
Ruthless!
Red Sox oust Yankees, ghosts, advance to World Series
Just a mudder day at the office
Elliott comes back down to turf at Philadelphia Park 2 days after Derby win
Pause
and
effect
Study shows icing the kicker
can hurt chance of success
Judges' comments: “The headlines in these two portfolios hit each of
us — hard. We liked the clever wordplay ("Boos always on tap: Philly fans champions
at holding grudges forever," "Pause and effect," about icing the kicker)
and the simplicity of McQuade's work: It takes him just a few words to make a statement
in his collection of excellent sports heads. We could tell he was having fun, and
we liked that.”
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Award of excellence:
Nicole Villalpando, Austin-American Statesman
Shooting
stars
From his backyard shed in Oak Hill,
amateur photographer has found his place in the universe
Splitting
heirs
Dad said I could have that
toaster! You can’t have
Mom’s pearl earrings!
That’s my refrigerator!
Sound familiar? Family
grief doesn’t have to lead
to a family feud
Air in. Air out.
Poetry between
Philip Levine writes on death
in carefully measured breaths
Oh, deer,
not again!
Can you keep
Bambi out
of the garden?
Maybe, but
choosing the
right plants
might be easier
Judges' comments: “The overlines or subheds really do a lot for the stories
Nicole is headlining. ‘Shooting stars’ overline has a poetic feel; you can see the
subject without the picture. ‘Splitting Heirs’ is such a great twist on the phrase,
and Nicole has fun with the subhed. ‘Air in. Air out’ -- Nicole sounds appropriately
poetic in writing about poetry.”
DIVISION III (50,001-100,000)
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Judges:
Gene Foreman, Foster Professor of Journalism, Penn State University (Chairman)
Vic Odegar, copy editor, The Beaumont Enterprise (2003 winner)
Sara Hendricks, night AME-chief of copy desks, Victoria Advocate
Winner:
Steve Byers, Huntsville (Ala.) Times
Party like
it’s $19.99
Local decorator shows
you how to entertain
on a tight budget
New gym may look cool, but it’s not
Huntsville High facility
in line for AC, but other
high schools come first
Casino execs serve drinks, make beds; bet strike ends soon?
Workers demand 3-year
pact, paid health care
American graffiti
3 Randolph buddies
show allegiance to flag
by spray-painting truck
Judges' comments: “Steve's headlines demonstrated a creative spirit, a
sense of humor and a diverse range.”
No award of excellence was awarded.
DIVISION IV (50,000 or less)
Judges:
Michael Chihak, editor, The Tucson Citizen, Tucson, Ariz. [Chairman]
Bill Cloud, associate professor, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Matt Ochsner, copy editor, Great Falls Tribune (2003 winner)
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Winner:
Dalton Tomlin, Denton (Texas) Record-Chronicle
Coming soon:
Two theaters near you
Can you
hear me
now? Not
at school
Denton school district
adopts policy banning
cellphone interruptions
Big,
fat,
hairy
ordeal
Adaptation of comic strip is as
lazy as its leading flabby tabby
He’s Ron Burgundy, and you’re not (Be grateful)
Ferrell’s fallible in retro tale of bickering broadcasters
595 accidents in 625 days
Until Loop 288 is
widened, drivers
fearing for safety
or steering clear
Judges' comments: “Clever phraseology, eye-catching words and headlines
that tell the story. Best example was on a story about a dangerous stretch of road:
‘595 accidents in 625 days.’ He wrote it without stealing from the story. And on
a business story about the construction of new movie houses: ‘Coming soon: Two theaters
near you.’ His headlines put the popular culture to good use.”
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Award of excellence:
Barbara Page, Albuquerque (N.M.) Tribune
Doody
calls
Scooping up poop
is a down-and-dirty business.
But for the chance to be outside
and with beloved dogs,
Ken Simmons happily
gets the drop on the job.
A license to kill time
The average MVD
wait should be 15
minutes; it’s twice
that. We’re hurting,
director admits
Bird
bane
Oh, the pane!
We seek ways to keep winged
creatures from whanging
into your window
O prefab tree, O prefab tree — how sweet your lack of misery
Judges' comments: ‘Doody calls’ was funny and within the bounds of good
taste — a tough job for story about someone who cleans up dog feces. The liveliness
in all her headlines carries over from the main hed into the readout.
DIVISION V (staff)
Judges:
Vincent Rinehart, Editorial copy chief, The Washington Post [Chairman]
Mary Curtis, executive features editor, The Charlotte Observer
Paula Devlin, copy desk chief, The Times-Picayune
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Winner:
New York Times, Portfolio A
(headline followed by name of contributing copy editors)
You Ought
To Be in Pixels
— Carl Sommers
The Doodads
Are Restless
— John Storm (review of “I, Robot”)
The conglomerate will see you now
Is What’s Good for G.E. Good for Health Care?
— Doug Ward
A Frenzied Finish in the Hammer, Nail and Saw Event
— Janet Higbie
Julia Child, the French Chef
For a Jell-O Nation, Dies at 91
— Mindy Matthews and Phil Corbett
Bartender, There’s an Olive in My Soup
Diners elbow
out drinkers at
restaurant bars.
— Debbie Leiderman and Kathleen McElroy
He Sings, He Dances,
He Parts the Red Sea
— Rachel Saltz (theater review of “The Ten Commandments”)
‘Sorry, Harlequin,’ She Sighed Tenderly, ‘I’m Reading Something Else’
— Ron Wertheimer
And Now, a Few Words From the Urinal
For a new kind of captive
audience, advertising
technology follows men
into the restroom.
— Karin Roberts
What (Sex) Boys (Sex) Think (Sex) About
— Lisanne Renner (TV review of “Life As We Know It”)
Judges' comments: “The headlines are inviting, sophisticated and fun. They
maintain a nice balance of cleverness and subtlety.
"I loved the Times headlines for their inventiveness, their sense of intimacy
-- they seem to make good use of lots of personal pronouns in headlines -- and their
deep connection to the tone and substance of the stories. They are simple without
being simplistic; they make good use of wordplay and common cultural references,
and they offer a more varied vocabulary than most feature headlines do. They have
an overall sensibility that fits the identity of that city beautifully. These headlines
felt as if they were having a conversation with the readers."
"Just about every entry contained flashes of brilliance or poignant phrases,
hedlines that drew me into the stories. But in sifting through the Times entry, I
found myself wondering how they would top each successive hed. And they did. Their
headlines hold conversations with the reader, assuming an intelligence and wit among
their readership that I think is rare in many newspapers. Their entry inspired me,
and after all, isn't that the best thing a copy editor can say about a packet of
headlines?"
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Award of excellence:
Tampa Tribune (hurricane coverage)
(headline followed by name of contributing copy editors)
A fateful turn
— Janet Weaver
Again, so soon?
Now is the time to prepare for Frances
— Shane Blatt
Delayed punch
— Craig Gemoules
Second wind
Storm swipes
at Bay area
as it passes
— Greg Williams
Straining and draining
On little sleep and no power, with rivers rising and Ivan looming, we can only
cope
— Cindy Hutchinson
Ivan wobbles west
Depending on storm’s movement, some evacuations still could be ordered
— Stacey Shick and Craig Gemoules
Waves of dread
— Fred Stone
Florida’s power failure
A busy hurricane season
highlights the reality that
nursing homes aren’t on
utility companies’ lists of
priority customers
— Joe Emerson
Shuddering again
— Stacey Shick
44 days
— Jody Habayeb
Judges' comments: "I loved the Tampa Tribune's headlines for being
clear, powerful and inventive for what seems almost certain to have been the biggest
story of the year for its readers. The packaging of the big storm heads was really
fine, I thought -- they were packed with information; they worked well together while
avoiding pitfalls such as repeated words. I thought they captured the feelings of
Floridians dealing with so many blows in such a short time. I can imagine them being
written under the gun of deadline pressure and changing news situations. The strength
of the news headlines in this package reminded me of what most other submitters overlook:
that a great package of news headlines written under tough circumstances is perhaps
the most difficult and memorable facet of headline writing. Every other portfolio
of headlines was almost devoid of straight-news stories."
"One of our judging criteria states that we should bear in mind 'the disparate
circumstances under which headlines are written...'
In the case of the Tampa paper, whose entry is comprised entirely of hurricane hedlines,
I can say from experience (New Orleans has been in the path of many a big blow) that
it is incredibly difficult to come up with different hedlines, striking hedlines,
for storm after storm. And they managed to do it. I also can say, again, sadly, from
experience, that I would bet many copy editors dragged bedrolls and ice chests into
that newsroom and spent the night on the floor as their families and half the rest
of the city evacuated. The Tampa package demonstrates strong main hedlines of few
words that are supported by read-ins that convey a lot of information in an interesting
and easy-to-read format. Every single hedline is on a breaking news story, written
on deadline. And it is clear that these pages were a real team effort of hedline
writers, designers and news editors. I salute them."
DIVISION VI (student publications)
Judges:
Richard Holden, executive director, Dow Jones Newspaper Fund (Chairman)
Evan Jenkins, former deputy news editor, The New York Times
Jerry Sass, assistant professor, University of Nebraska, Lincoln
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Winner:
Anna Holland, Iowa State Daily, Iowa State University
Producers’ wallets gain weight at Atkins dieters take it off
Coach Willingham sacked
for not leading Irish to fight
Gotta go right now?
Flush out the
best and worst
on campus
Ride ‘em chem majors
Club rounds up broad membership — no horse sense required
Bracelets and beer
ISU Police officers revel in cuffing tailgaters. For morality.
Judges' comments: “Literate and often amusing headlines”
“Fit the stories and invited reading”
“Didn’t automatically resort to puns”
“Facile in both spot-news and feature heds”
“None seemed strained or forced”
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Award of excellence:
Stephanie Milner, Columbia Missourian, University of Missouri
Acronym
usage: TMI
or A-OK?
Learning the language
sign by sign
American Sign Language teachers are hoping to expand their MU course
to accommodate an increasing number of students
Up our alleys
Downtown advocates aim for clean, easy-to-use alleys
Low prices at high costs
Chinese workers say they pay for
Wal-Mart’s profits
| Division VI student runner-up Stephanie Milner of the University
of Missouri attended the Hollywood conference, as did Alexander Zesch and Stacey
Shick of the Division V (staff) runner-up Tampa Tribune. |
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