Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Association awards Montrose Daily Press
DENVER – The Montrose Daily Press was cited by the Colorado Associated Press Editors and Reporters Association at its annual banquet Friday night at the Brown Palace Hotel here. Daily Press new staffers were recognized for their business reporting, investigative reporting, feature story writing and photojournalism.
The CAPER awards were judged by the Pennsylvania Associated Press Editors and Reporters Association. For Colorado daily newspapers, with circulations less than 10,000, the Daily Press won the following awards:
• General Excellence, Honorable Mention. Steamboat Springs Today won the category with the Durango Herald finishing second. Judges comment: “The Press has a good mix of stories and photography. It’s informative. Not sure if I like all the ads on the front page, but I’m sure they help the pocketbook.”
• Business Story, Honorable Mention: Former Daily Press staff writer Robert Allen was cited for his story of local beer brewing and brew pubs. Comment: “Reporter did an admirable job for getting all around the story.”
• Environmental Story, Honorable Mention. Former Daily Press staff writer Lisa Huynh was cited for her story, ‘Adobes.’ Comment: “Nicely done! Thoroughly informative and well-written.”
• Feature photo, Second Place. Daily Press photojournalist William Woody was recognized for his photo, ‘Scarecrow.’ Comment: “Creepy and beautiful light.”
• Feature story, Second Place. Daily Press Lifestyles editor Elaine Hale Jones was cited for her story, ‘Journey of Closure.’ Comment: The story is written in a way that makes readers feel like they are there with Joe Farrell as he returns to Iwo Jima.”
• Investigative reporting, Second Place. Former Daily Press staff writer Robert Allen was cited for his story, ‘No More Sweet Corn,’ a story about the bureaucracy and red tape surrounding migrant farm labor, and the “farm dorm” in Olathe and without it, how the local sweet corn crop was imperiled.
• Photo Essay, Second Place. Daily Press photojournalist William Woody was cited for his photo essay, “Harvest.” Comment: “The essay is a thing of beauty and a nice variety of images.”
• Photo Essay, Honorable Mention. Daily Press photojournalist William Woody was cited for his photo essay, “Gunslingers.” Comment: “We loved this photo.”
• Sports Photography, Honorable Mention: Daily Press photojournalist William Woody was recognized for his photo, ‘Getting the Hang of It,” a photo of an ice climber in Ouray. Comment: “It made us laugh, it made us cry, it made us want to read the accompanying story.”
• Spot News Photo, Second Place. Former Daily Press staffer Barton Glasser was cited for his photo, ‘Crash.’ Comment: “Captured good emotion.”
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