Jeff Sigmund
Communications Manager
(571) 366-1088
Jeff.Sigmund@naa.org
May 19, 2008
NAA FOUNDATION HONORS OUTSTANDING NEWSPAPER IN EDUCATION AND YOUTH CONTENT PROGRAMS, STATE PRESS ASSOCIATIONS
Awards presented during Young Reader Seminar in Phoenix
Phoenix – The Newspaper Association of America Foundation has recognized outstanding Newspaper in Education and youth content programs, as well as state press associations for their efforts to encourage the use of the newspapers in the classroom. The awards were presented as part of the Foundation’s Young Reader Seminar taking place May 15-18 at the Sheraton Wild Horse Pass in Phoenix.
“Newspaper in Education programs, coupled with newspaper content aimed at young people, do more than provide teachers with a valuable teaching tool – this early exposure is often the spark that motivates students to read newspapers throughout their life,” explained Margaret Vassilikos, senior vice president and treasurer of the NAA Foundation. “This relationship has benefits beyond readership – recent Foundation research indicates that people who use newspapers in the classroom and read newspaper teen content are more likely to become civically engaged adults.”
Findings from the study, titled “Lifelong Readers: Driving Civic Engagement,” indicate that young people who use newspapers in school and read newspaper teen content are significantly more likely to volunteer, vote and engage in civic expression as adults than those without early newspaper experience.
Winners of the 2008 NIE Content Awards are as follows:
Original Curriculum, 60,001 to 149,999 Circulation
First : News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., Alice W. Dollar, NIE manager
Second: Herald-Tribune Media Group, Venice, Fla., Mary Charland, NIE manager
Third: Lexington (Ky.) Herald-Leader, Kriss Johnson, educational outreach manager
Original Curriculum, Above 150,000 Circulation
First : The New York Times, Stephanie Doba, NIE manager
Second: USA TODAY, McLean, Va., Mary Barnes, curriculum developer
Third (tie): Denver Newspaper Agency, Erica Alikchihoo, administrator
West Australian Newspapers Ltd., Osborne Park, Western Australia, Lynne Cahill, NIE manager
Literacy Programs
First (tie) : Bay Area News Group – The Argus, Oakland, Michael Dullaghan, educational services manager
Los Angeles Times, Denise Lopez, NIE manager
Second: Kentucky Press Association, Frankfort, Ky., Kriss Johnson, president
Third (tie): Hartford Courant, Tricia Barrett, educational services manager
Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Brenda Smith, NIE director
New Media
First : Denver Newspaper Agency, Dana Plewka, educational services manager
Honorable Mention: St. Petersburg Times, Gretchen Letterman, NIE manager
Special Projects, Under 60,000 Circulation
First : Erie (Pa.) Times-News, Anna McCartney, NIE/literacy projects coordinator
Honorable Mention: Kalamazoo (Mich.) Gazette, Ann Marie Keeler, NIE coordinator
Special Projects, 60,001 to 149,999 Circulation
First : News Sentinel, Knoxville, Tenn., Alice W. Dollar, NIE manager
Second: Deseret Morning News, Salt Lake City, Brenda Smith, NIE director
Third: The Record, Hackensack, N.J., Cynthia Forster, education services manager, and Jon McClain, NIE coordinator
Special Projects, Above 150,000 Circulation
First : The Sacaramento Bee, Ronald Brand, educational services manager
Second: Denver Newspaper Agency, Jill Armstrong, youth content editor/webmaster
Third: Hartford Courant, Tricia Barrett, educational services manager
Winners of the 2008 Youth Content Awards are as follows:
Teen Publications, Small Circulation (up to 60,000)
First: Voices, Reading (Pa.) Eagle, Lisa Scheid, youth editor
Second: Generation Next, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Bernadette Garcia, youth editor
Third: Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Teen Publications, Medium Circulation (60,001 - 150,000)
First: Satellite, Tulsa World, Barbara Allen, youth editor
Second: The Vox, The Spokesman-Review, Spokane, Erin Daniels, youth editor
Third: TX., Standard-Examiner, Ogden, Utah, Becky Cairns, youth editor
Teen Publications, Large Circulation (150,001 and above)
First: NeXt, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, Jean Westmoore, youth editor
Second: Teenlink South Florida, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Jennifer Jhon, youth editor
Third: 757: Teens Cover the Code, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Toni Guagenti, youth editor
Children's Publications (all circulation sizes)
First: KidsPost, The Palm Beach Post, West Palm Beach, Fla., Sara Hornor, youth editor
Second: Colorado Kids, Denver Newspaper Agency, Jill Armstrong, youth editor
Third: 4U, Missoulian, Missoula, Mont., Lynn Schwanke
Web Site
First: Unscripted, The Intelligencer, Doylestown, Pa., Theresa Hegel, youth editor
Second: Teenlink South Florida, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Jennifer Jhon, youth editor
Third: The Edge, The Roanoke (Va.) Times, Erinn Hutkin, youth editor
Broadsheet Design
First: The Edge, The Roanoke (Va.) Times, Erinn Hutkin, youth editor
Second: 757: Teens Cover the Code, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Toni Guagenti, youth editor
Third: Fresh Ink, Erie (Pa.) Times-News, Liz Allen, youth editor
Honorable Mention: Satellite, Tulsa World, Barbara Allen, youth editor
Tabloid Design
First: NeXt, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, Jean Westmoore, youth editor
Second: Voices, Reading (Pa.) Eagle, Lisa Scheid, youth editor
Third: Teenlink South Florida, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Jennifer Jhon, youth editor
Personal Opinion
First: "Minions? No Way," Mary Jo Pham, UNlisted, The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Anne-Gerard Flynn, youth editor
Second: "King Frost Floats," Nicole Gulden, Voices, Reading (Pa.) Eagle, Lisa Scheid, youth editor
Third: "Harry Potter, the Final Chapter," Catherine Roberts, Satellite, Tulsa World, Barbara Allen, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "Seeing Red," Brianna Lyle, Fresh Ink, Erie (Pa.) Times-News, Liz Allen, youth editor
News Story
First: "The Laramie Project," Olivia Hernandez, Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Second: "Delphi Woes Felt Across Generations," Jessie Black, Page One, Tribune Chronicle, Warren, Ohio, Guy Coviello, youth editor
Third: "Early Birds Getting the Boot," Emma Berry and Laura Conte, The Edge, The Roanoke (Va.) Times, Erinn Hutkin, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "Lost in the Shuffle," Carla Roybal, Generation Next, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Bernadette Garcia, youth editor
Sports Story
First: "Rowing: It's Gaining Ground in Local Waters," Chelsea Deangio, 757: Teens Cover the Code, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Toni Guagenti, youth editor
Second: "A Different Kind of Bowling," Melissa Wallace and Ashley Lindenmuth, 757: Teens Cover the Code, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Toni Guagenti, youth editor
Third: "Pitch Yourself," Abby Sorensen, Fresh Ink, Erie (Pa.) Times-News, Liz Allen, youth editor Honorable Mention:"A League of Their Own," Nell Meosky, NeXt, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, Jean Westmoore, youth editor
Feature Story
First: "No Amount of Staring," Malisa Morsman, Satellite, Tulsa World, Barbara Allen, youth editor
Second: "Beefalo," Joy Myers, Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Third: "Learning Motherhood," Alexi Horowitz, Generation Next, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Bernadette Garcia, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "Band of Brothers," Cameron Austin, The Edge, The Roanoke (Va.) Times, Erinn Hutkin, youth editor
First-Person Feature
First: "Making My Way," Taylor Neuenhaus, Voices, Reading (Pa.) Eagle, Lisa Scheid, youth editor
Second: "Before and After," Lucia Borrello-Seltzer, Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Third: "Silent Tears at Auschwitz," Magda Zydzik, UNlisted, The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Anne-Gerard Flynn, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "An Angel Among Us," Shannon Gawel, NeXt, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, Jean Westmoore, youth editor
Personality Profile
First: "Behind the Screens," Justin Taylor, 757: Teens Cover the Code, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Toni Guagenti, youth editor
Second: "A New Sound," Galia Binder, NeXt, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, Jean Westmoore, youth editor
Third: "Former Model," Sarah Abbott, FlipSide, The Charleston (W.Va.) Gazette, Amy Robinson, youth editor
Special Project
First: "Teen Suicide," Staff, Generation Next, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Bernadette Garcia, youth editor
Second: "Mom and Teen Makeover," Staff, 757: Teens Cover the Code, The Virginian-Pilot, Norfolk, Toni Guagenti, youth editor
Third: "Pets and Their People," Staff, Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Best Children's Writing
First: "The Day I Came Home," Gabi Curry, Colorado Kids, Denver Newspaper Agency, Jill Armstrong, youth editor
Second: "Girls Make Inroads," Taylor LaSota, Xpressions, The Almanac, McMurray, Pa., Patricia Van Horn, youth editor
Third: "Friends Forever," Janine Warner, Teen Scene, Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Bill Canacci, youth editor
Review
First: "One Under the Sun," Jordie Ricigliano, Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Second: "The Book Thief," Hope Evans, My Mo, The Washington Missourian, Michelle Oyola, youth editor
Third: "Freak Folk Hero," Sam Sodomsky, Voices, Reading (Pa.) Eagle, Lisa Scheid, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "Becoming Jane," Alison Eck, NeXt, The Buffalo (N.Y.) News, Jean Westmoore, youth editor
Illustration/Graphic
First: "Loved, but Left Behind," John Powell, Satellite, Tulsa World, Barbara Allen, youth editor
Second: "Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes," Christian Ruiz, Teen Scene, Home News Tribune, East Brunswick, N.J., Bill Canacci, youth editor
Third: "Escape Into a Book," Alyssa Goncalves, UNlisted, The Republican, Springfield, Mass., Anne-Gerard Flynn, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "Plucky Decision," Gabe Marsden, Fresh Ink, Erie (Pa.) Times-News, Liz Allen, youth editor
Photograph
First: "A Loved One in Iraq," Becky Paulson, Unleashed, Yakima (Wash.) Herald-Republic, Adriana Janovich, youth editor
Second: "BMX Ramp Riding," Madison Lynn, Represent, Missoulian, Missoula, Mont., Lynn Schwanke
Third: "Overcoming Obstacles," Sasha Arutyunova, Teenlink South Florida, South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Fort Lauderdale, Jennifer Jhon, youth editor
Honorable Mention: "Fireworks," Julie Saal, The Voice, The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Ill., Kelsea Gurski, youth editor
Cartoon/Comic
First: "According to Me," Casey Sheehan, The Voice, The State Journal-Register, Springfield, Ill., Kelsea Gurski, youth editor
Second: "Energy," Alma Martinez, Generation Next, The Santa Fe New Mexican, Bernadette Garcia, youth editor
Third: "Respecting Others' Space," Ben Jennings, It, The Free Lance-Star, Fredericksburg, Va., Ben Sellers, youth editor
Newspaper In Education is a cooperative effort between schools, newspapers and civic-minded sponsors that promotes the use of newspapers as an educational resource and curriculum tool. The Youth Editorial Alliance is an advocate for youth voices in the news media committed to high quality newspaper content which addresses their concerns.
Sponsors of the 2008 NAA Foundation Young Reader Seminar are: Feld Entertainment, Hot Topics Hot Serials Hot Apple PIE, Parade Magazine, Publishing Group of America and Universal Press Syndicate.
The NAA Foundation strives to develop engaged and literate citizens in our diverse society through investment in and support of programs designed to enhance student achievement through newspaper readership and appreciation of the First Amendment. Information about the Foundation and its programs may be found at www.naafoundation.org.