2014 Newspapers Atlantic Better Newspapers Competition Standing Finalists
March 28, 2014Newspapers Atlantic is pleased to announce the standing finalists for the 2014 Better Newspapers Competition. Winners will be announced Friday, May 30 during the Newspapers Canada Ink & Beyond annual conference in Charlottetown.
Congratulations to all the finalists!
PREMIERE AWARDS
Best Advertising Program
Penny McDonald – Lunenburg Queens County Lighthouse Log
Steve Tanner – Lunenburg Queens County Lighthouse Log
Mondella Winsor – Grand Falls Windsor Advertiser
Best Cartoon
Ted Michener – St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Barb Moxom – Enfield Weekly Press
Christopher Peet – Grand Falls-Windsor Advertiser
Best Christmas Issue
Enfield Weekly Press
Montague Eastern Graphic
Yarmouth County Vanguard
Best Circulation Promotion
Enfield Weekly Press
Gander Beacon
Montague Eastern Graphic
Best Community Service
Montague Eastern Graphic
St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Yarmouth County Vanguard
Best Feature Photo
Aimee Alden – Windsor Hants Journal
Rudy Norman – Springdale Nor-wester
Adam Randell – St. Anthony Northern Pen
Best Feature Series
Tina Comeau – Yarmouth County Vanguard
Staff – Kentville Kings County Advertiser
Shawn Hayward – Clarenville Packet
Best Feature Story
Shawn Hayward – Clarenville Packet
Christopher Vaughan – Stephenville Georgian
Tammy Scott Wallace – Sussex Kings County Record
Best General Interest Column
Laurent d’Entremont, Kentville King’s County Advertiser
Len MacDonald – Antigonish Casket
Vernon Oickle – Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin,
Best Graphically Designed Ad
Debbie Dow – St. Stephen Saint Crox Courier
Vicki Hines – Lunenburg Queens County Lighthouse Log,
Danielle Shreenan – Enfield Weekly Press
Best In House Promotion
Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin
Pictou Advocate
Truro Hub Now
Best Investigative Story
Shawn Hayward – Clarenville Packet
Jennifer Hoegg – Kentville Kings County Advertiser
Paul MacNeill – Montague Eastern Graphic
Best Local Editorial
Greg Bennett – Shelburne County Coast Guard
Melissa Jenkins – Carbonear Compass
Lawrence Powell – Annapolis County Spectator
Best National Editorial
Shawn Hayward – Clarenville Packet
Paul MacNeill – Montague Eastern Graphic
Lawrence Powell – Annapolis County Spectator
Best News Photo
Vern Faulkner – St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier Weekend
Byron Hillier – Labrador City Aurora
Bonnie Learning – Happy Valley Goose Bay Labradorian
Best News Story
Kathy Bockus – St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Katie Tower – Sackville Tribune Post
Amy Woolvett, Greg Bennett, Kathy Johnson – Shelburne County Coast Guard
Best Original Advertising Idea
Jordan Normore – Sackville Tribune Post
Sharon Riley – Montague Eastern Graphic
Sharon Robinson – Amherst News
Best Overall Ad
Gail Flaherty – St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Wayne Foote – Kentville Kings County Register
Penny McDonald – Lunenburg Lighthouse Log
Best Page Design
Christy Boyd – Lewisporte Pilot
Jennifer Hoegg – Kentville Kings County Advertiser
Jennifer Vardy Little – Kentville Kings County Advertiser
Best Photo Essay
Carole Morris-Underhill – Windsor Hants Journal
Adam Randell – St. Anthony Northern Pen
Brittany W. Verge – Liverpool Queens County Advance
Best Red Lobster
Staff – St Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Staff – Lunenburg Queens County Lighthouse Log
Best Resources Story
Jennifer Bishop – Bathurst Northern Light
Jeff Elliott – St. Anthony Northern Pen
Paula Levy – Lunenberg County Progress Bulletin
Best Small Ad
Heather Cunningham – St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Penny McDonald – Lunenburg Queens County Lighthouse Log
Dave Roberts – Antigonish Casket
Best Special Section
Barbara Dean-Simmons, Chris Ballard, Kevin Cuiley, Shawn Hayward – Clarenville Packet
Staff – Sackville Tribune Post
Staff – Saint Croix Courier Weekend
Best Specialty Column
Laura Churchill Duke – Kentville Kings County Advertiser
Trevor Donald – Sackville Tribune Post
Craig Welsh – Clarenville Packet
Best Sports Photo
Christy Boyd – Lewisporte Pilot
Fred Hatfield – Yarmouth County Vanguard
Nicholas Mercer – Carbonear Compass
Best Sports Story or Feature
Vern Faulkner – St. Stephen Saint Croix Courier
Andrea Gunn – Grand Falls Windsor Advertiser
Ashley Thompson – Windsor Hants Journal
Best Website
Antigonish Casket
Kentville Kings County Register & Advertiser
Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin
GENERAL EXCELLENCE
Class 1
Digby Courier
Labrador City Aurora
Port Hawkesbury Reporter
Class 2
Cumberland County Citizen-Record
Pictou Advocate
Sackville Tribune Post
Class 3
Lunenburg County Progress Bulletin
Sussex Kings County Record
Woodstock Bugle Observer
Outstanding Journalist Award
Tina Comeau – Yarmouth County Vanguard
Jennifer Hoegg – Kentville Kings County Advertiser and Register
Tammy Scott-Wallace – Sussex Kings County Record
Outstanding Photographer Award
Tina Comeau – Yarmouth County Vanguard
Fred Hatfield – Yarmouth County Vanguard
Carole Morris-Underhill – Windsor Hants Journal
Outstanding Salesperson Award
TBA