The Daily Herald last week received first-place honors in the Local Media Association’s judging of Newspapers of the Year.
In recognizing the Herald, judges cited the newspaper’s coverage of the Oso mudslide, issues surrounding County Executive Aaron Reardon’s resignation, and the return of the USS Nimitz from a 10 month deployment.
These were “in-depth explorations,” the judges wrote, that “embody what local papers should strive for.”
The Local Media Association is an non-profit news industry group that represents 2,600 newspapers, mostly in the United States and Canada. and to a lesser extent Europe.
“What an honor!,” Gloria Fletcher, president of Sound Publishing said. “It is simply wonderful when a group of deserving professionals are recognized for their hard work.” The Herald is among 47 community daily, weekly and monthly news products owned by Sound Publishing in Washington.
Awards in the Newspapers of the Year were given in six categorizes ranging from small weekly newspapers up to dailies with circulations greater than 30,000. The Herald won first place among the largest newspapers in the competition. The Spectator of Hamilton, Ontario, won second place, the Cape Cod Times of Hyannis, Mass., won third place and the Tribune-Democrat of Johnstown, Penn., earned an honorable mention.
“I am extremely proud of this accomplishment and the recognition of the Daily Herald’s strong commitment to community journalism,” said Publisher Josh O’Connor. “Every single person at the Daily Herald deserves credit for this award.”
LMA organizers said the competition was judged by Medill School of Journalism, Integrated Marketing Communication at Northwestern University in Evanston, Ill., which evaluated entries from about 150 newspapers.
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