Best awards

Welcome to this week’s Reno News & Review.

I spent last weekend in Las Vegas at the Nevada Press Association’s Better Newspaper Contest. We cleaned up, and I don’t want to sound all humble, because you know, we freaking work our asses off, and we deserve a little recognition. The biggest award to note is the one won by Ashley Hennefer called Journalist of Merit. It’s given to journalists with less than 5 years in the business, and it’s meant to encourage them to stay in the business when a total lack of payraises, an uncertain future and crabby bosses don’t do the trick. At any rate, congratulations to all the winners, and to our bigger, better financed competition: There’s always next year.

First Place Awards

Journalist of Merit, Ashley Hennefer; Best Feature Story, D. Brian Burghart; Best Business News Story, Ashley Hennefer; Best Investigative or In-depth Story or Series, Dennis Myers; Best Local Column, D. Brian Burghart; Best Sports Story, Tim Hauserman; Best Editorial Writing, Dennis Myers; Best Information Graphic, Hayley Doshay, D. Brian Burghart; Best News Photo Coverage, Anicia Beckwith; Best Special Section (Editorial), Kat Kerlin, Nicole Seaton, Clint Demeritt, Sharon Black, Megan Berner, Laura Davis; Best Multi-Color Ad, Skyler Smith, Beverly Savage; Best Special Section or Campaign (Advertising), Kids & Staff, Boys & Girls Club of Truckee Meadows, Priscilla Garcia, John Murphy, RN&R staff.

Second Place Awards

Community Service, Dennis Myers; Best Feature Story, D. Brian Burghart; Best Portrait, Amy Beck; Best Large-Space Ad, Skyler Smith, Beverly Savage; Best Multi-Color Ad, Skyler Smith, Beverly Savage; Best Special Section or Campaign (Advertising), Priscilla Garcia, John Murphy, RN&R Staff.

Third Place Awards

Freedom of the Press, Dennis Myers; Best Editorial Writing, D. Brian Burghart; Best Page One Design, Design Staff; Best Multiple Photo Essay, Anicia Beckwith; Best Large-Space Ad, Priscilla Garcia, Gina Odegard; Best Black & White Ad, Skyler Smith, John Murphy; Best Special Section or Campaign (Advertising), Marianne Mancina, Ricardo Olvera, RN&R staff.