NCT staff wins 33 awards
By: North County Times | Thursday, October 27, 2005 11:09 PM PDT ∞
The staff of the North County Times took home 33 awards Thursday at the annual San Diego Press Club banquet: seven first-place awards, 13 second-place awards and 13 third-place awards. The annual contest recognizes excellence in local journalism.
First-place awards went to:
Darrin Mortenson for his account of the elections in Najaf, Iraq, as chronicled in the special section "Building Hope."
Teri Figueroa for her story about grandparents caring for their grandchildren.
Mark Thornhill for his editorial cartoon titled "The Incredibles."
Jamie Scott Lytle for his photo essay of a Marine couple caring for quadruplets.
Ruth Marvin Webster for her story of a Vista man battling Parkinson's.
Second-place awards went to:
Mike Sullivan for his sports story of SDSU tennis coach rebounding from heart surgery.
Mark Walker for his story about government pensions.
Mark Hineline for his science column.
Agnes Diggs for her series "The Road to College."
Michael Donnelly for his design of the special section on the election in Iraq, "Building Hope."
Waldo Nilo for a sports photo.
Jamie Scott Lytle for his photo essay of water therapy for disabled children.
Don Boomer for his photo of the mayor of Tombstone titled "Minute by Minute."
Ruth Marvin Webster for her profile of Oceanside resident joining Natural History Museum.
Maggie Espinosa for her travel story "Baja Valley rich with wineries."
Third-place awards went to:
Teri Figueroa for her story on injured Marines.
David Sterrett for his investigative stories on First Latino in Vista.
Ruth Marvin Webster for her science story about ants.
Jim Trageser for his opinion page column.
Andrew Kleske for his commentary.
Jim Trageser for his review of "Palm Beach."
Mark Thornhill for his editorial cartoon "Redistricting Needed Here."
Laura Groch for her headline "Ring around the caller."
Waldo Nilo for his breaking news photo titled "Coming Home."
Hayne Palmour IV for his photo of a grieving Marine titled "They Gave Everything They Had."
Hayne Palmour IV for his photo of a Bedouin woman titled "Watchful Eyes."
The newspaper's Web site, operated by Andrew Kleske and Jim Trageser, won seven awards:
Two first-place awards, one for news story and the other for a blog by a journalist.
Three second-place awards, one for best overall news site, another for best feature story, "Building Hope," and a third for public service for "The Road to College."
Two third-place awards, one for best news story about a police standoff in Escondido and another for best integration of media for "Back to Iraq."
