The Ellsworth American, the Mount Desert Islander and the Lewiston Sun Journal won General Excellence awards in the 2012 New England Better Newspaper Competition this month, as Maine newspapers took a total of 65 awards in the regional contest.
The Ellsworth American, which led all Maine papers with 29 awards, took first place for Advertising General Excellence among weekly newspapers with circulation over 6,000. The Mount Desert Islander took first place in Advertising General Excellence for smaller weeklies.
The Sun Journal got a second-place award for General Excellence among dailies with circulation of 30,000 or less. The Mount Desert Islander was second in General Excellence for smaller weeklies, and The Ellsworth American was third among the larger weeklies.
Maine newspapers won 27 first-place awards in the contest, including 12 for The Ellsworth American, eight for the Mount Desert Islander and three for the Bangor Daily News. Jesse Groening of The Ellsworth American won three individual first-place awards, while Dick Broom and Earl Brechlin of the Mount Desert Islander each won two. Other winners from Maine were The York Weekly, which took seven awards, the Boothbay Register, which won six, and the Advertiser Democrat and the Wiscasset Newspaper, which each took one.
The competition drew nearly 3,000 entries. The awards were presented Feb. 9 during the New England Newspaper and Press Association’s winter convention at the Boston Park Plaza Hotel. The full list of winners is at: http://www.nenpa.com/story/contest-better-newspaper. Here are the winners from Maine:
ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Earl Brechlin, Mount Desert Islander
EDUCATION REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 1
Third Place: Susan Morse, The York Weekly
GENERAL NEWS STORY WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Dick Broom, Mount Desert Islander
Second Place: Susan Morse, The York Weekly
HEADLINE WRITING WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: Earl Brechlin, Mount Desert Islander
HEALTH REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Robert Levin, The Ellsworth American
HISTORY REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Earl Brechlin, Mount Desert Islander
HISTORY REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 2
Third Place: Stephen Fay, The Ellsworth American
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Dick Broom, Mount Desert Islander
INVESTIGATIVE REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 2
Third Place: Cyndi Wood, The Ellsworth American
RIGHT-TO-KNOW WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Kelly Morgan, The York Weekly
SPORTS STORY WEEKLY CLASS 1
Third Place: Terrill Covey, The York Weekly
TRANSPORTATION REPORTING WEEKLY CLASS 1
Third Place: Charlotte Boynton, Wiscasset Newspaper
ARTS AND ENTERTAINMENT SECTION WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Staff, The Ellsworth American
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY PAGE WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Staff, Mount Desert Islander
EDITORIAL/COMMENTARY PAGE WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Staff, The Ellsworth American
FRONT PAGE WEEKLY CLASS 1
Third Place: Staff, Mount Desert Islander
FRONT PAGE WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Staff, The Ellsworth American
LIVING PAGE OR SECTION WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Laura Snyder Smith, The York Weekly
Second Place: Suzi Thayer, Boothbay Register
SPORTS PAGE OR SECTION WEEKLY CLASS 2
First Place: Hugh Bowden, The Ellsworth American
EDITORIAL WRITING WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: A.M. Sheehan, Advertiser Democrat
Third Place: Kelly Morgan, The York Weekly
EDITORIAL CARTOON WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Joe Marshall, Mount Desert Islander
SERIOUS COLUMNIST WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Marvin Ott, The Ellsworth American
OVERALL DESIGN AND PRESENTATION WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Staff, The York Weekly
ENTERTAINMENT VIDEO WEEKLY CLASS
Second Place: Jesse Groening, The Ellsworth American
FEATURE VIDEO WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: Jesse Groening, The Ellsworth American
NEWS VIDEO WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: Jesse Groening, The Ellsworth American
OVERALL WEBSITE WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Boothbay Register
OVERALL WEBSITE WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Staff, The Ellsworth American
SPOT NEWS VIDEO WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: Jesse Groening, The Ellsworth American
SPORTS VIDEO WEEKLY CLASS
Second Place: Jesse Groening, The Ellsworth American
WEBSITE DESIGN WEEKLY CLASS
Third Place: Staff, The Ellsworth American
ADVERTISER CAMPAIGN DAILY CLASS
First Place: Bangor Daily News
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENT (BLACK & WHITE) WEEKLY CLASS 2
First Place: The Ellsworth American
LOCAL ADVERTISEMENT (COLOR) WEEKLY CLASS 1
Third Place: Mount Desert Islander
THEMED, BANNER OR SPONSORED AD PAGE WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: The Ellsworth American
AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY AD DAILY CLASS 2
Second Place: Bangor Daily News
AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY AD WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Mount Desert Islander
AUTOMOTIVE DISPLAY AD WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: The Ellsworth American
BEST IDEA FOR GENERATING AD REVENUE WEEKLY CLASS
Second Place: The Ellsworth American
EVENTS WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: Boothbay Register
NICHE PUBLICATION WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Boothbay Register
PRINTED AD SUPPLEMENT/SPECIAL SECTION WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Mount Desert Islander
Second Place: Boothbay Register
AD RATE CARD/RATING STRATEGY WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: The Ellsworth American
ADVERTISING SALES MEDIA KIT DAILY CLASS 2
First Place: Bangor Daily News
ADVERTISING SALES MEDIA KIT WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: The Ellsworth American
AUDIENCE BUILDING PROMOTION DAILY CLASS 2
First Place: Bangor Daily News
Second Place: Bangor Daily News
AUDIENCE BUILDING PROMOTION WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Boothbay Register
AUDIENCE BUILDING PROMOTION WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: The Ellsworth American
CLASSIFIED PROMOTION WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: The Ellsworth American
DIGITAL PRODUCT PROMOTION WEEKLY CLASS
First Place: The Ellsworth American
SUBSCRIPTION SALES PROMOTION DAILY CLASS 2
Third Place: Bangor Daily News
SUBSCRIPTION SALES PROMOTION WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Mount Desert Islander
SUBSCRIPTION SALES PROMOTION WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: The Ellsworth American
GENERAL NEWS PHOTO WEEKLY CLASS 2
Second Place: Stephen Rappaport, The Ellsworth American
SPOT NEWS PHOTO WEEKLY CLASS 2
First Place: Dean Kotula, The Ellsworth American
ADVERTISING GENERAL EXCELLENCE WEEKLY CLASS 1
First Place: Mount Desert Islander
ADVERTISING GENERAL EXCELLENCE WEEKLY CLASS 2
First Place: The Ellsworth American
GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD DAILY CLASS 1
Second Place: Sun Journal
GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD WEEKLY CLASS 1
Second Place: Mount Desert Islander
GENERAL EXCELLENCE AWARD WEEKLY CLASS 2
Third Place: Ellsworth American