Local Media Association's most popular contest of the year includes thousands of entries from members across North America. This contest recognizes editorial excellence in six different circulation classes that separates dailies from non-dailies. The Suburban Journalist of the Year award is decided in conjunction with this contest.
2011 Winners Announced
The annual Local Media Association Editorial Contest once again elicited fierce competition. Your entries were simply phenomenal, and judges certainly had a tough job on their hands. When the dust finally settled, the following winners took top honors. We congratulate all our winners and offer a special thank you to everyone who submitted entries.
Editor of the Year - Daily
- 1st Place: Carol Stark, Joplin Globe, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
Editor of the Year - Weekly
- 1st Place: Kate Pastor, The Riverdale Press, Richner Communications
- 2nd Place: Frank Bucholtz, Langley Times, Black Press
- 3rd Place: Dan Koller, Park Cities People, People Newspapers
Journalist of the Year - Daily
- 1st Place: Keith Eddings, The Eagle Tribune, Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.
- 2nd Place: Stephanie Innes, Arizona Daily Star, Lee Enterprises Inc.
Journalist of the Year - Weekly
- 1st Place: Brian McMillan, Palm Coast Observer, The Observer Group
- 2nd Place: Rebecca Hyman, Bridgewater Independent, GateHouse Media New England
Top Company Winners
Journal Register Company/Digital First Media led all companies with an astounding 87 awards! Metroland Media Group followed with 85 awards, Black Press with 52 awards, Lee Enterprises, Inc. with 31 awards and ThisWeek Community Newspapers with 26 awards.
Top Weekly Newspapers
- Howard County Times (Patuxent Publishing Company) - 11 Awards
- Philadelphia Gay News (MASCO Communications) - 10 Awards
- The Riverdale Press (Richner Communications Inc.) - 10 Awards
- Lake Country Reporter (Journal Community Publishing Group) - 9 Awards
- Sarasota Observer (The Observer Group) - 8 Awards
- The Gazette (Community Newspaper Group of Post-Newsweek Media) - 8 Awards
- The Litchfield County Times (Journal Register Company/Digital First Media) - 8 Awards
- The Enterprise (Community Newspaper Group of Post-Newsweek Media) - 7 Awards
Top Daily Newspapers
- North County Times (Lee Enterprises Inc.) - 18 Awards
- Southeast Missourian (Rust Communications) - 16 Awards
- Antelope Valley Press (Antelope Valley Newspapers Inc.) - 15 Awards
- New Haven Register (Journal Register Company/Digital First Media) - 15 Awards
- The Saratogian (Journal Register Company/Digital First Media) - 12 Awards
- StarNews (Halifax Media) - 10 Awards
- The Herald Bulletin (Community Newspaper Holdings Inc.) - 8 Awards
- Sioux City Journal (Lee Enterprises Inc.) - 7 Awards
- The Times Herald (Journal Register Company/Digital First Media) - 7 Awards
Awards will be mailed to the winning newspaper's publisher. With that in mind, it is very important that you review your winning entry (from the "By Company" document linked below). Please email any corrections for your winning listing(s) to hq@localmedia.org by Friday, April 13, 2012.
Local Media Association would like to offer special thanks to the Medill School at Northwestern University for judging this contest and to Newspaper Toolbox for hosting the online contest entry platform.
Again, congratulations to all our winners for their outstanding successes and well-deserved honors.
To view the complete list of winners (sorted by company or by category) click on a report below.
Previous Winners