News-Herald, Suffolk Living win awards
Published 11:04 pm Saturday, April 9, 2016
The Suffolk News-Herald, Suffolk Living magazine and their staff members brought home a total of 21 awards from the Virginia Press Association’s annual news and advertising conference on Saturday.
The News-Herald won a total of 16 news and advertising awards in the VPA’s D1 division, which includes 10 daily newspapers around the state whose circulation is below 20,000.
Suffolk Living magazine competed with 27 other specialty publications with circulation ranging up to more than 498,000 (Cooperative Living). Suffolk Living won five awards in the contest.
The News-Herald and its staff members won the following awards:
First place — Informational graphics: Jen Jaqua
First place — Breaking news photo: Matthew A. Ward
First place — Editorial pages: Staff
First place — Government writing: Tracy Agnew
Second place — Sports writing portfolio: Titus Mohler
Second place — General news photo: Res Spears
Second place — Column writing: Res Spears
Second place — General news writing: Allison T. Williams
Second place — Member self-promotion (advertising): Jen Jaqua
Third place — Page design: Tracy Agnew
Third place — Specialty pages or sections: Jen Jaqua and staff
Third place — Column writing: Matthew A. Ward
Third place — Editorial writing: Res Spears
Third place — General news writing: Tracy Agnew
Third place — Government writing: Matthew A. Ward
Third place — In-depth or investigative writing: Tracy Agnew
Suffolk Living magazine and its staff members won the following awards:
Second place — Leisure, lifestyle or home writing: Res Spears
Third place — Photo-illustration: Res Spears
Third place — Picture story or essay: Res Spears
Third place — Combination picture and story: Res Spears, Troy Cooper and Tracy Agnew
Third place — Business and financial writing: Tracy Agnew