Feb. 16 BOI Awards

The Best Of Issue Awards

This one was tough. There was lots of great content. Keep it coming everyone.

We still need to work on hitting those deadlines.

Best News Piece-
"ACC Harnesses the Sun" by Jamie Carpenter
This story is timely and interesting. While the lead could be a bit more detailed, it focuses on the future story. The explanation of what the panels do is also well researched and presented. I know this one took lots of work and confirmation.

Best Feature Piece-
"Hellman Undaunted" by Jamie Carpenter
An excellent example of a personal story that highlights how people use ACC training. Let's do more of this.

Best News Photo - (Tie)
"ACC breaks ground . . ." by Hanlly Sam
Hanlly clearly captured the key moment in the ceremony. The board members flinging dirt in the foreground and the banner draped equipment in the background really tell the story.

Female Condom shot on page 5 by Alma Hernandez
Check out the expressions on the girl's faces. Excellent peak of emotion! Nice composition.

Best Feature Photo -
Burned notebook by Trevor Goodchild
This detail shot of the aftermath of a fire helps to show the human cost of the event. While this photo, by itself, does not tell the main story of the fire, in combination with the more informational shot next to it, it adds a great deal. Photographers should think both, what image tells the whole story (often a wide shot) and what detail will add emotional impact.

Best Illustration-
Roberto Bolano by Karen Kuhn - Wow. This portrait is truly fine art. Excellent use of value and shading in this realistic, dark depiction of the writer.

Best Column -
"Keep Grades" by Karissa Rodriguez - A timely, relevant piece with just the right amount of personal voice.

Best Layout-
Page 5 by Jana Lelek
Yes! Our first fully designed, single topic page. Let's do more of these. The beautiful drawings lead the eye through the page in a very dynamic way, and the whimsical use of condoms not only adds levity to the design, but also drives home the "responsibility" part of the message.







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